MIDDLE AMERICA:
Measures of Economic Development

Population 2004

184.2 million

Arithmetic Pop. Density

176 / Sqr. mile

Physiologic Pop.Density

1,445 / Sqr. mile

Rate of Natural Increase

2.0% per year

Population Doubling time

35 years

Life Expectancy - Male

70 years

Life Expectancy - Female

75 years

% Urban Population

66%

GNP per capita

$ 2855

Infant Mortality per 1000 births

31.0

% Labor Force in Agric.

Birth Rate

26

Death Rate

6

Area and Demographic Data for the World's States

Units for the data given:

LAND AREA: in 1000 square miles
POPULATION: in millions
POPULATION DENSITY: people per square mile
BIRTH RATE: number of births in a year per 1000 people in the population
DEATH RATE: number of deaths in a year out of 1000 people in the population
ANNUAL RATE OF NATURAL INCREASE IN THE POPULATION: % (this number does not include immigration or emigration)
POPULATION DOUBLING TIME: number of years for the population to double in size
INFANT MORTALITY: number of deaths of children age 1 year or less out of 1000 live births
LIFE EXPECTANCE MALES: years
LIFE EXPECTANCY FEMALES: years
PERCENT URBAN: %
PER CAPITA GNP: US dollars