Age structure:
0-14 years: 19.3% (male 455,122/female 434,009)
15-64 years: 65.9% (male 1,542,439/female 1,496,745)
65 years and over: 14.8% (male 288,509/female 393,996) (2006 est.)
Median age:
total: 38.4 years
male: 37.6 years
female: 39.3 years (2006 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.38% (2006 est.)
Birth rate:
11.46 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Death rate:
9.4 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Net migration rate:
1.73 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 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 (2006 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 3.67 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 4.03 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.29 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 79.54 years
male: 76.91 years
female: 82.31 years (2006 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.78 children born/woman (2006 est.)