Demographic Indicator	Data
Population (mid-2009)*	5,669,000
Population growth rate (Rate of Natural Incr: birth rate minus death rate, expressed as a %)*	2.10%
Gender (2009 est.)**	50% male 50% female
Adult Literacy rate (% aged 15 and older ) 1995-2005***	General: 78% Men: 78% Female: 78%
Population below poverty line (Population living below the national poverty line (%), 2000-2006)***	47.9%
Age Distribution*	less than 15 yrs: 38% 15-65: 58% 65+: 4%
School Life Expectnancy	Average: 11 years Male: 11 years Female: 11 years
Urban population*	58%
Rate of Urbanization*	1.8%
Religion (2005 Census)**	Roman Catholic 58.5%, Evangelical 21.6%, Moravian 1.6%, Jehovah's Witness 0.9%, other 1.7%, none 15.7%
Ethnic groups**	mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 69%, white 17%, black 9%, Amerindian 5%
Languages (1995 Census)**	Spanish 97.5% (official), Miskito 1.7%, other 0.8%
* = Population Reference Bureau ** = CIA World Factbook *** = UNDP Human Development Report