Population:
400,420 (July 2003 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 19.5% (male 40,448; female 37,623)
15-64 years: 67.5% (male 136,221; female 134,142)
65 years and over: 13% (male 21,730; female 30,256) (2003 est.)

Median age:
total: 37.2 years
male: 35.6 years
female: 38.8 years (2002)

Population growth rate:
0.73% (2003 est.)

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

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

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

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.09 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.08 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2003 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 5.62 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 5.34 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
male: 5.87 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 78.43 years
male: 75.94 years
female: 81.14 years (2003 est.)