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    Nicaragua People - 2002
    https://greekorthodoxchurch.org/wfb2002/nicaragua/nicaragua_people.html
    SOURCE: 2002 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

      Population 5,023,818 (July 2002 est.)

      Age structure
      0-14 years: 38.3% (male 980,621; female 945,386)
      15-64 years: 58.7% (male 1,464,468; female 1,483,082)
      65 years and over: 3% (male 65,610; female 84,651) (2002 est.)

      Population growth rate 2.09% (2002 est.)

      Birth rate 26.98 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

      Death rate 4.76 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

      Net migration rate -1.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 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: 0.78 male(s)/female
      total population: 1 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

      Infant mortality rate 32.52 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

      Life expectancy at birth
      total population: 69.37 years
      female: 71.44 years (2002 est.)
      male: 67.39 years

      Total fertility rate 3.09 children born/woman (2002 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate 0.2% (2000/01 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS 4,800 (2000/01 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: 68.2% (1999)
      male: 67.1%
      female: 70.5% (2000 est.)

      NOTE: The information regarding Nicaragua on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Nicaragua People 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Nicaragua People 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.

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