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    Mexico People 2000

      Population: 100,349,766 (July 2000 est.)

      Age structure:
      0-14 years: 34% (male 17,306,548; female 16,632,827)
      15-64 years: 62% (male 30,223,317; female 31,868,213)
      65 years and over: 4% (male 1,927,850; female 2,391,011) (2000 est.)

      Population growth rate: 1.53% (2000 est.)

      Birth rate: 23.15 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)

      Death rate: 5.05 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)

      Net migration rate: -2.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 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
      total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2000 est.)

      Infant mortality rate: 26.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)

      Life expectancy at birth:
      total population: 71.49 years
      male: 68.47 years
      female: 74.66 years (2000 est.)

      Total fertility rate: 2.67 children born/woman (2000 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.)

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