Facts about Mexico
| 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.) |