7,581,520 (July 2008 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 15.8% (male 623,213/female 577,430) 15-64 years: 68.2% (male 2,605,044/female 2,562,354) 65 years and over: 16% (male 501,699/female 711,780) (2008 est.)
Median age:
total: 40.7 years male: 39.6 years female: 41.7 years (2008 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.329% (2008 est.)
Birth rate:
9.62 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Death rate: