| Population: |
101,879,171 (July 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
33.32% (male 17,312,220; female 16,635,438)
15-64 years:
62.28% (male 30,888,015; female 32,558,359)
65 years and over:
4.4% (male 1,997,219; female 2,487,920) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
1.5% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
22.77 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
5.02 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
-2.77 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Sex ratio: |
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.8 male(s)/female
total population:
0.97 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
25.36 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
71.76 years
male:
68.73 years
female:
74.93 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
2.62 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.29% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
150,000 (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
4,700 (1999 est.)
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Mexican(s)
adjective:
Mexican
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| Ethnic groups: |
mestizo (Amerindian-Spanish) 60%, Amerindian or predominantly Amerindian 30%, white 9%, other 1%
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| Religions: |
nominally Roman Catholic 89%, Protestant 6%, other 5%
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| Languages: |
Spanish, various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional indigenous languages
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
89.6%
male:
91.8%
female:
87.4% (1995 est.)
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