Population:
112,468,855 (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 11
[see also: Population country ranks ]

Age structure:
0-14 years: 29.1% (male 16,544,223/female 15,861,141)
[see also: Age structure - 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-64 years: 64.6% (male 34,734,571/female 37,129,793)
[see also: Age structure - 15-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 6.2% (male 3,130,518/female 3,811,543) (2010 est.)
[see also: Age structure - 65 years and over country ranks ]

Median age:
total: 26.7 years
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male: 25.6 years
[see also: Median age - male country ranks ]
female: 27.7 years (2010 est.)
[see also: Median age - female country ranks ]

Population growth rate:
1.118% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 112
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Birth rate:
19.39 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 103
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Death rate:
4.83 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 193
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Net migration rate:
-3.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 191
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Urbanization:
urban population: 77% of total population (2008)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization: 1.5% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
[see also: Urbanization - rate of urbanization country ranks ]

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
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under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - under 15 years country ranks ]
15-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 15-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 0.82 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - total population country ranks ]

Infant mortality rate:
total: 17.84 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 106
[see also: Infant mortality rate - total country ranks ]
male: 19.71 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - male country ranks ]
female: 15.88 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
[see also: Infant mortality rate - female country ranks ]

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 76.26 years
country comparison to the world: 72
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male: 73.45 years
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - male country ranks ]
female: 79.22 years (2010 est.)
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - female country ranks ]

Total fertility rate:
2.31 children born/woman (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 104
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.3% (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 88
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
200,000 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 30
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
11,000 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 29
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]

Major infectious diseases:
degree of risk: intermediate
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne disease: dengue fever
water contact disease: leptospirosis (2009)

Nationality:
noun: Mexican(s)
adjective: Mexican

Ethnic groups:
mestizo (Amerindian-Spanish) 60%, Amerindian or predominantly Amerindian 30%, white 9%, other 1%

Religions:
Roman Catholic 76.5%, Protestant 6.3% (Pentecostal 1.4%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.1%, other 3.8%), other 0.3%, unspecified 13.8%, none 3.1% (2000 census)

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
total population: 86.1%
[see also: Literacy - total population country ranks ]
male: 86.9%
[see also: Literacy - male country ranks ]
female: 85.3% (2005 Census)
[see also: Literacy - female country ranks ]

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 14 years
male: 14 years
female: 14 years (2008)

Education expenditures:
4.8% of GDP (2007)
country comparison to the world: 82
[see also: Education expenditures country ranks ]