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African diaspora > Afro-descendants 84% [8th of 34]
African diaspora > Population 7,714,546.56 [5th of 34]
Afro-Latin American > IDB population estimates > % Black Lower 40 % [2nd of 13]
Afro-Latin American > IDB population estimates > Comments
Afro-European(Spaniard) Amerindian, heavily Africoid, but with an important white element
Afro-Latin American > IDB population estimates > Total black lower 5. 4 million
Afro-Latin American > IDB population estimates > Total Pop 9. 1 million
Age dependency ratio > dependents to working-age population 0.58 Time series [87th of 185]
Age structure > 0-14 years 32.9 [91st of 226]
Age structure > 0-14 years > Females 1,482,546 Time series [81st of 225]
Age structure > 0-14 years > From total 31.8% Time series [87th of 227]
Age structure > 0-14 years > Males 1,537,981 Time series [81st of 225]
Age structure > 15-64 years 61.7 [143rd of 226]
Age structure > 15-64 years > Females 2,905,471 Time series [84th of 225]
Age structure > 15-64 years > From total 62.4% Time series [140th of 227]
Age structure > 15-64 years > Males 3,029,349 Time series [80th of 225]
Age structure > 65 years and over > Females 295,888 Time series [89th of 225]
Age structure > 65 years and over > From total 5.8% Time series [108th of 227]
Age structure > 65 years and over > Males 255,898 Time series [83rd of 225]
Asian Latin American population > Composition > Japanese 1,390 [6th of 13]
Child Protection > Birth registration, % of rural 66 [23rd of 52]
Child Protection > Birth registration, % of total 75 [20th of 56]
Child Protection > Birth registration, % of urban 82 [23rd of 52]
Child Protection > Child labour 5-14 years, % of female 6 [40th of 46]
Child Protection > Child labour 5-14 years, % of male 11 [38th of 46]
Child Protection > Child labour 5-14 years, % of poorest 20% 13 [37th of 43]
Child Protection > Child labour 5-14 years, % of richest 20% 6 [35th of 43]
Child Protection > Child labour 5-14 years, % of rural 10 [41st of 42]
Child Protection > Child labour 5-14 years, % of total 9 [38th of 46]
Child Protection > Child labour 5-14 years, % of urban 8 [34th of 42]
Chinese population 15,000 [45th of 127]
Female population > Age 10-14 473,336 [81st of 224]
Female population > Age 10-14 > % of the total 5.15 [93rd of 224]
Female population > Age 15-19 444,667 [81st of 224]
Female population > Age 15-19 > % of the total 4.84 [107th of 224]
Female population > Age 20-24 403,956 [80th of 224]
Female population > Age 20-24 > % of the total 4.4 [110th of 224]
Female population > Age 25-29 357,728 [83rd of 224]
Female population > Age 25-29 > % of the total 3.9 [99th of 224]
Female population > Age 30-34 321,223 [82nd of 224]
Female population > Age 30-34 > % of the total 3.5 [115th of 224]
Female population > Age 35-39 303,414 [79th of 224]
Female population > Age 35-39 > % of the total 3.3 [117th of 224]
Female population > Age 40-44 275,946 [80th of 224]
Female population > Age 40-44 > % of the total 3 [127th of 224]
Female population > Age 45-49 228,505 [80th of 224]
Female population > Age 45-49 > % of the total 2.49 [131st of 224]
Female population > Age 50-54 181,469 [83rd of 224]
Female population > Age 50-54 > % of the total 1.98 [130th of 224]
Female population > Age 55-59 147,311 [85th of 224]
Female population > Age 55-59 > % of the total 1.6 [117th of 224]
Female population > Age 60-64 118,389 [85th of 224]
Female population > Age 60-64 > % of the total 1.29 [112nd of 224]
Female population > Age 65-69 97,165 [88th of 224]
Female population > Age 65-69 > % of the total 1.06 [117th of 224]
Female population > Age 70-74 75,675 [88th of 224]
Female population > Age 70-74 > % of the total 0.82 [113rd of 224]
Female population > Age 75-79 55,357 [84th of 224]
Female population > Age 75-79 > % of the total 0.6 [109th of 224]
Female population > Age 80-84 40,844 [84th of 224]
Female population > Age 80-84 > % of the total 0.44 [119th of 224]
Gender development 0.718 [77th of 141]
Gender empowerment 0.514 [40th of 65]
History of the Jews in Latin America > Current Jewish populations > % of > Jews 0.003 % [12th of 12]
History of the Jews in Latin America > Current Jewish populations > Jewish > Population 250 [10th of 11]
Male population > Age 10-14 495,102 [80th of 224]
Male population > Age 10-14 > % of the total 5.39 [91st of 224]
Male population > Age 15-19 465,703 [80th of 224]
Male population > Age 15-19 > % of the total 5.07 [102nd of 224]
Male population > Age 20-24 424,786 [80th of 224]
Male population > Age 20-24 > % of the total 4.63 [97th of 224]
Male population > Age 25-29 376,019 [82nd of 224]
Male population > Age 25-29 > % of the total 4.09 [88th of 224]
Male population > Age 30-34 339,391 [82nd of 224]
Male population > Age 30-34 > % of the total 3.7 [94th of 224]
Male population > Age 35-39 320,340 [77th of 224]
Male population > Age 35-39 > % of the total 3.49 [104th of 224]
Male population > Age 40-44 288,708 [78th of 224]
Male population > Age 40-44 > % of the total 3.14 [117th of 224]
Male population > Age 45-49 237,338 [79th of 224]
Male population > Age 45-49 > % of the total 2.58 [126th of 224]
Male population > Age 50-54 187,130 [80th of 224]
Male population > Age 50-54 > % of the total 2.04 [124th of 224]
Male population > Age 55-59 148,213 [83rd of 224]
Male population > Age 55-59 > % of the total 1.61 [112nd of 224]
Male population > Age 60-64 114,470 [80th of 224]
Male population > Age 60-64 > % of the total 1.25 [108th of 224]
Male population > Age 65-69 90,224 [83rd of 224]
Male population > Age 65-69 > % of the total 0.98 [111st of 224]
Male population > Age 70-74 66,115 [86th of 224]
Male population > Age 70-74 > % of the total 0.72 [105th of 224]
Male population > Age 75-79 47,144 [82nd of 224]
Male population > Age 75-79 > % of the total 0.51 [102nd of 224]
Male population > Age 80-84 31,533 [82nd of 224]
Male population > Age 80-84 > % of the total 0.34 [110th of 224]
North American countries by population density > Density 183 [15th of 36]
North American countries by population density > Population 8,950,034 [6th of 36]
Percentage living in rural areas. 41% [105th of 193]
Percentage living in urban areas 59% [96th of 199]
Population > CIA Factbook 9,507,133 Time series [86th of 240]
Population ages 0-14 > % of total 32.73 % Time series [77th of 185]
Population ages 15-64 > % of total 63.14 % Time series [99th of 185]
Population ages 65 and above > % of total 4.14 % Time series [112nd of 185]
Population growth > annual % 1.44 annual % Time series [89th of 195]
Population in largest city 2,022,413 Time series [61st of 118]
Population in the largest city > % of urban population 34.04 % Time series [46th of 118]
Population in urban agglomerations > more than 1 million 2,022,413 Time series [65th of 106]
Population, female > % of total 49.5 % Time series [152nd of 190]
Rights of the Child Convention > Ratification Dates 11 Jun 1991
Rights of the Child Convention > Signatories 8 Aug 1990
Rural population 2,953,109 Time series [91st of 193]
Rural population growth > annual % -1.18 annual % Time series [171st of 193]
Sex ratio > 15-64 years 1.04 [43rd of 223]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > 15–65 1.04 [48th of 215]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > at birth 1.05 [67th of 215]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > over 65 0.87 [61st of 215]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > total 1.03 [50th of 215]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > under 15 1.05 [68th of 215]
Total Population 9,183,984 [84th of 227]
Total population > Age 10-14 968,438 [80th of 224]
Total population > Age 10-14 > % of the total 10.54 [92nd of 224]
Total population > Age 15-19 910,370 [80th of 224]
Total population > Age 15-19 > % of the total 9.91 [108th of 224]
Total population > Age 20-24 828,742 [80th of 224]
Total population > Age 20-24 > % of the total 9.02 [106th of 224]
Total population > Age 25-29 733,747 [82nd of 224]
Total population > Age 25-29 > % of the total 7.99 [96th of 224]
Total population > Age 30-34 660,614 [82nd of 224]
Total population > Age 30-34 > % of the total 7.19 [110th of 224]
Total population > Age 35-39 623,754 [78th of 224]
Total population > Age 35-39 > % of the total 6.79 [112nd of 224]
Total population > Age 40-44 564,654 [79th of 224]
Total population > Age 40-44 > % of the total 6.15 [122nd of 224]
Total population > Age 45-49 465,843 [79th of 224]
Total population > Age 45-49 > % of the total 5.07 [132nd of 224]
Total population > Age 50-54 368,599 [81st of 224]
Total population > Age 50-54 > % of the total 4.01 [129th of 224]
Total population > Age 55-59 295,524 [84th of 224]
Total population > Age 55-59 > % of the total 3.22 [113rd of 224]
Total population > Age 60-64 232,859 [82nd of 224]
Total population > Age 60-64 > % of the total 2.54 [112nd of 224]
Total population > Age 65-69 187,389 [85th of 224]
Total population > Age 65-69 > % of the total 2.04 [110th of 224]
Total population > Age 70-74 141,790 [87th of 224]
Total population > Age 70-74 > % of the total 1.54 [110th of 224]
Total population > Age 75-79 102,501 [84th of 224]
Total population > Age 75-79 > % of the total 1.12 [106th of 224]
Total population > Age 80-84 72,377 [86th of 224]
Total population > Age 80-84 > % of the total 0.79 [118th of 224]
Total Population > Female 4,515,725 [86th of 227]
Total Population > Male 4,668,259 [84th of 227]
Urban population 5,941,798 Time series [70th of 195]
Urban population growth > annual % 2.76 annual % Time series [64th of 195]
Urbanization 66 [73rd of 204]
Urbanization in 1975 45.3% [74th of 164]
Urbanization in 2015 73% [54th of 164]
Women > Adult literacy rate females as a % of males 100 [17th of 144]
Women > Antenatal care coverage % 98 [21st of 133]
Women > Contraceptive prevalence % 65 [47th of 170]
Women > Life expectancy females as a % of males 108 [54th of 173]
Women > Maternal mortality ratio > reported 230 [48th of 154]
Women > Maternal mortality ratio adjusted 150 [72nd of 166]
Women > Skilled attendant at delivery % 98 [56th of 172]

SOURCES: Wikipedia: African diaspora; Wikipedia: African diaspora ; Wikipedia: Afro-Latin American ; World Development Indicators database; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Wikipedia: Asian Latin American ; UNICEF; University Libraries, Ohio University; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, International Programs Center ; Human Development Reports, United Nations 2002; Wikipedia: History of the Jews in Latin America ; Wikipedia: List of North American countries by population density ; 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; The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights; The Office of the High Commissioner for Human RIghts; Wikipedia: Sex ratio ; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, International Programs Center Spanish Statistical Institute; Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2001 Revision, Data Tables and Highlights (ESA/P/WP.173, 20 March 2002); UN (United Nations). 2002. World Urbanization Prospects: The 2001 Revision. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. New York

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