Population:
5,413,392 (July 2004 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 18.9% (male 523,888; female 497,420)
15-64 years: 66.2% (male 1,808,376; female 1,774,388)
65 years and over: 15% (male 344,113; female 465,207) (2004 est.)
Median age:
total: 39.2 years
male: 38.3 years
female: 40.2 years (2004 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.35% (2004 est.)
Birth rate:
11.59 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Death rate:
10.53 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Net migration rate:
2.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.74 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 4.63 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 4.65 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 77.44 years
male: 75.17 years
female: 79.83 years (2004 est.)