México: People
Estados Unidos Mexicanos (United Mexican States)

Population:

101,879,171 (July 2001 est.)

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.)

Population growth rate:

1.5% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

22.77 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

5.02 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

-2.77 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

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.)

Infant mortality rate:

25.36 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  71.76 years male:  68.73 years female:  74.93 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

2.62 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

0.29% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

150,000 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

4,700 (1999 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:  89.6% male:  91.8% female:  87.4% (1995 est.)

Source: CIA World Factbook 2001
(In general, information available as of 1 January 2001 was used in the preparation of this edition.)

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