Demographics of Honduras
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About 91% of the population is mestizo. There also are small minorities of European, Afro-Honduran, and indigenous Amerindian descent. The great majority of Hondurans are Roman Catholic. The Spanish language is the predominant language, and while (pidgin) English is spoken in the Caribbean Islas de la Bahía department it is being superseded. Indigenous Amerindian languages (in several dialects) and Garifuna are also spoken, though Spanish is becoming more popular everywhere where it was not widely spoken, due to efforts by the government, including making Spanish the language used in education.
The population is 7.1 million according to a United Nations 2004 estimate.
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[edit] Age structure
0-14 years: 43% (male 1,361,259; female 1,303,041)
15-64 years: 54% (male 1,665,406; female 1,699,680)
65 years and over: 3% (male 104,469; female 115,743) (2000 est.)
[edit] Population growth rate
2.52% (2000 est.)
[edit] Birth rate
32.65 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
[edit] Death rate
5.31 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
[edit] Net migration rate
-2.17 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
[edit] Sex ratio
- at birth 1.05 male(s)/female
- under 15 years 1.04 male(s)/female
- 15-64 years 0.98 male(s)/female
- 65 years and over 0.9 male(s)/female
- total population 1 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
[edit] Infant mortality rate
31.29 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
[edit] Life expectancy at birth
- total population 69.93 years
- male 67.91 years
- female 72.06 years (2000 est.)
[edit] Total fertility rate
4.26 children born/woman (2000 est.)
[edit] Ethnic groups
mestizo (mixed Amerindian-European) 91%, Amerindian 7%, Arab, black, white 2%
[edit] Religions
Roman Catholic 97%, Protestant minority
[edit] Literacy
- total population 72.7%
- male 72.6%
female 72.7% (1995 est.)
