Birth rate: 25.49 births/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Death rate: 4.91 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Net migration rate: -2.89 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 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: 0.81 male(s)/female (1998 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 25.82 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 71.63 years male: 68.62 years female: 74.79 years (1998 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.91 children born/woman (1998 est.)
Nationality: noun: Mexican(s) adjective: Mexican
Ethnic groups: mestizo (Amerindian-Spanish) 60% Amerindian or predominantly Amerindian 30% white 9% other 1%
Religions: nominally Roman Catholic 89% Protestant 6%
Languages: Spanish various Mayan Nahuatl and other regional indigenous languages
Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 89.6% male: 91.8% female: 87.4% (1995 est.)
