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• Population: 

93,985,848 (July 1995 est.) 

 

• Age structure: 

 

0-14 years: 

37% (female 17,028,091; male 17,631,110) 

 

15-64 years: 

59% (female 28,429,663; male 26,866,886) 

 

65 years and over: 

4% (female 2,184,998; male 1,845,100) (July 1995 est.) 

 

• Population growth rate: 

1.9% (1995 est.) 

 

• Birth rate: 

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

 

• Death rate: 

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

 

• Net migration rate: 

-3.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.) 

 

• Infant mortality rate: 

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

 

• Life expectancy at birth: 

 

total population: 

73.34 years 

 

male: 

69.74 years 

 

female: 

77.11 years (1995 est.) 

 

• Total fertility rate: 

3.09 children born/woman (1995 est.) 

 

• Nationality: 

 

noun: 

Mexican(s) 

 

adjective: 

Mexican 

 

• Ethnic divisions: 

mestizo (Indian-Spanish) 60%, Amerindian or predominantly Amerindian 30%, Caucasian or predominantly Caucasian 9%, other 1% 

 

• Religions: 

nominally Roman Catholic 89%, Protestant 6% 

 

• Languages: 

Spanish, various Mayan dialects 

 

• Literacy: 

age 15 and over can read and write (1990) 

 

total population: 

88% 

 

male: 

90% 

 

female: 

85% 

 

• Labor force: 

26.2 million (1990) 

 

by occupation: 

services 31.7%, agriculture, forestry, hunting, and fishing 28%, commerce 14.6%, manufacturing 11.1%, construction 8.4%, transportation 4.7%, mining and quarrying 1.5%