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People of Mexico

Population:108,700,891 (July 2007 est.)
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.)
Median age:total: 25.6 years
male: 24.6 years
female: 26.6 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate:1.153% (2007 est.)
Birth rate:20.36 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate:4.76 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate:-4.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
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.)
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.)
Life expectancy at birth:total population: 75.63 years
male: 72.84 years
female: 78.56 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate:2.39 children born/woman (2007 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 (Amerindian-Spanish) 60%, Amerindian or predominantly Amerindian 30%, white 9%, other 1%
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)
Languages:Spanish, various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional indigenous languages
Literacy:definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91%
male: 92.4%
female: 89.6% (2004 est.)

Mexico Quickstats

  • Population: 108,700,891 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 1,972,550 sq km
  • Density: 55 /km² (142nd)
  • GDP (total): $1.149 trillion (12th)
  • GDP (per capita): $11,249 (63rd)
  • Literacy: 91%

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  • Currency: Peso (MXN)
  • Dial code: [[+52]]

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