Age structure:
0-14 years: 21.3% (male 428,610/female 409,484)
15-64 years: 65.8% (male 1,239,255/female 1,345,519)
65 years and over: 12.8% (male 218,045/female 286,275) (2006 est.)
Median age:
total: 34.7 years
male: 33 years
female: 36.4 years (2006 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.4% (2006 est.)
Birth rate:
12.77 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Death rate:
7.65 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Net migration rate:
-1.14 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: 0.92 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/female
total population: 0.92 male(s)/female (2006 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 9.14 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 10.32 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 7.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 78.4 years
male: 74.46 years
female: 82.54 years (2006 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.75 children born/woman (2006 est.)