Population: 58,970,119 (July 1998 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 19% (male 5,832,086; female 5,530,679) 15-64 years: 65% (male 19,304,762; female 19,032,024) 65 years and over: 16% (male 3,807,710; female 5,462,858) (July 1998 est.)
Population growth rate: 0.25% (1998 est.)
Birth rate: 12.01 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)
Death rate: 10.72 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)
Net migration rate: 1.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female (1998 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 5.87 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 77.19 years male: 74.57 years female: 79.96 years (1998 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.7 children born/woman (1998 est.)