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Age structure > 0-14 years
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37.2 |
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[71st of 226]
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Age structure > 15-64 years
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59.7 |
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[156th of 226]
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Age structure > 65 years and over
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3.1 %
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[183rd of 225]
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Birth rate
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23.7 births/1,000 population |
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[76th of 226]
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Chinese population
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3,000 |
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[68th of 127]
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Death rate
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4.33 deaths/1,000 population |
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[203rd of 226]
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Ethnic groups mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 69%, white 17%, black 9%, Amerindian 5% |
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Gender development
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0.629 |
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[94th of 141]
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Percentage living in urban areas
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57% |
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[105th of 199]
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Population
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5,785,846 |
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[108th of 242]
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Population growth rate
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1.825% |
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[75th of 235]
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Population in 2015
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6,637 |
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[107th of 225]
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Projected population growth
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122.22% |
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[32nd of 141]
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Sex ratio > 15-64 years
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0.99 |
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[140th of 223]
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Sex ratio > Total population
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1 male(s)/female |
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[87th of 224]
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Sex ratio > Under 15 years
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1.04 male(s)/female |
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[123rd of 224]
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Total fertility rate
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2.63 children born/woman |
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[91st of 225]
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Total Population
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5,570,129 |
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[107th of 227]
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Urban population
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3,038,094
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[102nd of 195]
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Urbanization
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57 |
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[105th of 204]
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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; University Libraries, Ohio University; Human Development Reports, United Nations 2002; Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2003 Revision, Data Tables and Highlights. Estimates and projections of urban and rural populations are made by the Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat and published every two years. These estimates and projections are based on national census or survey data that have been evaluated and, whenever necessary, adjusted for deficiencies and inconsistencies; World Development Indicators database and CIA World Factbook; Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, World Population Prospects: The 2004 Revision and World Urbanization Prospects: http://esa.un.org/unpp; Population Reference Bureau, 2001 World Population Data Sheet, Washington, DC: PRB, 2001. via ciesin.org; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, International Programs Center
Spanish Statistical Institute; World Development Indicators database; Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2001 Revision, Data Tables and Highlights (ESA/P/WP.173, 20 March 2002)
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Nicaragua, Republic of Nicaragua, Republica de Nicaragua
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