Nationality:
noun: Mexican(s)
adjective: Mexican

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

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)

Religions:
Roman Catholic 76.5%, Protestant 5.2% (Pentecostal 1.4%, other 3.8%), Jehovah's Witnesses 1.1%, other 0.3%, unspecified 13.8%, none 3.1% (2000 census)

Population:
114,975,406 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 11
[see also: Population country ranks ]

Age structure:
0-14 years: 28.2% (male 16,395,974/female 15,714,182)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-64 years: 65.2% (male 35,842,495/female 38,309,528)
[see also: Age structure 15-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 6.6% (male 3,348,495/female 4,113,552) (2011 est.)
[see also: Age structure 65 years and over country ranks ]

Median age:
total: 27.1 years
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male: 26 years
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female: 28.1 years (2011 est.)
[see also: Median age - female country ranks ]

Population growth rate:
1.086% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 109
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Birth rate:
18.87 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 102
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Death rate:
4.9 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 188
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Net migration rate:
-3.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 176
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Urbanization:
urban population: 78% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization: 1.2% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
[see also: Urbanization - rate of urbanization country ranks ]
note: Mexico City is the second-largest urban agglomeration in the Western Hemisphere, after Sao Paulo (Brazil), but before New York-Newark (US)

Major cities - population:
MEXICO CITY (capital) 19.319 million; Guadalajara 4.338 million; Monterrey 3.838 million; Puebla 2.278 million; Tijuana 1.629 million (2009)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
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
65 years and over: 0.81 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2012 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - total population country ranks ]

Maternal mortality rate:
85 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)
country comparison to the world: 78
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]

Infant mortality rate:
total: 16.77 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 104
male: 18.58 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - male country ranks ]
female: 14.86 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
[see also: Infant mortality rate - female country ranks ]

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 76.66 years
country comparison to the world: 72
male: 73.84 years
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female: 79.63 years (2012 est.)
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - female country ranks ]

Total fertility rate:
2.27 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 98
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]

Health expenditures:
13.8% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 3
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]

Physicians density:
2.893 physicians/1,000 population (2004)
country comparison to the world: 42
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]

Hospital bed density:
1.6 beds/1,000 population (2008)
country comparison to the world: 118
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]

Drinking water source:
improved: