Population: 10,174,922 (July 1998 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 17% (male 903,954; female 860,940) 15-64 years: 66% (male 3,387,329; female 3,318,221) 65 years and over: 17% (male 693,519; female 1,010,959) (July 1998 est.)
Population growth rate: 0.09% (1998 est.)
Birth rate: 10.21 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)
Death rate: 10.41 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)
Net migration rate: 1.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female (1998 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 6.27 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 77.35 years male: 74.13 years female: 80.74 years (1998 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.49 children born/woman (1998 est.)