Population:
47,425,336 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 15.6% (male 3,783,725/female 3,619,754)
15-64 years: 68.8% (male 15,619,989/female 16,992,628)
65 years and over: 15.6% (male 2,497,851/female 4,911,389) (2005
est.)
Median age: total: 38.22 years male: 34.91 years female: 41.21 years (2005 est.)
Population growth rate:
-0.63% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
10.49 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
16.42 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
-0.38 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: 0.92 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.51 male(s)/female
total population: 0.86 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 20.34 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 21.55 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 19.07 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 69.68 years
male: 64.39 years
female: 75.31 years (2005 est.)