Mexico People:
Population:
106,202,903 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 31.1% (male:16,844,400; female:16,159,511)
15-64 years: 63.3% (male:32,521,043; female:34,704,093)
65 years and over: 5.6% (male:2,715,010; female:3,258,846) (2005)
Median age:
total: 24.93 years
male: 24.04 years
female: 25.85 years (2005)
Population growth rate:
1.17% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
21.01 births
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
4.73 deaths
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
-4.57 migrant(s)
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005)
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female (2005)
15-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female (2005)
65 years and over: 0.83 male(s)/female (2005)
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2005)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 20.91 deaths
/
1,000 live births (2005 est.)
male: 22.85 deaths
/
1,000 live births
female: 18.88 deaths
/
1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total: 75.19 years (2005 est.)
male: 72.42 years
female: 78.1 years
Total fertility rate:
2.45 children born/woman (2005 est.)
HIV/AIDS — adult prevalence rate:
0.3% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS — people living with HIV/AIDS:
160,000 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS — deaths:
5,000 (2003 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Mexican(s)
adjective: Mexican
Ethnic groups:
mestizo 60% (Amerindian-Spanish), Amerindian or predominantly Amerindian 30%, white 9%, other 1%
Religions:
nominally Roman Catholic 89%, Protestant 6%, other 5%
Languages:
Spanish, various Mayan, Nahuatl, other regional indigenous languages
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.2%
male: 94%
female: 90.5% (2003)
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