People [1]

People

Population 127,504,125 (2022)
Population Growth Rate 0.629 annual % (2022)
Age Dependency Ratio 48.877 % of working-age population (2022)
Urban Population 81.3 % of total (2022)
Infant Mortality Rate 11.4 per 1,000 live births (2021)
Life Expectancy at Birth 70.213 years (2021)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2022)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 336.96 billion kWh (2021) #13
Consumption 300.96 billion kWh (2021) #13
Exports 6.03 billion kWh (2021) #33
Imports 8.45 billion kWh (2021) #27
Renewable Electricity Generation 77.19 billion kWh (2021) #17

Oil

Ranking
Production 1,923.66 thousand bbl/day (2021) #12
Consumption 1,543.51 thousand bbl/day (2021) #14
Exports (Refined) [3] 1,199 thousand bbl/day (2013) #14
Imports (Refined) [3] 11.11 thousand bbl/day (2013) #75
Proved Reserves (Crude) 5.786 billion bbl (2021) #21

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 1,849.822 billion cu ft (2017) #20
Consumption (Dry) 3,033.31 billion cu ft (2021) #9
Exports (Dry) 1.72 billion cu ft (2021) #52
Imports (Dry) 2,186.66 billion cu ft (2021) #7
Proved Reserves 6.368 trillion cu ft (2021) #43

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 1,714 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 120,173,510 (2018 est.)
Highways 398,148 km (2017)
Internet Users 73,334,032 (2016 est.)
Railways 20,825 km (2017)
Telephones 21,645,699 (2018 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationMiddle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, between Belize and the United States and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and the United States
Total Area1,964,375 sq. km
Land Area1,943,945 sq. km
Water Area20,430 sq. km
Coastline9,330 km
Climatevaries from tropical to desert
Terrainhigh, rugged mountains; low coastal plains; high plateaus; desert
Lowest PointLaguna Salada -10 m
Highest Point Volcan Pico de Orizaba 5,636 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 9/11/2023
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020