| Population : |
104,959,594 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age Structure : |
0-14 years: 31.6% (male 16,913,290; female 16,228,552)
15-64 years: 62.9% (male 31,975,391; female 34,090,440)
65 years and over: 5.5% (male 2,618,713; female 3,133,208) (2004 est.) |
| Population Growth Rate : |
1.18% (2004 est.) |
| Birth Rate / 1000 : |
21.44 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death Rate / 1000 : |
4.73 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net Migration Rate : |
-4.87 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Sex Ratio : |
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.84 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant Mortality Rate / 1,000 Live Births : |
total: 21.69 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy At Birth : |
total population: 74.94 years
male: 72.18 years
female: 77.83 years (2004 est.) |
| Fertility Rate - Children Born/Woman : |
2.49 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate : |
0.3% (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Infected People Living : |
160,000 (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Deaths : |
5,000 (2003 est.) |
| Nationality : |
noun: Mexican(s)
adjective: Mexican |
| Ethnic Groups : |
mestizo (Amerindian-Spanish) 60%, Amerindian or predominantly Amerindian 30%, white 9%, other 1% |
| Religions : |
nominally Roman Catholic 89%, Protestant 6%, other 5% |
| Languages : |
Spanish, various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional indigenous languages |
| Literacy : |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.2%
male: 94%
female: 90.5% (2003 est.) |
