Population:
2,045,262 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 20.5% (male 217,057/female 202,465)
15-64 years: 68.7% (male 707,489/female 697,150)
65 years and over: 10.8% (male 97,117/female 123,984) (2005 est.)
Median age:
total: 32.8 years
male: 31.7 years
female: 33.9 years (2005 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.26% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
12 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
8.73 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
-0.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 10.09 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 10.2 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 9.97 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 73.73 years
male: 71.28 years
female: 76.37 years (2005 est.)