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Nicaragua People 2009
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SOURCE: 2009 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

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Nicaragua People 2009
SOURCE: 2009 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK


Population:
5,891,199 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 33.8% (male 1,013,866/female 976,430)
15-64 years: 62.9% (male 1,847,756/female 1,857,264)
65 years and over: 3.3% (male 85,782/female 110,101) (2009 est.)

Median age:
total: 22.1 years
male: 21.7 years
female: 22.5 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate:
1.784% (2009 est.)

Birth rate:
23.25 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate:
4.33 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate:
-1.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Urbanization:
urban population: 57% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 1.8% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 25.02 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 28.09 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 21.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 71.5 years
male: 69.35 years
female: 73.75 years (2009 est.)


See also: Healthy Life Expectancy


See also: Health Performance

Total fertility rate:
2.57 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.2% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
7,700 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
fewer than 500 (2007 est.)

Major infectious diseases:
degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne disease: dengue fever and malaria
water contact disease: leptospirosis (2009)

Nationality:
noun: Nicaraguan(s)
adjective: Nicaraguan

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

Religions:
Roman Catholic 58.5%, Evangelical 21.6%, Moravian 1.6%, Jehovah's Witness 0.9%, other 1.7%, none 15.7% (2005 census)

Languages:
Spanish 97.5% (official), Miskito 1.7%, other 0.8% (1995 census)
note: English and indigenous languages on Atlantic coast

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 67.5%
male: 67.2%
female: 67.8% (2003 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 11 years
male: 11 years
female: 11 years (2003)

Education expenditures:
3.1% of GDP (2003)


NOTE: The information regarding Nicaragua on this page is re-published from the 2009 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Nicaragua People 2009 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Nicaragua People 2009 should be addressed to the CIA.






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