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The population of Mexico is about 108,700,891
(July 2007 est.) with 2 predominant
Ethnic groups. They are Mestizo
(Amerindian-Spanish) 60%, Amerindian
or predominantly Amerindian 30%, white 9%, other 1%. The primary religions
are Roman Catholic - 76.5%, Protestant - 6.3% (Pentecostal 1.4%, Jehovah's
Witnesses 1.1%, other 3.8%) and Other - 17.2% (2000 census). The major
language is Spanish, with other regional indigenous languages. The literacy
rate is 92%.
The age distribution shows
that the country’s population is predominantly in their middle age.
The age structure of the
population is given as follows:
|
Age
Range |
Percentage |
Population |
|
0-14 years: |
30.1% |
(Male 16,696,089/Female 16,011,563)
|
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15-64 years: |
64% |
(Male 33,624,812/Female 35,925,372) |
|
65 years and over: |
5.9% |
(Male 2,917,563/Female 3,525,492) |
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