Age structure:
0-14 years: 20.2% (male 459,452/female 442,725)
15-64 years: 69.5% (male 1,489,813/female 1,606,202)
65 years and over: 10.3% (male 169,038/female 288,191) (2005 est.)
Median age:
total: 32.22 years
male: 30.14 years
female: 34.27 years (2005 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.22% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
15.27 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
12.79 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
-0.25 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.93 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.59 male(s)/female
total population: 0.91 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 40.42 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 43.11 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 37.58 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 65.18 years
male: 61.12 years
female: 69.43 years (2005 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.81 children born/woman (2005 est.)