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| | 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.) |
