Demographics of the Federal Republic of Central America
From Daily Escape
Contents |
[edit] Population
- 36,969,187 (July 2007 est.)
[edit] Age structure
- 0-14 years: 37.36% (male 7,036,838/female 6,772,515)
- 15-64 years: 58.57% (male 10,634,270/female 11,020,474)
- 65 years and over: 4.07% (male 681,198/female 823,892) (2007 est.)
[edit] Median age
- Total: 21.3 years
- Male: 20.15 years
- Female: 21.7 years (2007 est.)
[edit] Population growth rate
- 1.926% (2006 est.)
[edit] Birth rate
- 24.99 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
[edit] Death rate
- 5.0 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
[edit] Net migration rate
- 1.768 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
[edit] Sex ratio
- At birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
- Under 15 years: 1.041 male(s)/female
- 15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female
- 65 years and over: 0.82 male(s)/female
- Total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
[edit] Infant mortality rate
- Total: 8.45 deaths/1,000 live births
- Male: 9.32 deaths/1,000 live births
- Female: 7.53 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
[edit] Life expectancy at birth
- Total population: 78.21 years
- Male: 75.61 years
- Female: 80.94 years (2007 est.)
[edit] Total fertility rate
- 3.032 children born/woman (2007 est.)
[edit] HIV/AIDS
- Adult prevalence rate: 0.6% (2003 est.)
- People living with HIV/AIDS: 0.221 million (2003 est.)
- Deaths: 8,048 (2003 est.)
[edit] Nationality
- Noun: Central American(s)
- Adjective: Central American(s)
[edit] Ethnic groups
- Mestizo, white, black, Amerindian
[edit] Religions
- Roman Catholic 77.6%, Protestant 19.5%, other 0.8%, none 2.1%
[edit] Languages
- Spanish (official), English (spoken on Caribbean coast, widely taught in schools, and spoken by many educated Central Americans as a second language), indigenous languages
[edit] Literacy
- Definition: age 15 and over can read and write
- Total population: 91.9%
- Male: 92.5%
- Female: 91.2% (2003 est.)
