Age structure:
0-14 years: 17.7% (male 468,077; female 450,785)
15-64 years: 66.9% (male 1,753,760; female 1,719,253)
65 years and over: 15.4% (male 312,883; female 486,027) (2003 est.)
Median age:
total: 40.3 years
male: 38.8 years
female: 41.8 years (2002)
Population growth rate:
0.14% (2003 est.)
Birth rate:
10.54 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Death rate:
9.82 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Net migration rate:
0.63 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.64 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2003 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 3.73 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.23 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
male: 4.21 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 77.92 years
male: 74.28 years
female: 81.68 years (2003 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.7 children born/woman (2003 est.)