MexicoPopulation: 98 552 776 (July 1998 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 36% (male 17 883 007; female 17 193 082) 15-64 years: 60% (male 28 932 074; female 30 511 443) 65 years and over: 4% (male 1 808 581; female 2 224 589) (July 1998 est.) Population growth rate: 1.77% (1998 est.) Birth rate: 25.49 births/1 000 population (1998 est.) Death rate: 4.91 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.) Net migration rate: -2.89 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 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: 0.81 male(s)/female (1998 est.) Infant mortality rate: 25.82 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 75.63 years male: 74.62 years female: 76.00 years (1998 est.) Total fertility rate: 2.91 children born/woman (1998 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% Languages: Spanish various Mayan Nahuatl and other regional indigenous languages Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 94.6% male: 95.8% female: 92.4% (1995 est.)
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