Age structure:
0-14 years: 14.4% (male 2,985,705; female 2,808,791)
15-64 years: 68% (male 13,721,053; female 13,626,121)
65 years and over: 17.6% (male 2,962,646; female 4,113,097) (2003
est.)
Median age: total: 38.7 years male: 37.4 years female: 40.1 years (2002)
Population growth rate:
0.16% (2003 est.)
Birth rate:
10.08 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Death rate:
9.48 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Net migration rate:
0.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2003 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 4.54 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.12 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
male: 4.94 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 79.23 years
male: 75.87 years
female: 82.8 years (2003 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.26 children born/woman (2003 est.)