Population 103,400,165 (July 2002 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 32.8% (male 17,310,230; female 16,630,935)
15-64 years: 62.7% (male 31,552,877; female 33,246,668)
65 years and over: 4.5% (male 2,069,826; female 2,589,629) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate 1.47% (2002 est.)

Birth rate 22.36 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate 4.99 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate -2.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 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: 0.8 male(s)/female
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate 24.52 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 72.03 years
female: 75.21 years (2002 est.)
male: 68.99 years

Total fertility rate 2.57 children born/woman (2002 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate 0.29% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS 150,000 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths 4,700 (1999 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.)

NOTE: The information regarding Mexico on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Mexico People 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Mexico People 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.