Age structure:
0-14 years: 17.5% (male 466,036; female 448,339)
15-64 years: 66.7% (male 1,760,472; female 1,719,917)
65 years and over: 15.7% (male 323,082; female 496,666) (2004 est.)
Median age:
total: 40.7 years
male: 39.1 years
female: 42.2 years (2004 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.18% (2004 est.)
Birth rate:
10.56 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Death rate:
9.69 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Net migration rate:
0.95 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.65 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 3.59 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.26 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 3.91 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 78.24 years
male: 74.73 years
female: 81.89 years (2004 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.73 children born/woman (2004 est.)