People ———
Population: 15,568,034 (July 1996 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 18% (male 1,457,694; female 1,393,402)
15-64 years: 68% (male 5,412,402; female 5,228,579)
65 years and over: 14% (male 836,934; female 1,239,023) (July 1996
est.)
Population growth rate: 0.56% (1996 est.)
Birth rate: 12.08 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Death rate: 8.7 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Net migration rate: 2.25 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female
all ages: 0.98 male(s)/female (1996 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 4.9 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 77.73 years male: 74.91 years female: 80.68 years (1996 est.)