Population:
20,090,437 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 19.8% (male 2,038,809/female 1,943,563)
15-64 years: 67.2% (male 6,815,600/female 6,695,189)
65 years and over: 12.9% (male 1,145,274/female 1,452,002) (2005
est.)
Median age: total: 36.56 years male: 35.74 years female: 37.4 years (2005 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.87% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
12.26 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
7.44 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
3.91 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 4.69 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.08 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.27 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 80.39 years
male: 77.52 years
female: 83.4 years (2005 est.)