Population:
9,981,334 (July 2006 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 15.6% (male 799,163/female 755,389)
15-64 years: 69.2% (male 3,403,375/female 3,505,640)
65 years and over: 15.2% (male 550,297/female 967,470) (2006 est.)
Median age:
total: 38.7 years
male: 36.3 years
female: 41.4 years (2006 est.)
Population growth rate:
-0.25% (2006 est.)
Birth rate:
9.72 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Death rate:
13.11 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Net migration rate:
0.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.57 male(s)/female
total population: 0.91 male(s)/female (2006 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 8.39 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 9.09 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 7.64 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 72.66 years
male: 68.45 years
female: 77.14 years (2006 est.)