Population:
4,934,413 (July 2003 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 18.6% (male 466,743; female 449,440)
15-64 years: 68.4% (male 1,628,757; female 1,744,922)
65 years and over: 13% (male 252,031; female 392,520) (2003 est.)
Median age:
total: 34.8 years
male: 32.6 years
female: 37 years (2002)
Population growth rate:
-0.52% (2003 est.)
Birth rate:
11.79 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Death rate:
14.71 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Net migration rate:
-2.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.93 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.64 male(s)/female
total population: 0.91 male(s)/female (2003 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 51.24 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 45.37 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
male: 56.83 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 64.76 years
male: 61.33 years
female: 68.36 years (2003 est.)