Population:
5,995,544,836 (July 1999 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years:
30% (male 934,816,288; female 884,097,095)
15-64 years:
63% (male 1,905,701,066; female 1,861,265,079)
65 years and over:
7% (male 179,094,601; female 230,570,707) (1999 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.3% (1999 est.)
Birth rate:
22 births/1,000 population (1999 est.)
Death rate:
9 deaths/1,000 population (1999 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.06 male(s)/female
15-64:
1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.78 male(s)/female
total population:
1.02 male(s)/female (1999 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
56 deaths/1,000 live births (1999 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
63 years
male:
61 years
female:
65 years (1999 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.8 children born/woman (1999 est.)