Age structure:
0-14 years: 14.9% (male 6,312,614; female 5,988,681)
15-64 years: 67.3% (male 28,213,316; female 27,240,648)
65 years and over: 17.8% (male 5,842,457; female 8,800,610) (2003
est.)
Median age: total: 41.3 years male: 39.9 years female: 42.8 years (2002)
Population growth rate:
0.04% (2003 est.)
Birth rate:
8.6 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Death rate:
10.34 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Net migration rate:
2.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.66 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2003 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 4.23 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.76 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
male: 4.68 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 78.42 years
male: 75.46 years
female: 81.55 years (2003 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.37 children born/woman (2003 est.)