DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE

Mexico Profile

GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)

$1.346 trillion (2007 est.)

GDP real growth rate

3.3% (2007 est.)

GDP per capita

$12,800 (2007 est.)

Population

109,955,400 (July 2008 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 29.6% (male 16,619,995/female 15,936,154)
15-64 years: 64.3% (male 34,179,440/female 36,530,154)
65 years and over: 6.1% (male 3,023,185/female 3,666,472) (2008 est.)

Population growth rate

1.142% (2008 est.)

Labor Force

44.71 million (2007 est.)

Labor Force- by Occupation

agriculture: 18%
industry: 24%
services: 58% (2003)

Birth rate

20.04 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death rate

4.78 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate

-3.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 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: 0.82 male(s)/female
total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

Infant mortality rate

ttotal: 19.01 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 20.91 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 17.02 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.))

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 75.84 years
male: 73.05 years
female: 78.78 years (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.37 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Ethnic groups

60% Mestizo (Amerindian-Spanish)
30% Amerindian or predominantly Amerindian
9% White
1% Other

Religions

89% nominally Roman Catholic
6% Protestant
5% other

Languages

Spanish only 92.7%, Spanish and indigenous languages 5.7%, indigenous only 0.8%, unspecified 0.8%; note - indigenous languages include various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional languages (2005)

Literacy
(definition: age 15 and over can read and write)

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91%
male: 92.4%
female: 89.6% (2004 est.)

Sources: CIA World Fact Book, INEGI

GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)	$1.346 trillion (2007 est.)
GDP real growth rate	3.3% (2007 est.)
GDP per capita	$12,800 (2007 est.)
Population	109,955,400 (July 2008 est.)
Age structure	0-14 years: 29.6% (male 16,619,995/female 15,936,154) 15-64 years: 64.3% (male 34,179,440/female 36,530,154) 65 years and over: 6.1% (male 3,023,185/female 3,666,472) (2008 est.)
Population growth rate	1.142% (2008 est.)
Labor Force	44.71 million (2007 est.)
Labor Force- by Occupation	agriculture: 18% industry: 24% services: 58% (2003)
Birth rate	20.04 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Death rate	4.78 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Net migration rate	-3.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 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: 0.82 male(s)/female total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2008 est.)
Infant mortality rate	ttotal: 19.01 deaths/1,000 live births male: 20.91 deaths/1,000 live births female: 17.02 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.))
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 75.84 years male: 73.05 years female: 78.78 years (2008 est.)
Total fertility rate	2.37 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Ethnic groups	60% Mestizo (Amerindian-Spanish) 30% Amerindian or predominantly Amerindian 9% White 1% Other
Religions	89% nominally Roman Catholic 6% Protestant 5% other
Languages	Spanish only 92.7%, Spanish and indigenous languages 5.7%, indigenous only 0.8%, unspecified 0.8%; note - indigenous languages include various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional languages (2005)
Literacy (definition: age 15 and over can read and write)	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 91% male: 92.4% female: 89.6% (2004 est.)