Population:
16,491,461 (July 2006 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 18% (male 1,515,123/female 1,445,390)
15-64 years: 67.8% (male 5,656,448/female 5,525,481)
65 years and over: 14.2% (male 994,723/female 1,354,296) (2006 est.)
Median age:
total: 39.4 years
male: 38.6 years
female: 40.2 years (2006 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.49% (2006 est.)
Birth rate:
10.9 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Death rate:
8.68 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Net migration rate:
2.72 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: 1.02 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: 4.96 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.52 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.38 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 78.96 years
male: 76.39 years
female: 81.67 years (2006 est.)