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Nicaragua People 1996

Population:

4,206,353 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

44% (female 921,356; male 930,594)

15-64 years:

53% (female 1,146,485; male 1,097,811)

65 years and over:

3% (female 62,607; male 47,500) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

2.61% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

33.73 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

6.45 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

-1.19 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

50.3 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

64.54 years

male:

61.67 years

female:

67.53 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

4.17 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

Nicaraguan(s)

adjective:

Nicaraguan

Ethnic divisions:

mestizo (mixed Amerindian and Caucasian) 69%, white 17%, black 9%, Indian 5%

Religions:

Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant 5%

Languages:

Spanish (official)

note:

English- and Indian-speaking minorities on Atlantic coast

Literacy:

age 15 and over can read and write (1971)

total population:

57%

male:

57%

female:

57%

Labor force:

1.086 million

by occupation:

services 43%, agriculture 44%, industry 13% (1986)

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