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Honduras People 1996

Population:

5,459,743 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

43% (female 1,159,846; male 1,201,927)

15-64 years:

53% (female 1,468,950; male 1,444,959)

65 years and over:

4% (female 95,361; male 88,700) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

2.66% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

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

Death rate:

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

Net migration rate:

-1.56 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

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

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

68.04 years

male:

65.64 years

female:

70.55 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

4.55 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

Honduran(s)

adjective:

Honduran

Ethnic divisions:

mestizo (mixed Indian and European) 90%, Indian 7%, black 2%, white 1%

Religions:

Roman Catholic 97%, Protestant minority

Languages:

Spanish, Indian dialects

Literacy:

age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)

total population:

73%

male:

76%

female:

71%

Labor force:

1.3 million

by occupation:

agriculture 62%, services 20%, manufacturing 9%, construction 3%, other 6% (1985)

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