Mexico’s current population is 112,468,855
29% of the population is under 14 years of age
64% are between the ages of fifteen and sixty-four
7% are sixty-five and older
Mexico like any other country has a variety of people living within the country. There are four main groups that make up Mexico’s diversity. The largest group consists of Mestizos they make up for 70% percent of the population.
A Mestizo can be identified as a regular citizen of Mexico living in the city. The northern part Mexico is mainly populated with Mestizos.
The second largest group in Mexico is the Amerindians; they make up 20% of the nations population. The CDI recognizes about 62 indigenous groups belonging to Mexico. Out of those sixty-two groups the largest ones are the Maya, Nahua, and Zapotec. They seem to live in rural areas as well as southern states of Mexico.
Among these large groups there are 2 smaller groups that follow. The third group are the White Mexicans. The white Mexican can be categorized as having European descent from the Spanish settlers that arrived in colonial times. They make up 9% of the population. Despite there small numbers, they are the most socially privileged group of all in Mexico.
Out of all the ethnic groups in Mexico the fourth has to be the most interesting of all. The fourth doesn’t go by a specific name lets just call them other. The group makes up the last 1%. This one percent contains a mixture of Mexicans such as Afro-Mexicans and Asian-Mexicans.
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