Mexico Population Hits 112 Million
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November 26, 2010
Mexico City – Mexico’s population has reached 112,322,757 inhabitants. Of them, 57,464,459 are women and 54,858,298 are men, Eduardo Sojo, the president of the the National Institute of Statistics, Geography and Information (INEGI), said Thursday.
During a press conference, Sojo released the preliminary results of the 2010 National Census, which show that the number of Mexicans surpassed the 2005 forecast: it estimated a total of 108,396,211 Mexicans.
According the Sojo, this could be the result of a slight drop in the number of Mexicans emigrating, as well as an increase in the average number of childbirths: polls conducted in 2009 showed that there were an average of 2.2 childbirths per woman, while the 2005 forecast estimated an average of 2.04.
Regarding the cost of the 2010 National Census, Sojo reported that the budget totaled 5.4 billion pesos and that it was 19.4 percent cheaper than that of 2000 and 30.4 percent cheaper than the 1990 Census.
Mexico City’s metropolitan area registered 20.1 million inhabitants, which places it third after Tokyo (36.5 million) and New Delhi (21.7 million).
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