Short facts about people of Nicaragua

Population:

4,918,393 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  38.98% (male 976,087; female 941,141) 15-64 years:  58.08% (male 1,418,555; female 1,438,096) 65 years and over:  2.94% (male 62,963; female 81,551) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

2.15% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

27.64 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

4.82 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

-1.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  0.99 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  0.77 male(s)/female total population:  1 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

33.66 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  69.05 years male:  67.1 years female:  71.11 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

3.18 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

0.2% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

4,900 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

360 (1999 est.)

Nationality:

noun:  Nicaraguan(s) adjective:  Nicaraguan

Ethnic groups:

mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 69%, white 17%, black 9%, Amerindian 5%

Religions:

Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant

Languages:

Spanish (official) note:  English and indigenous languages on Atlantic coast

Literacy:

definition:  age 15 and over can read and write total population:  65.7% male:  64.6% female:  66.6% (1995 est.)

Source: World Factbook