Age structure:
0-14 years: 44% (female 921,356; male 930,594)
15-64 years: 53% (female 1,146,485; male 1,097,811)
65 years and over: 3% (female 62,607; male 47,500) (July 1995 est.)
Population growth rate: 2.61% (1995 est.)
Birth rate: 33.73 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)
Death rate: 6.45 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)
Net migration rate: -1.19 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 50.3 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 64.54 years male: 61.67 years female: 67.53 years (1995 est.)
Total fertility rate: 4.17 children born/woman (1995 est.)
Nationality: noun: Nicaraguan(s) adjective: Nicaraguan
Ethnic divisions: mestizo (mixed Amerindian and Caucasian) 69%, white 17%, black 9%, Indian 5%