Age structure:
0-14 years: 15.3% (male 152,341; female 144,189)
15-64 years: 70% (male 687,939; female 666,194)
65 years and over: 14.7% (male 105,837; female 179,177) (2003 est.)
Median age:
total: 38.6 years
male: 37.1 years
female: 40.2 years (2002)
Population growth rate:
0.14% (2003 est.)
Birth rate:
9.23 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Death rate:
10.15 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Net migration rate:
2.34 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.59 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2003 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 4.42 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.26 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
male: 5.53 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 75.51 years
male: 71.65 years
female: 79.58 years (2003 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.27 children born/woman (2003 est.)