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Age structure > 0-14 years	36.5		[76th of 226]
Age structure > 15-64 years	58.3		[162nd of 226]
Source: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005
Age structure > 65 years and over	5.2 %		[116th of 225]
Source: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005
Birth rate	25.72 births/1,000 population		[69th of 226]
Source: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
Chinese population	1,500		[74th of 127]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Death rate	5.53 deaths/1,000 population		[174th of 226]
Source: University Libraries, Ohio University
Divorce rate	0.41 per 1,000 people		[27th of 34]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ethnic groups mestizo 90%, white 9%, Amerindian 1%
Source: divorcereform.org2004
Percentage living in urban areas	60%		[92nd of 199]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Population	7,066,403		[99th of 242]
Source: 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
Population growth rate	1.679%		[83rd of 235]
Source: World Development Indicators database and CIA World Factbook
Population in 2015	8,017		[94th of 225]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Projected population growth	93%		[43rd of 141]
Source: 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
Sex ratio > 15-64 years	0.91		[217th of 223]
Source: Population Reference Bureau, 2001 World Population Data Sheet, Washington, DC: PRB, 2001. via ciesin.org
Sex ratio > Total population	0.95 male(s)/female		[183rd of 224]
Source: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005
Sex ratio > Under 15 years	1.04 male(s)/female		[127th of 224]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Total fertility rate	3.04 children born/woman		[74th of 225]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Total Population	6,822,378		[99th of 227]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Urban population	4,114,809		[87th of 195]
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, International Programs Center Spanish Statistical Institute
Urbanization	62		[85th of 204]
Source: World Development Indicators database

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