| Population | 108,700,891 (July 2007 est.) |
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| Age structure | 0-14 years: 30.1% (male 16,696,089/female 16,011,563)
15-64 years: 64% (male 33,624,812/female 35,925,372)
65 years and over: 5.9% (male 2,917,563/female 3,525,492) (2007 est.) |
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| Median age | total: 25.6 years
male: 24.6 years
female: 26.6 years (2007 est.) |
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| Population growth rate | 1.153% (2007 est.) |
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| Birth rate | 20.36 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Death rate | 4.76 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Net migration rate | -4.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.043 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.936 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.828 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
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| Infant mortality rate | total: 19.63 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 21.54 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 17.62 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
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| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 75.63 years
male: 72.84 years
female: 78.56 years (2007 est.) |
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| Total fertility rate | 2.39 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
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People living
with HIV/AIDS | 160,000 (2003 est.) |
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths | 5,000 (2003 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 | Roman Catholic 76.5%, Protestant 6.3% (Pentecostal 1.4%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.1%, other 3.8%), other 0.3%, unspecified 13.8%, none 3.1% (2000 census) |
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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: 91%
male: 92.4%
female: 89.6% (2004 est.) |
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