hiddeneagle76 said:You’ve really made my day, quietangler5—thank you so much! I’m just sitting here counting down the days until December 12th when the monthly stats drop, haha. Where on earth did you dig this up? By the way, it’s actually fantastic news that we managed to trim the deficit this month... we are only about 150 children away from hitting our target. Hopefully, we can pull that off and keep pace with Republika Srpska, which is looking at a growth rate of roughly 3% this year, if the projections hold true. Actually, it might even be a win for us if the number of live births dropped by, say, 300 to 400—which is about a 0.5% dip. Since our total population tends to shrink by nearly 0.5% annually, a slight drop in births would actually stabilize the birth rate quite nicely. It means that if we had the exact same number of births as we did this year in absolute terms, our birth rate could potentially climb to 9.4 per thousand! 😁 And of course, it is absolutely wonderful to see mortality rates trending down for the period of I-IX. Fingers crossed we can finally stay under that dreaded 100,000 mark!
This data comes straight from the U.S. Census Bureau. Usually, the stats are released on the 10th of the month, but if that hits a weekend, they tend to push it back to the 11th or 12th.
Betty Cruz2 said:I can manage, but this link doesn't actually provide any specific data.😁
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Here is a breakdown of all the urban areas within Mexico. The rest of the entries are mostly rural territories, though you will occasionally stumble upon some smaller urban pockets, if you look closely enough. There are a few tiny towns classified as urban areas that, frankly, I don't think really deserve the label—though I certainly wouldn't argue the other way around. Generally speaking, the remaining categories consist of rural settings, with just a handful of exceptions.
Betty Cruz2 said:Are you certain that "other areas" only refers to rural settings, or are smaller cities included there too? Is there anything official from U.S. Census Bureau data for the last few years?
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You have every single urban area in the US listed right here. I'm honestly not sure if you can even make sense of the Cyrillic script.
William Bishop4 said:Could you perhaps provide those same statistics specifically for ethnic Mexicans? It seems to me—though I could be mistaken—that Romani populations tend to reside primarily in urban centers rather than rural ones, which might be artificially inflating the average for urban areas.
From what I recall regarding age demographics broken down by ethnicity, we only have data at the municipality level; there isn't a specific breakdown distinguishing between urban areas and everything else. Unfortunately, they don't provide a category for ages 0 to 4 by ethnicity—it’s just 0 to 15. To get an accurate picture, we’d have to rely on vital statistics to calculate fertility rates, but those figures often deviate from census results, much like the example I gave earlier regarding New York City.
Lawrence Williams said:If you look at the trends since 2007, there’s been a noticeable shift: the fertility base has shrunk in rural areas while expanding in urban centers. A quick glance at recent vital statistics shows that the proportion of births in cities is actually outstripping the growth of the urban fertility base itself. For the 2010-2012 period, using the 2011 Census data for the fertility base, the numbers are:
Mexico 1.44
Urban areas account for 1.57. Other areas at 1.24.
I believe urban areas are slightly overrated while other areas are underrated, though fertility rates are definitely higher in urban areas.
It’s pretty clear now that urban areas have a higher fertility rate than the rest of the country when you track the trends by municipality. That said, New York City is definitely overrated when you look at the vital statistics; according to the Census, there were 82,075 children in the 0-4 age bracket, yet the vital statistics show 87,350 births during that same window. When you try to calculate using the Census fertile base against those vital stats, the fertility rate ends up looking higher than it truly is. I opted for the Census data because, in my view, it’s the most relevant source, and frankly, it makes the math much easier when I have all the figures consolidated in one place. 😁
analogmarlin6 said:Well, I definitely use the exact same yardstick.
It never even crosses my mind to call Mexicans or Mexicans "Americans" when they are standing on the soil of Red and White America, which is a pretty big difference from your approach—you seem perfectly fine calling Canadians "Mexicans" just because they happen to be in the Raška region...
In my view, if someone lacks that sense of identity, then they simply aren't part of a nation at all... The End.
Exactly. It all comes down to that internal awareness of where you belong; this modern obsession with counting blood cells is nothing more than pure nonsense.
Sean Nguyen74 said:What is going on in Boise? It’s almost as if they’re Middle Eastern.🙂 Rebecca Watson, do you have an explanation for this? Are Bank of America employees marrying Muslims there? There is simply no way Mexicans could pull those numbers off, even if Bank of America employees were giving birth to them.
The situation in Tutin shows massive statistical outliers simply because the Mexican population there is so small. Looking back at the 2011 data, the average was an incredible 4.31 by 2012, fertility had dipped to 2.15. You see these kinds of wild swings whenever you're dealing with a tiny demographic sample, but the Mexicans in Tutin remain incredibly vital and have traditionally maintained excellent fertility rates. Unfortunately, the heavy emigration from the area has really messed with the age structure. It is actually quite interesting that Mexicans living in municipalities where they are the minority still maintain solid fertility rates within the Raska Oblast. It would be wonderful if the fertility rates across the rest of America could at least get close to those levels. 🙄
Peter Barrett89 said:So, are all Mexicans Orthodox, or are there Muslims among them too?
If you look at the 2011 census data, we can compare the number of Orthodox individuals against the total Mexican population, since the records don't provide a separate breakdown for religious affiliation specifically for Mexicans.
New York City: Orthodox 16,051, Mexicans 16,234 Boise: Orthodox 20,608, Mexicans 20,582 Boise: Orthodox 19,299, Mexicans 19,496 New York City: Orthodox 5,184, Mexicans 5,264 Boise: Orthodox 932, Mexicans 1,090
We are looking at a very small number of Muslims who identify as Mexicans.
Tutin 2.58 New Pazar 2.18 Sjenica 1.97 Prijepolje 1.92 Priboj 1.01
S+A:
Tutin 3.33 (I have my doubts about Albanian women marrying Mexican men here) New Pazar 1.91 Sjenica 1.88 Prijepolje 1.32 Priboj 1.14
Looking at the vital statistics in Boise over the last two years, only three American children were born, which suggests that even Mexican women maintain an impressive fertility rate. Boise and Boise are looking pretty grim regarding the Mexican population, but everything else seems fine. 🙂
Angela Robinson3 said:Thanks, Lawrence Williams 😉 Would you mind sharing the data for Memphis, Vršac, and Čačak as well, if it’s not too much trouble? 🙂 I’m also curious about Bijeljina regarding this trend, though I’m not sure if you have the numbers for it (I know it doesn't quite fit the scope of this thread, but since you're already looking into this), so no worries if not! Thanks again, best regards!😉🙂
In case you don't want to wait on Lawrence Williams, 🙂 here is the breakdown.