Age structure:
0-14 years: 15.4% (male 809,697; female 768,747)
15-64 years: 70.6% (male 3,617,214; female 3,614,060)
65 years and over: 14% (male 554,922; female 884,576) (2003 est.)
Median age:
total: 38.4 years
male: 36.6 years
female: 40.2 years (2002)
Population growth rate:
-0.08% (2003 est.)
Birth rate:
9.01 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Death rate:
10.74 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Net migration rate:
0.97 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 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.63 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2003 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 5.37 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.87 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
male: 5.85 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 75.18 years
male: 71.69 years
female: 78.87 years (2003 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.18 children born/woman (2003 est.)