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• Population: 
93,985,848 (1997 est.) 
 
• Age structure: 
 
0-14 years: 
37% (female 17,028,091; male 17,631,110) 
 
15-64 years: 
59% (female 28,429,663; male 26,866,886) 
 
65 years and over: 
4% (female 2,184,998; male 1,845,100) (1997 est.) 
 
• Population growth rate: 
1.9% (1997 est.) 
 
• Birth rate: 
26.64 births/1,000 population (1997 est.) 
 
• Death rate: 
4.64 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.) 
 
• Net migration rate: 
-3.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.) 
 
• Infant mortality rate: 
26 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.) 
 
• Life expectancy at birth: 
 
total population: 
73.34 years 
 
male: 
69.74 years 
 
female: 
77.11 years (1997 est.) 
 
• Total fertility rate: 
3.09 children born/woman (1997 est.) 
 
• Nationality: 
 
noun: 
Mexican(s) 
 
adjective: 
Mexican 
 
• Ethnic divisions: 
mestizo (Indian-Spanish) 60%, Amerindian or predominantly Amerindian 30%, Caucasian or predominantly Caucasian 9%, other 1% 
 
• Religions: 
nominally Roman Catholic 89%, Protestant 6% 
 
• Languages: 
Spanish, various Mayan dialects 
 
• Literacy: 
age 15 and over can read and write 
 
total population: 
88% 
 
male: 
90% 
 
female: 
85% 
 
• Labor force: 
28 million (1997) 
 
by occupation: 
services 31.7%, agriculture, forestry, hunting, and fishing 28%, commerce 14.6%, manufacturing 11.1%, construction 8.4%, transportation 4.7%, mining and quarrying 1.5% 
 
• Women in the Labor Force:

35% (1997)