¡Viva Mexico!: Mexican population grows more than expected

Mexican population grows more than expected - Fox News Latino: "President Felipe Calderon said Monday that Mexico's total population in the latest census was larger than expected due to the decline in immigration to the United States and the better economic performance the country had experienced.

During an event at which the results of the 2010 Census of Population and Housing were presented, although they have been partially known since November, the president said that although the country's population was expected to total 108.3 million, the final count was actually 112.3 million.

That increased total 'was impacted notably by the immigration expectations,' Calderon said.

'Part can be due to greater restrictions on the immigration flow, probably in the United States, but also on the generation of better opportunities ... within the national territory,' he said.

The census revealed that between 2005 and 2010 Mexico lost 145,000 residents annually through immigration, while between 2001 and 2005 that figure was more than 450,000 per year.

Calderon emphasized that 'Mexico is a young country,' given that half the population is under 26 and the average age is 29."