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Demographics of HondurasAbout 91% of the population is mestizo. There also are small minorities of European, Afro-Honduran, and indigenous Amerindian descent. Many Hondurans are Roman Catholic, but Protestant proselytization has resulted in significant numbers of converts. 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predominant language, and while ( pidgin) English is spoken in the Caribbean Islas de la Bahía department it is being superseded.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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Contents
Age structure
Population growth rate
Birth rate
Death rate
Net migration rate
Sex ratio
Infant mortality rate
Life expectancy at birth
Total fertility rate
Nationality
Ethnic groups
Religions
Languages
Literacy
Age structure - Contents
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.)
Population growth rate - Contents
2.52% (2000 est.)
Birth rate - Contents
32.65 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate - Contents
5.31 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate - Contents
-2.17 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio - Contents
- 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.)
Infant mortality rate - Contents
31.29 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth - Contents
- total population 69.93 years
- male 67.91 years
- female 72.06 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate - Contents
4.26 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality - Contents
- noun Honduran(s)or Hondurainian(s)
- adjective Honduran or Hondurainian
Ethnic groups - Contents
mestizo (mixed Amerindian-European and African) 91%, Amerindian 7%, Arab, black, white 2%
Religions - Contents
Roman Catholic 97%, Protestant minority
Languages - Contents
Spanish, Amerindian dialects
Literacy - Contents
- definition age 15 and over can read and write
- total population 72.7%
- male 72.6%
female 72.7% (1995 est.) Article based on text from the CIA World Factbook.
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