Age structure:
0-14 years:
40% (male 971,580; female 936,888)
15-64 years:
57% (male 1,372,169; female 1,392,861)
65 years and over:
3% (male 60,539; female 78,532) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 2.2% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 28.26 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 4.9 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: -1.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.04 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.77 male(s)/female
total population:
1 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 34.79 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
68.74 years
male:
66.81 years
female:
70.77 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 3.27 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Nicaraguan(s)
adjective:
Nicaraguan
Ethnic groups: mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 69%, white 17%, black 9%, Amerindian 5%
Religions: Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant
Languages:
Spanish (official)
note:
English and indigenous languages on Atlantic coast
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
65.7%
male:
64.6%
female:
66.6% (1995 est.)
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