| Population | 5,675,356 (July 2007 est.) |
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| Age structure | 0-14 years: 35.5% (male 1,025,426/female 988,148)
15-64 years: 61.3% (male 1,734,153/female 1,746,574)
65 years and over: 3.2% (male 79,589/female 101,466) (2007 est.) |
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| Median age | total: 21.3 years
male: 20.9 years
female: 21.7 years (2007 est.) |
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| Population growth rate | 1.855% (2007 est.) |
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| Birth rate | 24.12 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Death rate | 4.42 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Net migration rate | -1.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.038 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.993 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.784 male(s)/female
total population: 1.001 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
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| Infant mortality rate | total: 27.14 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 30.45 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 23.67 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
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| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 70.92 years
male: 68.82 years
female: 73.13 years (2007 est.) |
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| Total fertility rate | 2.69 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
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People living
with HIV/AIDS | 6,400 (2003 est.) |
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths | less than 500 (2003 est.) |
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| Nationality | noun: Nicaraguan(s)
adjective: Nicaraguan |
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| Ethnic groups | mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 69%, white 17%, black 9%, Amerindian 5% |
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| Religions | Roman Catholic 72.9%, Evangelical 15.1%, Moravian 1.5%, Episcopal 0.1%, other 1.9%, none 8.5% (1995 census) |
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| Languages | Spanish 97.5% (official), Miskito 1.7%, other 0.8% (1995 census)
note: English and indigenous languages on Atlantic coast |
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| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 67.5%
male: 67.2%
female: 67.8% (2003 est.) |
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