| Population: |
5,675,356 (July 2007 est.) |
| 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.) |
| Population growth rate: |
1.855% (2007 est.) |
| Birth rate: |
24.12 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Death rate: |
4.42 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Net migration rate: |
-1.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| 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.) |
| 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.) |
| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 70.92 years
male: 68.82 years
female: 73.13 years (2007 est.) |
| Total fertility rate: |
2.69 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.2% (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
6,400 (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
less than 500 (2003 est.) |
| Nationality: |
noun: Nicaraguan(s)
adjective: Nicaraguan |
| Ethnic groups: |
mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 69%, white 17%, black 9%, Amerindian 5% |
| Religions: |
Roman Catholic 72.9%, Evangelical 15.1%, Moravian 1.5%, Episcopal 0.1%, other 1.9%, none 8.5% (1995 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.) |
