Nicaragua People:
Population:
5,465,100 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 37.2% (male:1,036,487; female:999,226)
15-64 years: 59.7% (male:1,623,065; female:1,638,017)
65 years and over: 3.1% (male:73,935; female:94,370) (2005)
Median age:
total: 20.56 years
male: 20.15 years
female: 20.98 years (2005)
Population growth rate:
1.92% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
24.88 births
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
4.49 deaths
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
-1.19 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: 0.99 male(s)/female (2005)
65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female (2005)
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2005)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 29.11 deaths
/
1,000 live births (2005 est.)
male: 25.44 deaths
/
1,000 live births
female: 32.6 deaths
/
1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total: 70.33 years (2005 est.)
male: 68.27 years
female: 72.49 years
Total fertility rate:
2.81 children born/woman (2005 est.)
HIV/AIDS — adult prevalence rate:
0.2% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS — people living with HIV/AIDS:
6,400 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS — deaths:
less than 500 (2003 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Nicaraguan(s)
adjective: Nicaraguan
Ethnic groups:
mestizo 69% (mixed Amerindian and white), white 17%, black 9%, Amerindian 5%
Religions:
Roman Catholic 72.9%, Evangelical 15.1%, Moravian 1.5%, Episcopal 0.1%, other 1.9%, none 8.5% (1995)
Languages:
Spanish (official) 97.5%, Miskito 1.7%, other 0.8%
note: English and indigenous languages on Atlantic coast
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 67.5% (2003)
male: 67.2%
female: 67.8% (2003)
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