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Mexico People - 2024


SOURCE: 2024 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

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Population

129,875,529 (2023 est.)

Nationality

noun: Mexican(s)

adjective: Mexican

Ethnic groups

Mestizo (Amerindian-Spanish) 62%, predominantly Amerindian 21%, Amerindian 7%, other 10% (mostly European) (2012 est.)

note: Mexico does not collect census data on ethnicity

Languages

Spanish only 93.8%, Spanish and indigenous languages 5.4%, indigenous only 0.6%, unspecified 0.2%; note - indigenous languages include various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional languages (2020 est.)

major-language sample(s):
La Libreta Informativa del Mundo, la fuente indispensable de información básica. (Spanish)

The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.

Spanish audio sample:

Religions

Roman Catholic 78%, Protestant/evangelical Christian 11.2%, other 0.002%, unaffiliated (includes atheism) 10.6% (2020 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 23.76% (male 15,844,300/female 15,009,047)

15-64 years: 68.22% (male 43,086,673/female 45,518,891)

65 years and over: 8.02% (2023 est.) (male 4,560,225/female 5,856,393)

2023 population pyramid:

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 49.4

youth dependency ratio: 37.3

elderly dependency ratio: 12.2

potential support ratio: 8.2 (2021 est.)

Median age

total: 30.6 years (2023 est.)

male: 28.9 years

female: 32.3 years

Population growth rate

0.61% (2023 est.)

Birth rate

14 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Death rate

7.1 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Net migration rate

-0.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Population distribution

most of the population is found in the middle of the country between the states of Jalisco and Veracruz; approximately a quarter of the population lives in and around Mexico City

Urbanization

urban population: 81.6% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 1.4% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Major urban areas - population

22.281 million MEXICO CITY (capital), 5.420 million Guadalajara, 5.117 million Monterrey, 3.345 million Puebla, 2.626 million Toluca de Lerdo, 2.260 million Tijuana (2023)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female

total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2023 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth

21.3 years (2008 est.)

Maternal mortality ratio

59 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 12 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)

male: 13.2 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 10.7 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 73.5 years (2023 est.)

male: 70.3 years

female: 76.8 years

Total fertility rate

1.73 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Gross reproduction rate

0.85 (2023 est.)

Contraceptive prevalence rate

73.1% (2018)

Drinking water source

improved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 98.3% of population

total: 99.7% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 1.7% of population

total: 0.3% of population (2020 est.)

Current health expenditure

6.2% of GDP (2020)

Physicians density

2.43 physicians/1,000 population (2019)

Hospital bed density

1 beds/1,000 population (2018)

Sanitation facility access

improved: urban: 99.9% of population

rural: 96.4% of population

total: 99.2% of population

unimproved: urban: 0.1% of population

rural: 3.6% of population

total: 0.8% of population (2020 est.)

Major infectious diseases

degree of risk: intermediate (2023)

food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea and hepatitis A

vectorborne diseases: dengue fever

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

28.9% (2016)

Alcohol consumption per capita

total: 4.25 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

beer: 3.72 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

wine: 0.19 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

spirits: 0.19 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

other alcohols: 0.15 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Tobacco use

total: 13.1% (2020 est.)

male: 19.9% (2020 est.)

female: 6.2% (2020 est.)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

4.2% (2021)

Currently married women (ages 15-49)

56.6% (2023 est.)

Child marriage

women married by age 15: 3.6%

women married by age 18: 20.7% (2018 est.)

Education expenditures

4.3% of GDP (2018 est.)

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 95.2%

male: 96.1%

female: 94.5% (2020)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 15 years

male: 15 years

female: 15 years (2020)

NOTE: The information regarding Mexico on this page is re-published from the 2024 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Mexico 2024 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Mexico 2024 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.

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