Geography - note:
strategic location on southern border of US; corn (maize), one of
the world's major grain crops, is thought to have originated in
Mexico
People Mexico
Population:
104,907,991 (July 2003 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 32.3% (male 17,298,964; female 16,617,728)
15-64 years: 63.1% (male 32,217,513; female 33,932,603)
65 years and over: 4.6% (male 2,145,252; female 2,695,931) (2003
est.)
Median age: total: 23.8 years male: 22.9 years female: 24.6 years (2002)
Population growth rate:
1.43% (2003 est.)
Birth rate:
21.92 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Death rate:
4.97 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Net migration rate:
-2.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2003 est.)