Mexico People - 2023
SOURCE: 2023 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK
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.
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)
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: 29.3 years
male: 28.2 years
female: 30.4 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate
0.61% (2023 est.)
Birth rate
13.95 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Death rate
7.07 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Net migration rate
-0.77 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
male: 13.23 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 10.71 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 73.46 years
male: 70.29 years
female: 76.79 years (2023 est.)
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
4.7% (2018/19)
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)
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)
total: 8.1%
male: 7.9%
female: 8.6% (2021 est.)
NOTE: The information regarding Mexico on this page is re-published from the 2023 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Mexico 2023 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Mexico 2023 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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