People of Mexico

Population:
107,449,525 (July 2006 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 30.6% (male 16,770,957/female 16,086,172)
15-64 years: 63.6% (male 33,071,809/female 35,316,281)
65 years and over: 5.8% (male 2,814,707/female 3,389,599) (2006 est.)

Median age:
total: 25.3 years
male: 24.3 years
female: 26.2 years (2006 est.)

Population growth rate: 
1.16% (2006 est.)

Birth rate:
20.69 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Death Rate:
4.73 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Net migration rate:

Net migration rate:
-4.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.83 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2006 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 20.26 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 22.19 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 18.24 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 75.41 years
male: 72.63 years
female: 78.33 years (2006 est.)

Total fertility rate:
2.42 children born/woman (2006 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 
0.3% (2003 est.)   Compare: USA = 0.6% (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
160,000 (2003 est.)   Compare: USA = 950,000 (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:   
5,000 (2003 est.)  Compare: USA = 14,000 (2003 est.)

Nationality:
noun: Mexican(s)
adjective: Mexican

Ethnic groups:
mestizo (Amerindian-Spanish) 60%, Amerindian or predominantly Amerindian 30%, white 9%, other 1%

Religions:
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: 92.2%
male: 94%
female: 90.5% (2003 est.)

Native Indian Population of Mexico
23,500,000 (roughly 29% of Mexico's population, and
49% of Latin America's Amerindian population)

Acaxee Northwest Extinct
Amuzgo Pacific coast 25,000
Aztec Central/South 1,000,000
Chatino Pacific coast 21,000
Chinantec South 63,000
Chocho' South 2,500
Chol (Maya) South 80,000
Chontal South 60,000
Chuj (Maya) South 16,000
Cochimi Northwest Extinct
Cocopa Northwest 900
Cora Northwest 8,000
Cuicatec South 16,000
Cuitlatec South Extinct
Huastec (Maya) Gulf coast 80,000
Huave Isthmus Tehuantepec 20,000
Huichol Northwest 8,000
Ixcatec South Nearly extinct
Jova Northwest Extinct
Jumanos Northwest Extinct
Kanjobal (Maya) South 50,000
Kiliwa Northwest Nearly extinct
Lacandon (Maya) South 200
Mam (Maya) South 250,000
Masahua Central Unknown
Matlazinca Central 2,200
Maya (Yucatec) Southeast 540,000
Mayo Northwest 30,000
Mazatec South 108,000
Mixe South 63,500
Mixtec South 218,500
Opata Northwest Unkown
Otomi Central 250,000
Papago Northwest Unknown
Pima Northwest 1,000 +
Popoloca South 23,500
Popoluca Southeast 26,000
Seri Northwest 400
Suma Northwest Extinct
Tarahumara Northwest 53,000
Tarascan Western 60,000
Teco (Maya) South 5,000
Tepehuan Northwest 19,000
Tipai Northwest 600
Tlapanec (Maya) South 40,000
Tojolobal(Maya) South 14,000
Totonac Gulf coast 174,000
Trique South 13,500
Tubar Northwest 100
Tzeltal (Maya) South 45,000
Tzotzil (Maya) South 111,000
Yaqui Northwest 18,000
Zapotec South 309,000
Zoque South 5,352

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