Age structure:
0-14 years: 21.1% (male 356,587; female 346,648)
15-64 years: 68.3% (male 1,113,241; female 1,158,245)
65 years and over: 10.6% (male 147,156; female 204,571) (2003 est.)

Median age:
total: 32.3 years
male: 30.6 years
female: 34.1 years (2002)

Population growth rate:
-0.07% (2003 est.)

Birth rate:
12.57 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Death rate:
10.16 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Net migration rate:
-3.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2003 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 40.86 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 36.24 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
male: 45.27 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 66.68 years
male: 62.41 years
female: 71.17 years (2003 est.)

Total fertility rate:
1.56 children born/woman (2003 est.)