Age structure: 0-14 years: 16.97% (male 634,030; female 601,929)
15-64 years: 67.73% (male 2,505,450; female 2,427,408)
65 years and over: 15.3% (male 453,366; female 661,091) (2001 est.)
Population growth rate: 0.27% (2001 est.)
Birth rate: 10.12 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Death rate: 8.77 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Net migration rate: 1.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female