Population:
468,571 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 18.9% (male 45,768/female 42,980)
15-64 years: 66.5% (male 157,453/female 153,927)
65 years and over: 14.6% (male 27,573/female 40,870) (2005 est.)
Median age:
total: 38.51 years
male: 37.56 years
female: 39.48 years (2005 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.25% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
12.06 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
8.41 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
8.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 4.81 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 4.79 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.83 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 78.74 years
male: 75.45 years
female: 82.24 years (2005 est.)