Population:
4,593,041 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 19.5% (male 459,418/female 437,734)
15-64 years: 65.7% (male 1,531,249/female 1,484,656)
65 years and over: 14.8% (male 286,343/female 393,641) (2005 est.)
Median age:
total: 38.17 years
male: 37.29 years
female: 39.07 years (2005 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.4% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
11.67 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
9.45 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
1.73 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: 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.73 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 3.7 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 4.07 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.32 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 79.4 years
male: 76.78 years
female: 82.17 years (2005 est.)