Page last updated on February 14, 2013
Nationality:
noun: Mexican(s)
adjective:
Mexican
Ethnic groups:
mestizo (Amerindian-Spanish) 60%, Amerindian or predominantly Amerindian 30%, white 9%, other 1%
Languages:
Spanish only 92.7%, Spanish and indigenous languages 5.7%, indigenous only 0.8%, unspecified 0.8%
note:
indigenous languages include various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional languages (2005)
Religions:
Roman Catholic 82.7%, Protestant 1.6%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.4%, other Evangelical Churches 5%, other 1.9%, none 4.7%, unspecified 2.7% (2000 census)
Population:
114,975,406 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 11
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 27.8% (male 16,329,415/female 15,648,127)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
18.2% (male 10,552,581/female 10,420,710)
25-54 years:
40.5% (male 22,287,799/female 24,321,919)
55-64 years:
6.7% (male 3,545,046/female 4,138,139)
65 years and over:
6.7% (male 3,459,939/female 4,271,731) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 27.4 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
26.3 years
female:
28.5 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.086% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 107
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Birth rate:
18.87 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 102
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
4.9 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 187
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
-3.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 177
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 78% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
1.2% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
note:
Mexico City is the second-largest urban agglomeration in the Western Hemisphere, after Sao Paulo (Brazil), but before New York-Newark (US)
Major cities - population:
MEXICO CITY (capital) 19.319 million; Guadalajara 4.338 million; Monterrey 3.838 million; Puebla 2.278 million; Tijuana 1.629 million (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.94 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.81 male(s)/female
total population:
0.96 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
50 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 108
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Infant mortality rate:
total: 16.77 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 103
male:
18.58 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
14.86 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 76.66 years
country comparison to the world: 73
male:
73.84 years
female:
79.63 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.27 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 100
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
13.8% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 3
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Physicians density:
2.893 physicians/1,000 population (2004)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
1.6 beds/1,000 population (2008)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 90% of population
rural: 68% of population
total: 85% of population
unimproved:
