Demographics of Mexico

Demographics of Mexico
Mexico population pyramid in 2020
Population130,739,927 (2024 est.)[1]
Density66.28/km2 (2024 est.)[1]
Growth rate0.7% (2024 est.)[1]
Birth rate12.1 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)[2]
Death rate6.2 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)[2]
Life expectancy74.6 years (2024 est.)[1]
 • male71.6 years (2024 est.)[1]
 • female77.7 years (2024 est.)[1]
Fertility rate1.60 children born/woman (2023 est.)[2]
Infant mortality rate12.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)[1]
Net migration rate−0.70 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)[1]
Age structure
0–14 years23.3% (male 15,647,805/ female 14,754,004) (2024 est.)[1]
15–64 years68.6% (male 43,651,105/ female 45,983,174) (2024 est.)[1]
65 and over8.2% (male 4,600,228/ female 6,103,611) (2024 est.)[1]
Sex ratio
Total0.96 male(s)/female (2024 est.)[1]
At birth1.05 male(s)/female
Under 151.06 male(s)/female
15–64 years0.95 male(s)/female
65 and over0.75 male(s)/female
Nationality
NationalityMexican
Language
OfficialSpanish (99.4%) & 68 native languages[3]
SpokenLanguages of Mexico

With a population of about 129 million in 2022,[4] Mexico is the 10th most populated country in the world. It is the largest Spanish-speaking country in the world and the third-most populous country in the Americas after the United States and Brazil,[5] the most populous city in the country is the capital, Mexico City, with a population of 9.2 million and its metropolitan area is also the most populated with 21.8 million as of 2020.[6] Approximately 53% of the population lives in one of the 48 large metropolitan areas in the country.[7] In total, about 76% of the population of the country lives in urban areas and 23% lives in rural ones.[8]

Demographic censuses are performed by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. The National Population Council (CONAPO) is an institution under the Ministry of Interior in charge of the analysis and research of population dynamics. The National Institute of Indigenous Peoples also undertakes research and analysis of the sociodemographic and linguistic indicators of the indigenous peoples. Throughout most of the 20th century Mexico's population was characterized by rapid growth. Although this tendency has been reversed and average annual population growth over the last five years was less than 1%, the demographic transition is still in progress; Mexico still has a large youth cohort.

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  2. ^ a b c "Encuesta Nacional de la Dinámica Demográfica (ENADID) 2023". INEGI. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  3. ^ "Presentación de resultados. Estados Unidos Mexicanos - Inegi", Mexico, retrieved on August 18, 2024.
  4. ^ "The World Factbook, CIA" Archived January 26, 2021, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on November 23, 2022.
  5. ^ Statistics on the total population in Mexico Archived July 13, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, International Monetary Fund. October 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
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