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Age distribution > Median age: The median age of the country's residents. This is the age most people are in the country.
Age distribution > Population aged 0-14: Percentage of total population aged 0-14.
Age distribution > Population aged 0-14 > Total: Number of people aged 0-14.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 15-24.
Age distribution > Total dependency ratio: Percentage of dependant persons out of total population aged 15-64. A dependant person is a person aged 0-14 and those over 65 years old.
Birth rate: The average annual number of births during a year per 1,000 persons in the population at midyear; also known as crude birth rate. The birth rate is usually the dominant factor in determining the rate of population growth. It depends on both the level of fertility and the age structure of the population.
Death rate: The average annual number of deaths during a year per 1,000 population at midyear; also known as crude death rate. The death rate, while only a rough indicator of the mortality situation in a country, accurately indicates the current mortality impact on population growth. This indicator is significantly affected by age distribution, and most countries will eventually show a rise in the overall death rate, in spite of continued decline in mortality at all ages, as declining fertility results in an aging population.
Ethnic groups: This entry provides a rank ordering of ethnic groups starting with the largest and normally includes the percent of total population.
Gender > Female population: Total female population.
Marriage, divorce and children > Total divorces per thousand people: Total number of divorces in given year by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Mother's mean age at first birth: This entry provides the mean (average) age of mothers at the birth of their first child. It is a useful indicator for gauging the success of family planning programs aiming to reduce maternal mortality, increase contraceptive use – particularly among married and unmarried adolescents, delay age at first marriage, and improve the health of newborns.
Population: Population, total refers to the total population.
Population > Population growth, past and future: Population growth rate (percentage).
Population growth: Percentage by which country's population either has increased or is estimated to increase. Countries with a decrease in population are signified by a negative percentage. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division.
Population growth rate: The average annual percent change in the population, resulting from a surplus (or deficit) of births over deaths and the balance of migrants entering and leaving a country. The rate may be positive or negative. The growth rate is a factor in determining how great a burden would be imposed on a country by the changing needs of its people for infrastructure (e.g., schools, hospitals, housing, roads), resources (e.g., food, water, electricity), and jobs. Rapid population growth can be seen as threatening by neighboring countries.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Total: Number of people aged 15-24.
Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 60 and older.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-64 > Total: Number of people aged 15-64.
Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Total: Number of people aged 0-4.
Obesity > Adult obesity rate: This entry gives the percent of a country's population considered to be obese. Obesity is defined as an adult having a Body Mass Index (BMI) greater to or equal to 30.0. BMI is calculated by taking a person's weight in kg and dividing it by the person's squared height in meters.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-59: Percentage of total pouplation aged 15-59.
Population in 2015: (Thousands) Medium-variant projections.
Urban and rural > Population living in cities proper: Each city population by sex, city and city type.
Death rate, crude > Per 1,000 people: Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.
Total fertility rate: The average number of children that would be born per woman if all women lived to the end of their child-bearing years and bore children according to a given fertility rate at each age. The total fertility rate is a more direct measure of the level of fertility than the crude birth rate, since it refers to births per woman. This indicator shows the potential for population growth in the country. High rates will also place some limits on the labor force participation rates for women. Large numbers of children born to women indicate large family sizes that might limit the ability of the families to feed and educate their children.
Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 65 and older.
Age dependency ratio > Dependents to working-age population: Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. For example, 0.7 means there are 7 dependents for every 10 working-age people.
Age structure > 0-14 years: The distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
Gender > Male population: Total male population.
Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Total: Number of people aged 60 and older.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-64: Percentage of total population aged 15-64.
Age structure > 65 years and over: The distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest."
Nationality > Noun: The noun which identifies citizens of the nation
Age distribution > Elderly dependency ratio: Percentage of dependant adults out of total population aged 15-64. A dependant adult is an adult aged 65 and older.
Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 0-4.
Physicians density: This entry gives the number of medical doctors (physicians), including generalist and specialist medical practitioners, per 1,000 of the population. Medical doctors are defined as doctors that study, diagnose, treat, and prevent illness, disease, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in humans through the application of modern medicine. They also plan, supervise, and evaluate care and treatment plans by other health care providers. The World Health Organization estimates that fewer than 2.3 health workers (physicians, nurses, and midwives only) per 1,000 would be insufficient to achieve coverage of primary healthcare needs.
Marriage, divorce and children > Total divorces: Total number of divorces in given year by country.
Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Total: Number of people 65 years old and older.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-59 > Total: Number of people aged 15-59.
Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Total: Number of people aged 80 years and older.
Cities > Urban population: Total population living in urban areas. The defition of an urban area differs for each country. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division.
Abortion > Abortion rate: Abortions per 1000 women.
Nationality > Adjective: This entry is derived from People > Nationality, which provides the identifying terms for citizens - noun and adjective.
Sex ratio > Total population: The number of males for each female one of five age groups - at birth, under 15 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over, and for the total population. Sex ratio at birth has recently emerged as an indicator of certain kinds of sex discrimination in some countries. For instance, high sex ratios at birth in some Asian countries are now attributed to sex-selective abortion and infanticide due to a strong preference for sons. This will affect future marriage patterns and fertility patterns. Eventually it could cause unrest among young adult males who are unable to find partners.
Age distribution > Population aged 5-14 > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 5-14.
Sex ratio > At birth: The number of males for each female one of five age groups - at birth, under 15 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over, and for the total population. Sex ratio at birth has recently emerged as an indicator of certain kinds of sex discrimination in some countries. For instance, high sex ratios at birth in some Asian countries are now attributed to sex-selective abortion and infanticide due to a strong preference for sons. This will affect future marriage patterns and fertility patterns. Eventually it could cause unrest among young adult males who are unable to find partners.
Marriage, divorce and children > Marriages: Marriages by urban/rural residence.
Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 80 and older.
Marriage, divorce and children > Marriages per thousand people: Marriages by urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Gender > Sex ratio at birth: Number of males born for every female born. Countries with a number less than one have more females born than males.
Age distribution > Population aged 5-14 > Total: Number of people aged 5-14.
Migration > Net migration rate: The difference between the number of persons entering and leaving a country during the year per 1,000 persons (based on midyear population). An excess of persons entering the country is referred to as net immigration (e.g., 3.56 migrants/1,000 population); an excess of persons leaving the country as net emigration (e.g., -9.26 migrants/1,000 population). The net migration rate indicates the contribution of migration to the overall level of population change. High levels of migration can cause problems such as increasing unemployment and potential ethnic strife (if people are coming in) or a reduction in the labor force, perhaps in certain key sectors (if people are leaving).
Child labor > Children ages 5-14: This entry provides the mean (average) age of mothers at the birth of their first child. It is a useful indicator for gauging the success of family planning programs aiming to reduce maternal mortality, increase contraceptive use – particularly among married and unmarried adolescents, delay age at first marriage, and improve the health of newborns.
Future population change: Total change in population by country. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division.
Urban population: Urban population is the midyear population of areas defined as urban in each country and reported to the United Nations.
Migration > Net migration > Per capita: Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period, that is, the total number of immigrants less the annual number of emigrants, including both citizens and noncitizens. Data are five-year estimates. To derive estimates of net migration, the United Nations Population Division takes into account the past migration history of a country or area, the migration policy of a country, and the influx of refugees in recent periods. The data to calculate these official estimates come from a variety of sources, including border statistics, administrative records, surveys, and censuses. When no official estimates can be made because of insufficient data, net migration is derived through the balance equation, which is the difference between overall population growth and the natural increase during the 1990-2000 intercensal period." Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Median age > Total: This entry is derived from People > Median age, which is the age that divides a population into two numerically equal groups; that is, half the people are younger than this age and half are older. It is a single index that summarizes the age distribution of a population. Currently, the median age ranges from a low of about 15 in Uganda and Gaza Strip to 40 or more in several European countries and Japan. See the entry for "Age structure" for the importance of a young versus an older age structure and, by implication, a low versus a higher median age.
Life expectancy at birth > Total population: This entry is derived from People > Life expectancy at birth, which contains the average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. The entry includes total population as well as the male and female components. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.
Urban and rural > Urban population: Total population living in urban areas by country.
Projected population growth: Percentage change in projected population between 2000 and 2050
Units: Percent Change in Population
Units: A threshold of 0 was applied. All countries with growth rates of 0 or below received the same score.
Marriage > Years being single before marriage > Women: Average age of women at their first marriage.
Age structure > 15-64 years: The distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
Literacy > Total population: This entry is derived from People > Literacy, which includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of the Factbook. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons. Low levels of literacy, and education in general, can impede the economic development of a country in the current rapidly changing, technology-driven world.
Additional details:
- Gibraltar: above 80% (2013)
Dependency ratios > Youth dependency ratio: This entry is derived from People > Dependency ratios, which dependency ratios are a measure of the age structure of a population. They relate the number of individuals that are likely to be economically "dependent" on the support of others. Dependency ratios contrast the ratio of youths (ages 0-14) and the elderly (ages 65+) to the number of those in the working-age group (ages 15-64). Changes in the dependency ratio provide an indication of potential social support requirements resulting from changes in population age structures. As fertility levels decline, the dependency ratio initially falls because the proportion of youths decreases while the proportion of the population of working age increases. As fertility levels continue to decline, dependency ratios eventually increase because the proportion of the population of working age starts to decline and the proportion of elderly persons continues to increase.
total dependency ratio - The total dependency ratio is the ratio of combined youth population (ages 0-14) and elderly population (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). A high total dependency ratio indicates that the working-age population and the overall economy face a greater burden to support and provide social services for youth and elderly persons, who are often economically dependent.
youth dependency ratio - The youth dependency ratio is the ratio of the youth population (ages 0-14) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). A high youth dependency ratio indicates that a greater investment needs to be made in schooling and other services for children.
elderly dependency ratio - The elderly dependency ratio is the ratio of the elderly population (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). Increases in the elderly dependency ratio put added pressure on governments to fund pensions and healthcare.
potential support ratio - The potential support ratio is the number of working-age people (ages 15-64) per one elderly person (ages 65+). As a population ages, the potential support ratio tends to fall, meaning there are fewer potential workers to support the elderly.
Marriage > Years being single before marriage > Men: Average age of men at their first marriage.
Age distribution > Child dependency ratio: Percentage of dependant children out of total population aged 15 and older. A dependant child is a child aged 0-14.
Gender > Women aged 15-49: Country's total population of women aged 15-49. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division.
Gender empowerment measure: Gender Empowerment Measure Range is from .000 (lowest) to 1.000 (highest), 2002.
Percentage living in urban areas: Percentage of people living in urban areas. Data for 2003. Urban-rural classification of population in internationally published statistics follows the national census definition, which differs from one country or area to another. National definitions are usually based on criteria that may include any of the following: size of population in a locality, population density, distance between built-up areas, predominant type of economic activity, legal or administrative boundaries and urban characteristics such as specific services and facilities.
Migration > Net migration: Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period, that is, the total number of immigrants less the annual number of emigrants, including both citizens and noncitizens. Data are five-year estimates. To derive estimates of net migration, the United Nations Population Division takes into account the past migration history of a country or area, the migration policy of a country, and the influx of refugees in recent periods. The data to calculate these official estimates come from a variety of sources, including border statistics, administrative records, surveys, and censuses. When no official estimates can be made because of insufficient data, net migration is derived through the balance equation, which is the difference between overall population growth and the natural increase during the 1990-2000 intercensal period."
Marriage > Minimum legal age > With parental consent > For Women: Age at which women are allowed to marry with parental consent.
Population > CIA Factbook: This entry gives an estimate from the US Bureau of the Census based on statistics from population censuses, vital statistics registration systems, or sample surveys pertaining to the recent past and on assumptions about future trends. The total population presents one overall measure of the potential impact of the country on the world and within its region. Note: starting with the 1993 Factbook, demographic estimates for some countries (mostly African) have explicitly taken into account the effects of the growing impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. These countries are currently: The Bahamas, Benin, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Teenage pregancy rate: Adolescent fertility rate is the number of births per 1,000 women ages 15-19."
Gender empowerment: Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM). The GEM measures the participation of women and men in political decision-making. This index also has four indicators: female members of the Legislature, female participation in selected positions in public and private sector, female participation in academic and technical work, and estimated income. Both indexes are based on data collected by the UN and are processed to enable comparison.
Population density: Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes."
Sex ratio > Under 15 years: The number of males for each female one of five age groups - at birth, under 15 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over, and for the total population. Sex ratio at birth has recently emerged as an indicator of certain kinds of sex discrimination in some countries. For instance, high sex ratios at birth in some Asian countries are now attributed to sex-selective abortion and infanticide due to a strong preference for sons. This will affect future marriage patterns and fertility patterns. Eventually it could cause unrest among young adult males who are unable to find partners.
Percentage living in rural areas.: Percentage of people living in rural areas. Data for 2003. Urban-rural classification of population in internationally published statistics follows the national census definition, which differs from one country or area to another. National definitions are usually based on criteria that may include any of the following: size of population in a locality, population density, distance between built-up areas, predominant type of economic activity, legal or administrative boundaries and urban characteristics such as specific services and facilities.
Infant mortality rate > Total: This entry is derived from People > Infant mortality rate, which gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
Patriotism: Patriotism Score of countries according to surveys by World Values Survey. The score was determined by asking thousands of respondents the question "How proud are you to be [insert nationality]?", ranging from not proud (1) to very proud (4). The average number of respondents per country was 1264.
Age structure > 25-54 years: This entry is derived from People > Age structure, which provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group as follows: 0-14 years (children), 15-24 years (early working age), 25-54 years (prime working age), 55-64 years (mature working age), 65 years and over (elderly). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
Urban and rural > Rural population: Total population living in rural areas by country.
Teenage birth rate: The number of births to women aged below 20 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19. (1995-1998)
Gender > Global Gender Gap Index: The Gender Gap Index considers gender inequality in the dimensions of economic participation (equality of salaries, labor market participation and access to high-skilled employment); access to education; political participation; and health (life expectancy and sex ratio). The highest score of 1 means total equality, 0 means complete inequality. The Index is calculated by the World Economic Forum.
Age structure > 15-24 years: This entry is derived from People > Age structure, which provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group as follows: 0-14 years (children), 15-24 years (early working age), 25-54 years (prime working age), 55-64 years (mature working age), 65 years and over (elderly). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
Gender > Gender inequality index: Gender Inequality Index.
Urban and rural > Urban population per thousand people: Total population living in urban areas by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Rural population: Rural population is calculated as the difference between the total population and the urban population.
Migration > Refugee population by country or territory of origin: Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organisation of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection. Asylum seekers--people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers--are excluded. Palestinian refugees are people (and their descendants) whose residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who lost their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Country of origin generally refers to the nationality or country of citizenship of a claimant."
Size of houses: Proportion of houses with five or more rooms, 2002.
Fertility > Fertility rate, total > Births per woman: Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with current age-specific fertility rates.
Age structure > 55-64 years: This entry is derived from People > Age structure, which provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group as follows: 0-14 years (children), 15-24 years (early working age), 25-54 years (prime working age), 55-64 years (mature working age), 65 years and over (elderly). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
Marriage > Minimum legal age > Without parental consent > For Women: Minimum legal age at which women can be married without parental consent.
Marriage > Minimum legal age > With parental consent > For Men: Age at which men are allowed to marry with parental consent.
Gender > Female population per thousand people: Total female population. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Future population > Males: UN estimates of male population in 2010, 2015, 2020, 2025 and 2030.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Total: This entry is derived from People > School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary , which school life expectancy (SLE) is the total number of years of schooling (primary to tertiary) that a child can expect to receive, assuming that the probability of his or her being enrolled in school at any particular future age is equal to the current enrollment ratio at that age.Caution must be maintained when utilizing this indicator in international comparisons. For example, a year or grade completed in one country is not necessarily the same in terms of educational content or quality as a year or grade completed in another country. SLE represents the expected number of years of schooling that will be completed, including years spent repeating one or more grades.
Fertility > Birth rate, crude > Per 1,000 people: Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.
Sex ratio > 15-64 years: The number of males for each female one of five age groups - at birth, under 15 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over, and for the total population. Sex ratio at birth has recently emerged as an indicator of certain kinds of sex discrimination in some countries. For instance, high sex ratios at birth in some Asian countries are now attributed to sex-selective abortion and infanticide due to a strong preference for sons. This will affect future marriage patterns and fertility patterns. Eventually it could cause unrest among young adult males who are unable to find partners.
Child labor > Children ages 5-14 per million people: This entry provides the mean (average) age of mothers at the birth of their first child. It is a useful indicator for gauging the success of family planning programs aiming to reduce maternal mortality, increase contraceptive use – particularly among married and unmarried adolescents, delay age at first marriage, and improve the health of newborns. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Dependency ratios > Total dependency ratio: This entry is derived from People > Dependency ratios, which dependency ratios are a measure of the age structure of a population. They relate the number of individuals that are likely to be economically "dependent" on the support of others. Dependency ratios contrast the ratio of youths (ages 0-14) and the elderly (ages 65+) to the number of those in the working-age group (ages 15-64). Changes in the dependency ratio provide an indication of potential social support requirements resulting from changes in population age structures. As fertility levels decline, the dependency ratio initially falls because the proportion of youths decreases while the proportion of the population of working age increases. As fertility levels continue to decline, dependency ratios eventually increase because the proportion of the population of working age starts to decline and the proportion of elderly persons continues to increase.
total dependency ratio - The total dependency ratio is the ratio of combined youth population (ages 0-14) and elderly population (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). A high total dependency ratio indicates that the working-age population and the overall economy face a greater burden to support and provide social services for youth and elderly persons, who are often economically dependent.
youth dependency ratio - The youth dependency ratio is the ratio of the youth population (ages 0-14) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). A high youth dependency ratio indicates that a greater investment needs to be made in schooling and other services for children.
elderly dependency ratio - The elderly dependency ratio is the ratio of the elderly population (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). Increases in the elderly dependency ratio put added pressure on governments to fund pensions and healthcare.
potential support ratio - The potential support ratio is the number of working-age people (ages 15-64) per one elderly person (ages 65+). As a population ages, the potential support ratio tends to fall, meaning there are fewer potential workers to support the elderly.
Population density > People per sq. km of land area: Population density (people per sq. km of land area). Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-64 > Total per thousand people: Number of people aged 15-64. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Drinking water source > Improved > Total: This entry is derived from People > Drinking water source > Improved, which provides information about access to improved or unimproved drinking water sources available to segments of the population of a country.improved drinking water - use of any of the following sources: piped water into dwelling, yard, or plot; public tap or standpipe; tubewell or borehole; protected dug well; protected spring; or rainwater collection. unimproved drinking water - use of any of the following sources: unprotected dug well; unprotected spring; cart with small tank or drum; tanker truck; surface water, which includes rivers, dams, lakes, ponds, streams, canals or irrigation channels; or bottled water.
Home ownership: Home ownership as % of all households (Data is for 2000).
Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Total per thousand people: Number of people aged 15-24. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Marriage > Percent married > All > Female > Aged 15-19: Percent of people aged 15-19 years who are or have been married or in a marriage-like union recognized by the law or customs of their country.
Life expectancy at birth > Female: This entry is derived from People > Life expectancy at birth, which contains the average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. The entry includes total population as well as the male and female components. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.
Hospital bed density: This entry provides the number of hospital beds per 1,000 people; it serves as a general measure of inpatient service availability. Hospital beds include inpatient beds available in public, private, general, and specialized hospitals and rehabilitation centers. In most cases, beds for both acute and chronic care are included. Because the level of inpatient services required for individual countries depends on several factors - such as demographic issues and the burden of disease - there is no global target for the number of hospital beds per country. So, while 2 beds per 1,000 in one country may be sufficient, 2 beds per 1,000 in another may be woefully inadequate because of the number of people hospitalized by disease.
Marriage, divorce and children > Contraception use among married women > Any method: Current contraceptive use among married women 15-49 years old, any method, percentage.
Contraceptive prevalence rate: This field gives the percent of women of reproductive age (15-49) who are married or in union and are using, or whose sexual partner is using, a method of contraception according to the date of the most recent available data. The contraceptive prevalence rate is an indicator of health services, development, and women’s empowerment. It is also useful in understanding, past, present, and future fertility trends, especially in developing countries.
Dependency ratios > Potential support ratio: This entry is derived from People > Dependency ratios, which dependency ratios are a measure of the age structure of a population. They relate the number of individuals that are likely to be economically "dependent" on the support of others. Dependency ratios contrast the ratio of youths (ages 0-14) and the elderly (ages 65+) to the number of those in the working-age group (ages 15-64). Changes in the dependency ratio provide an indication of potential social support requirements resulting from changes in population age structures. As fertility levels decline, the dependency ratio initially falls because the proportion of youths decreases while the proportion of the population of working age increases. As fertility levels continue to decline, dependency ratios eventually increase because the proportion of the population of working age starts to decline and the proportion of elderly persons continues to increase.
total dependency ratio - The total dependency ratio is the ratio of combined youth population (ages 0-14) and elderly population (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). A high total dependency ratio indicates that the working-age population and the overall economy face a greater burden to support and provide social services for youth and elderly persons, who are often economically dependent.
youth dependency ratio - The youth dependency ratio is the ratio of the youth population (ages 0-14) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). A high youth dependency ratio indicates that a greater investment needs to be made in schooling and other services for children.
elderly dependency ratio - The elderly dependency ratio is the ratio of the elderly population (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). Increases in the elderly dependency ratio put added pressure on governments to fund pensions and healthcare.
potential support ratio - The potential support ratio is the number of working-age people (ages 15-64) per one elderly person (ages 65+). As a population ages, the potential support ratio tends to fall, meaning there are fewer potential workers to support the elderly.
Urban and rural > Rural population per thousand people: Total population living in rural areas by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Nobel prize laureates: Number of Nobel Prize Laureates 1901-2002
Age at first marriage for women: Age of women when they first get married (1999).
Elderly population > Elderly Population by region > Percentage of elderly population by country: The elderly population is the number of inhabitants of a given region aged 65 or older. The population can be either the average annual population or the population at a specific date during the year considered. The average population during a calendar year is generally calculated as the arithmetic mean of the population on 1 January of two consecutive years (it is also referred to as the mean population).
The geographic concentration index offers an accurate picture of the spatial distribution of elderly population, as it takes into account the area of each region and reveals large international differences in the degree of geographic concentration of elderly people.
The geographic concentration index compares the economic weight and the geographic weight over all regions in a given country and is constructed to account for both within- and between-country differences in the size of all regions. The index lies between 0 (no concentration) and 100 (maximum concentration) and is suitable for international comparisons of geographic concentration.
Jewish population > By country > Jews > Estimated number of Jews: Total Jew population by country.
Marriage, divorce and children > Marriageable age > Females: Female consent.
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Overseas Chinese > 2005 Population: Top 20
Urbanization: Estimates and projections of urban and rural populations are made by the Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat and published every two years. These estimates and projections are based on national census or survey data that have been evaluated and, whenever necessary, adjusted for deficiencies and inconsistencies. Urban-rural classification of population in internationally published statistics follows the national census definition, which differs from one country or area to another. National definitions are usually based on criteria that may include any of the following: size of population in a locality, population density, distance between built-up areas, predominant type of economic activity, legal or administrative boundaries and urban characteristics such as specific services and facilities.
Dependency ratios > Elderly dependency ratio: This entry is derived from People > Dependency ratios, which dependency ratios are a measure of the age structure of a population. They relate the number of individuals that are likely to be economically "dependent" on the support of others. Dependency ratios contrast the ratio of youths (ages 0-14) and the elderly (ages 65+) to the number of those in the working-age group (ages 15-64). Changes in the dependency ratio provide an indication of potential social support requirements resulting from changes in population age structures. As fertility levels decline, the dependency ratio initially falls because the proportion of youths decreases while the proportion of the population of working age increases. As fertility levels continue to decline, dependency ratios eventually increase because the proportion of the population of working age starts to decline and the proportion of elderly persons continues to increase.
total dependency ratio - The total dependency ratio is the ratio of combined youth population (ages 0-14) and elderly population (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). A high total dependency ratio indicates that the working-age population and the overall economy face a greater burden to support and provide social services for youth and elderly persons, who are often economically dependent.
youth dependency ratio - The youth dependency ratio is the ratio of the youth population (ages 0-14) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). A high youth dependency ratio indicates that a greater investment needs to be made in schooling and other services for children.
elderly dependency ratio - The elderly dependency ratio is the ratio of the elderly population (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). Increases in the elderly dependency ratio put added pressure on governments to fund pensions and healthcare.
potential support ratio - The potential support ratio is the number of working-age people (ages 15-64) per one elderly person (ages 65+). As a population ages, the potential support ratio tends to fall, meaning there are fewer potential workers to support the elderly.
Sex ratio > 65 years and over: The number of males for each female one of five age groups - at birth, under 15 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over, and for the total population. Sex ratio at birth has recently emerged as an indicator of certain kinds of sex discrimination in some countries. For instance, high sex ratios at birth in some Asian countries are now attributed to sex-selective abortion and infanticide due to a strong preference for sons. This will affect future marriage patterns and fertility patterns. Eventually it could cause unrest among young adult males who are unable to find partners.
Fertility > Mortality rate, infant > Per 1,000 live births: Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.
Average size of households: Average households size (number of people living in the house) - late 1990s.
Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Total per thousand people: Number of people aged 60 and older. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Migration > Refugee population by country or territory of asylum: Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organisation of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection. Asylum seekers--people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers--are excluded. Palestinian refugees are people (and their descendants) whose residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who lost their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Country of asylum is the country where an asylum claim was filed and granted."
Age distribution > Population aged 0-14 > Total per thousand people: Number of people aged 0-14. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Population in largest city: Population in largest city is the urban population living in the countryÂ’s largest metropolitan area.
Population, total: Population, total. Population, total refers to the total population.
Gender ratio > Whole population: Female/male ratio of population.
Literacy > Female: This entry is derived from People > Literacy, which includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of the Factbook. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons. Low levels of literacy, and education in general, can impede the economic development of a country in the current rapidly changing, technology-driven world.
One person households: Share of one person households (1995)
Urban and rural > Females living in cities proper: Total number of females living in cities proper. The UN definition for city proper varies for each country but usually refers to a locality with legal boundaries, some form of local government and does not include its outlying suburbs and districts. Numbers only include cities proper with a population over 100,000.
Migration > Refugee population by country or territory of asylum > Per capita: Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organisation of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection. Asylum seekers--people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers--are excluded. Palestinian refugees are people (and their descendants) whose residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who lost their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Country of asylum is the country where an asylum claim was filed and granted." Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Life expectancy at birth > Male: This entry is derived from People > Life expectancy at birth, which contains the average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. The entry includes total population as well as the male and female components. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.
Net migration: Net migration. Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period, that is, the total number of immigrants less the annual number of emigrants, including both citizens and noncitizens. Data are five-year estimates.
Migration > Refugees: Refugees (number in each country, 1990-99)
Persons per room: The main data sources for housing statistics are national population and housing censuses. Internationally recommended concepts and definitions for collecting these statistics are published in the Principles and Recommendations for Population and Housing
Marriage > Percent married > All > Male > Aged 15-19: Percent ever married or in union among persons aged 15-19.
Maternal mortality rate: The maternal mortality rate (MMR) is the annual number of female deaths per 100,000 live births from any cause related to or aggravated by pregnancy or its management (excluding accidental or incidental causes). The MMR includes deaths during pregnancy, childbirth, or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, for a specified year.
Migration > Asylum Seekers: Thousands of asylum seekers coming into a nation in 2001.
Urban and rural > Males living in cities proper: Total number of males living in cities proper. The UN definition for city proper varies for each country but usually refers to a locality with legal boundaries, some form of local government and does not include its outlying suburbs and districts. Numbers only include cities proper with a population over 100,000.
Urban and rural > Female rural population: Total number of females living in rural areas by country.
Population > CIA Factbook per capita: This entry gives an estimate from the US Bureau of the Census based on statistics from population censuses, vital statistics registration systems, or sample surveys pertaining to the recent past and on assumptions about future trends. The total population presents one overall measure of the potential impact of the country on the world and within its region. Note: starting with the 1993 Factbook, demographic estimates for some countries (mostly African) have explicitly taken into account the effects of the growing impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. These countries are currently: The Bahamas, Benin, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Immigration > Cultural Diversity Index: The probability that two individuals selected at random from a country speak a very different language. A high score of close to 1 indicates that many unrelated languages are spoken. A score of close to 0 means that few languages are spoken, and / or that the spoken languages are similar to one another. For more information, please refer to Fearon (see citation).
Fertility > Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19: Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19). Adolescent fertility rate is the number of births per 1,000 women ages 15-19.
Languages: This entry provides a rank ordering of languages starting with the largest and sometimes includes the percent of total population speaking that language.
Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Total per thousand people: Number of people aged 0-4. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-59 > Total per thousand people: Number of people aged 15-59. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Couples with children: Share of couples with children (1995)
Rural population per 1000: Rural population is calculated as the difference between the total population and the urban population. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Marriage, divorce and children > Minimum legal marrying age > With parental consent > For Women: Legal Age for Marriage.
International migration > Trends in migration > Net migration rate: Net migration is defined as the total number of immigrant nationals and foreigners minus the total of emigrant foreigners and nationals. Arrivals and departures for purposes such as tourism and business travel are not included in the statistics.
Future population > Females: UN estimates of female population in 2010, 2015, 2020, 2025 and 2030.
Fertility > Number of maternal deaths: Number of maternal deaths. Maternal mortality deaths is the number of women who die during pregnancy and childbirth.
Migration > Foreign population: Foreign population as % of total population; data for 2000
Gender development index: Gender development index - Range is from .000 (lowest) to 1.000 (highest).
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary education > Total: School life expectancy (SLE) is the total number of years of schooling (primary to tertiary) that a child can expect to receive, assuming that the probability of his or her being enrolled in school at any particular future age is equal to the current enrollment ratio at that age.Caution must be maintained when utilizing this indicator in international comparisons. For example, a year or grade completed in one country is not necessarily the same in terms of educational content or quality as a year or grade completed in another country. SLE represents the expected number of years of schooling that will be completed, including years spent repeating one or more grades.
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 > Total: This entry is derived from People > Unemployment, youth ages 15-24, which gives the percent of the total labor force ages 15-24 unemployed during a specified year.
Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Total per thousand people: Number of people aged 80 years and older. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Age at first marriage for men: Age of men when they first get married (1999).
Immigration > Commitment to Development Index (immigration): This is a sub-index of the Commitment to Development Index (CDI), which ranks rich countries’ policies is terms of how beneficial they are to the world’s five billion poorest people. The migration sub-index is based on net-inflows of migrants from developing countries, openness to students from those countries and aid offered to refugees and asylum seekers. For further information, please refer to cgdev.org/cdi
Marriage, divorce and children > Teen marriage rate > Women: Percentage of female population aged 15-19 who has been married at least once. Percentage is out of total number of females in the same age group.
Marriage, divorce and children > Urban marriages per thousand people: Marriages by urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 > Female: This entry is derived from People > Unemployment, youth ages 15-24, which gives the percent of the total labor force ages 15-24 unemployed during a specified year.
Gender > Male population per thousand people: Total male population. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Immigration > Destination countries of nationalities and ethnic groups > Russians: Number of residents who are ethnic Russians and maintain a feeling of Russian national identity.
Literacy > Definition: This entry is derived from People > Literacy, which includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of the Factbook. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons. Low levels of literacy, and education in general, can impede the economic development of a country in the current rapidly changing, technology-driven world.
Marriage, divorce and children > Years spent single before marriage > Females: Singulate mean age at marriage.
Attitude of women > Should have equal rights: Percentage of women (F) agreeing with the statement - "Women should have equal rights" in 1999 poll.
Number of infant deaths: Number of infant deaths. Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.
Number of under-five deaths: Number of under-five deaths. Number of children dying before reaching age five.
GDP per capita > Current US$: GDP per capita (current US$). GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Cities > Urban population per thousand people: Total population living in urban areas. The defition of an urban area differs for each country. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Density and urbanisation > Urban population: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanisation Prospects.
Lone parent families: Share of lone parent families (1995)
Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Total per thousand people: Number of people 65 years old and older. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Immigration > Refugees and asylum seekers > Natives per Refugee: Natives per Refugee.
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Marriage, divorce and children > Rural marriages per thousand people: Marriages by urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Immigration > Country of birth of Australian resident population: Australian residents born outside of Australia by country of birth.
Infant mortality rate > Female: This entry is derived from People > Infant mortality rate, which gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
Rights of the Child Convention > Signatories: Date of signing convention
Marriage > Percent married > Urban > Female > Aged 15-19: Percent ever married or in union among persons aged 15-19.
Age structure > 15-64 years > From total: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
Cities > Urban areas over 1,000,000: Urban areas with a population of over a million people.
Gender ratio > Babies: Female/male ratio at birth.
Urban population per 1000: Urban population is the midyear population of areas defined as urban in each country and reported to the United Nations. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Marriage > Percent married > Rural > Female > Aged 15-19: Percent ever married or in union among persons aged 15-19.
Urban and rural > Female urban population: Total number of females living in urban areas by country.
Urban and rural > Male rural population: Total number of males living in rural areas by country.
Urban and rural > Male urban population: Total number of males living in urban areas by country.
Median age > Both sexes: Age of person who is older than half the population and younger than the other half of the population.
Age structure > 0-14 years > Males: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
Age structure > 65 years and over > Males: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
Housing > Owner occupier households: Number of households owned by one or several members of the household.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Total: School life expectancy (SLE) is the total number of years of schooling (primary to tertiary) that a child can expect to receive, assuming that the probability of his or her being enrolled in school at any particular future age is equal to the current enrollment ratio at that age.Caution must be maintained when utilizing this indicator in international comparisons. For example, a year or grade completed in one country is not necessarily the same in terms of educational content or quality as a year or grade completed in another country. SLE represents the expected number of years of schooling that will be completed, including years spent repeating one or more grades.
Population in largest city > Per capita: Population in largest city is the urban population living in the countryÂ’s largest metropolitan area. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Infant mortality rate > Male: This entry is derived from People > Infant mortality rate, which gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
Literacy > Male: This entry is derived from People > Literacy, which includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of the Factbook. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons. Low levels of literacy, and education in general, can impede the economic development of a country in the current rapidly changing, technology-driven world.
Cities > Urban areas over 2,000,000: Urban Areas Over 2,000,000.
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 > Male: This entry is derived from People > Unemployment, youth ages 15-24, which gives the percent of the total labor force ages 15-24 unemployed during a specified year.
Sanitation facility access > Improved > Total: This entry is derived from People > Sanitation facility access > Improved, which provides information about access to improved or unimproved sanitation facilities available to segments of the population of a country. improved sanitation - use of any of the following facilities: flush or pour-flush to a piped sewer system, septic tank or pit latrine; ventilated improved pit (VIP) latrine; pit latrine with slab; or a composting toilet. unimproved sanitation - use of any of the following facilities: flush or pour-flush not piped to a sewer system, septic tank or pit latrine; pit latrine without a slab or open pit; bucket; hanging toilet or hanging latrine; shared facilities of any type; no facilities; or bush or field.
Migration > New citizenships: Thousands of people who acquired nationality in 2000. Statistics cover all means of acquiring the nationality of a country, except where otherwise indicated. These include standard naturalisation procedures subject to age, residency, etc. criteria, as well as situations where nationality is acquired through a declaration or by option (following marriage, adoption, or other situations related to residency or descent), recovery of former nationality and other special means of acquiring the nationality of a country. For more details on sources, refer to the notes at the end of the OECD Annex.
Elderly population > Elderly Population by region > Percentage of elderly population by country per million: The elderly population is the number of inhabitants of a given region aged 65 or older. The population can be either the average annual population or the population at a specific date during the year considered. The average population during a calendar year is generally calculated as the arithmetic mean of the population on 1 January of two consecutive years (it is also referred to as the mean population).
The geographic concentration index offers an accurate picture of the spatial distribution of elderly population, as it takes into account the area of each region and reveals large international differences in the degree of geographic concentration of elderly people.
The geographic concentration index compares the economic weight and the geographic weight over all regions in a given country and is constructed to account for both within- and between-country differences in the size of all regions. The index lies between 0 (no concentration) and 100 (maximum concentration) and is suitable for international comparisons of geographic concentration. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Number of infant deaths per 1000: Number of infant deaths. Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Total Population per capita: Total Population, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Gender ratio > Urban population: Female/male ratio of urban population.
Marriage > Percent married > Urban > Male > Aged 15-19: Percent ever married or in union among persons aged 15-19.
Age structure > 0-14 years > Males per 1000: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Age structure > 65 years and over > From total: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
Urban and rural > Population living in urban agglomerations: Total population living in urban agglomerations. An urban agglomeration should not be confused with a metropolitan area, whereas an agglomeration refers to multiple connected urban cities, while a metropolitan area refers to a central urban area with outlying suburban cities and districts.
Marriage, divorce and children > Marriageable age > Males: Male consent.
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Charity > World Giving Index > Volunteered time: VT.
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Jewish population > By country > Jews > Estimated number of Jews per 1000: Total Jew population by country. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Gender ratio > Aged over 80 > Women per 100 men: Female/male ratio at age x.
Gender ratio > Aged over 60 > Women per 100 men: Female/male ratio at age x.
Religions: This entry is an ordered listing of religions by adherents starting with the largest group and sometimes includes the percent of total population. The core characteristics and beliefs of the world's major religions are described below.
Baha'i - Founded by Mirza Husayn-Ali (known as Baha'u'llah) in Iran in 1852, Baha'i faith emphasizes monotheism and believes in one eternal transcendent God. Its guiding focus is to encourage the unity of all peoples on the earth so that justice and peace may be achieved on earth. Baha'i revelation contends the prophets of major world religions reflect some truth or element of the divine, believes all were manifestations of God given to specific communities in specific times, and that Baha'u'llah is an additional prophet meant to call all humankind. Bahais are an open community, located worldwide, with the greatest concentration of believers in South Asia.
Buddhism - Religion or philosophy inspired by the 5th century B.C. teachings of Siddhartha Gautama (also known as Gautama Buddha "the enlightened one"). Buddhism focuses on the goal of spiritual enlightenment centered on an understanding of Gautama Buddha's Four Noble Truths on the nature of suffering, and on the Eightfold Path of spiritual and moral practice, to break the cycle of suffering of which we are a part. Buddhism ascribes to a karmic system of rebirth. Several schools and sects of Buddhism exist, differing often on the nature of the Buddha, the extent to which enlightenment can be achieved - for one or for all, and by whom - religious orders or laity.
Basic Groupings
   Theravada Buddhism: The oldest Buddhist school, Theravada is practiced mostly in Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Laos, Burma, and Thailand, with minority representation elsewhere in Asia and the West. Theravadans follow the Pali Canon of Buddha's teachings, and believe that one may escape the cycle of rebirth, worldly attachment, and suffering for oneself; this process may take one or several lifetimes.
   Mahayana Buddhism, including subsets Zen and Tibetan (Lamaistic) Buddhism: Forms of Mahayana Buddhism are common in East Asia and Tibet, and parts of the West. Mahayanas have additional scriptures beyond the Pali Canon and believe the Buddha is eternal and still teaching. Unlike Theravada Buddhism, Mahayana schools maintain the Buddha-nature is present in all beings and all will ultimately achieve enlightenment.
    Hoa Hao: a minority tradition of Buddhism practiced in Vietnam that stresses lay participation, primarily by peasant farmers; it eschews ...
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Urban population > Per capita: Urban population is the midyear population of areas defined as urban in each country and reported to the United Nations. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Mortality rate, adult, male > Per 1,000 male adults: Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults). Adult mortality rate is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old dying before reaching age 60, if subject to current age-specific mortality rates between those ages.
Immigration > Ethnic Fractionalization Index: The probability that two individuals selected at random from a country will be from different ethnic groups, 0 meaning that each individual in this country is from the same ethnic group. For a discussion of what constitutes an ethnic group, please refer to Fearon (see citation).
Immigration > Destination countries of nationalities and ethnic groups > Percent of population of African descent: Percentage of each country's population that is of African descent. These numbers include people mixed with African descent as well.
Immigration > Visa overstay rate > Australia: Modified Non-Return Rate.
Population in urban agglomerations > More than 1 million: Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2000 had a population of more than one million people.
Marriage, divorce and children > Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage: Percentage of all married women aged 15-49 who report using any type of contraceptive.
Marriage, divorce and children > Contraception use among married women > Condom: Current contraceptive use among married women 15-49 years old, condom, percentage.
Attitude of women > Women are happier now: Percentage of women agreeing with the statement - "Women are happier now than in their grandmothers' time" in 1999 poll.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary education > Male: School life expectancy (SLE) is the total number of years of schooling (primary to tertiary) that a child can expect to receive, assuming that the probability of his or her being enrolled in school at any particular future age is equal to the current enrollment ratio at that age.Caution must be maintained when utilizing this indicator in international comparisons. For example, a year or grade completed in one country is not necessarily the same in terms of educational content or quality as a year or grade completed in another country. SLE represents the expected number of years of schooling that will be completed, including years spent repeating one or more grades.
Median age > Male: This entry is the age that divides a population into two numerically equal groups; that is, half the people are younger than this age and half are older. It is a single index that summarizes the age distribution of a population. Currently, the median age ranges from a low of about 15 in Uganda and Gaza Strip to 40 or more in several European countries and Japan. See the entry for "Age structure" for the importance of a young versus an older age structure and, by implication, a low versus a higher median age.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female: This entry is derived from People > School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary , which school life expectancy (SLE) is the total number of years of schooling (primary to tertiary) that a child can expect to receive, assuming that the probability of his or her being enrolled in school at any particular future age is equal to the current enrollment ratio at that age.Caution must be maintained when utilizing this indicator in international comparisons. For example, a year or grade completed in one country is not necessarily the same in terms of educational content or quality as a year or grade completed in another country. SLE represents the expected number of years of schooling that will be completed, including years spent repeating one or more grades.
Marriage, divorce and children > Teen marriage rate > Men: Percentage of male population aged 15-19 who has been married at least once. Percentage is out of total number of males in the same age group.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary education > Female: School life expectancy (SLE) is the total number of years of schooling (primary to tertiary) that a child can expect to receive, assuming that the probability of his or her being enrolled in school at any particular future age is equal to the current enrollment ratio at that age.Caution must be maintained when utilizing this indicator in international comparisons. For example, a year or grade completed in one country is not necessarily the same in terms of educational content or quality as a year or grade completed in another country. SLE represents the expected number of years of schooling that will be completed, including years spent repeating one or more grades.
Density and urbanisation > Rural population: Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.
Migration > Asylum seekers acceptance rates > 1990-99: % of asylum seekers accepted between the years 1990 and 1999.
Urban and rural population > Rural gender ratio: Women per 100 men, rural population.
Urban and rural population > Urban gender ratio: Women per 100 men amongst urban population.
Marriage > Percent married > Rural > Male > Aged 15-19: Percent ever married or in union among persons aged 15-19.
Age structure > 15-64 years > Females per 1000: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Age structure > 0-14 years > From total: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
Age structure > 65 years and over > Females: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
Age structure > 65 years and over > Females per 1000: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Charity > World Giving Index > Donated money, percent: DM.
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Immigration > Country of birth of Australian resident population per thousand people: Australian residents born outside of Australia by country of birth. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Attitude of women > Women are better off now: Percentage of women agreeing with the statement - "Women are in a better position than their grandmothers" in 1999 poll.
Female population > Age 15-19: Female population - Age 15-19, as of April 26, 2005
Median age > Female: This entry is derived from People > Median age, which is the age that divides a population into two numerically equal groups; that is, half the people are younger than this age and half are older. It is a single index that summarizes the age distribution of a population. Currently, the median age ranges from a low of about 15 in Uganda and Gaza Strip to 40 or more in several European countries and Japan. See the entry for "Age structure" for the importance of a young versus an older age structure and, by implication, a low versus a higher median age.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita > Cubic meters: Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita (cubic meters). Renewable internal freshwater resources flows refer to internal renewable resources (internal river flows and groundwater from rainfall) in the country. Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita are calculated using the World Bank's population estimates.
Cities > Rate of urbanization: Urbanization rate.
Sanitation facility access > Improved > Urban: This entry is derived from People > Sanitation facility access > Improved, which provides information about access to improved or unimproved sanitation facilities available to segments of the population of a country. improved sanitation - use of any of the following facilities: flush or pour-flush to a piped sewer system, septic tank or pit latrine; ventilated improved pit (VIP) latrine; pit latrine with slab; or a composting toilet. unimproved sanitation - use of any of the following facilities: flush or pour-flush not piped to a sewer system, septic tank or pit latrine; pit latrine without a slab or open pit; bucket; hanging toilet or hanging latrine; shared facilities of any type; no facilities; or bush or field.
Migration > Refugee population by country or territory of origin > Per capita: Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organisation of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection. Asylum seekers--people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers--are excluded. Palestinian refugees are people (and their descendants) whose residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who lost their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Country of origin generally refers to the nationality or country of citizenship of a claimant." Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Gender > Women aged 15-49 per thousand people: Country's total population of women aged 15-49. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Fertility > Mortality rate, under-5, male > Per 1,000 live births: Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births). Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000)
Immigration > Visas > Visa requirements for > British citizens: Visa requirement.
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Marriage, divorce and children > Marriageable age > Notes: Notes.
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Future population > Males per thousand people: UN estimates of male population in 2010, 2015, 2020, 2025 and 2030. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Immigration > Nationality compositions of > China, source countries of residents per million people: Foreign nationals living in China by nationality. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
International migrant stock, total per 1000: International migrant stock, total. International migrant stock is the number of people born in a country other than that in which they live. It also includes refugees. The data used to estimate the international migrant stock at a particular time are obtained mainly from population censuses. The estimates are derived from the data on foreign-born population--people who have residence in one country but were born in another country. When data on the foreign-born population are not available, data on foreign population--that is, people who are citizens of a country other than the country in which they reside--are used as estimates. After the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 people living in one of the newly independent countries who were born in another were classified as international migrants. Estimates of migrant stock in the newly independent states from 1990 on are based on the 1989 census of the Soviet Union. For countries with information on the international migrant stock for at least two points in time, interpolation or extrapolation was used to estimate the international migrant stock on July 1 of the reference years. For countries with only one observation, estimates for the reference years were derived using rates of change in the migrant stock in the years preceding or following the single observation available. A model was used to estimate migrants for countries that had no data. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
International migrant stock, total: International migrant stock, total. International migrant stock is the number of people born in a country other than that in which they live. It also includes refugees. The data used to estimate the international migrant stock at a particular time are obtained mainly from population censuses. The estimates are derived from the data on foreign-born population--people who have residence in one country but were born in another country. When data on the foreign-born population are not available, data on foreign population--that is, people who are citizens of a country other than the country in which they reside--are used as estimates. After the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 people living in one of the newly independent countries who were born in another were classified as international migrants. Estimates of migrant stock in the newly independent states from 1990 on are based on the 1989 census of the Soviet Union. For countries with information on the international migrant stock for at least two points in time, interpolation or extrapolation was used to estimate the international migrant stock on July 1 of the reference years. For countries with only one observation, estimates for the reference years were derived using rates of change in the migrant stock in the years preceding or following the single observation available. A model was used to estimate migrants for countries that had no data.
Migration > Asylum Seekers per million: Thousands of asylum seekers coming into a nation in 2001. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Women > Maternal mortality ratio adjusted: People - Women - Maternal mortality ratio 2000 adjusted
Immigration > Destination countries of nationalities and ethnic groups > Jews > Enlarged Jewish population:
Jewish population by country. The enlarged Jewish community includes Jews, non-Jews with Jewish ancestry and non-Jewish members of Jewish households.
Fertility > Lifetime risk of maternal death > 1 in: rate varies by country: Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country). Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.
Immigration > Ethnic Fractionalization Index per million people: The probability that two individuals selected at random from a country will be from different ethnic groups, 0 meaning that each individual in this country is from the same ethnic group. For a discussion of what constitutes an ethnic group, please refer to Fearon (see citation). Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Fertility > Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given: Maternity leave benefits.
Immigration > Nationality compositions of > Norway: Country of origin of Norway’s population who was either foreign born or born in Norway to foreign residents (number of people by country of origin).
Migration > Refugees per 1000: Refugees (number in each country, 1990-99). Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Widows > Proportion of age group > All > Men > Aged 30 to 39: Percent widowed in age group.
Age structure > 65 years and over > Males per 1000: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Age structure > 0-14 years > Females: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
Charity > World Giving Index > Helped a stranger, percent: HS.
Immigration > Nationality compositions of > Canada: Country of birth of Canadian residents (number of residents).
Total Population > Female: Total Population - Female, as of April 26, 2005
Migration > International migrant stock > Total: International migrant stock is the number of people born in a country other than that in which they live. It also includes refugees. The data used to estimate the international migrant stock at a particular time are obtained mainly from population censuses. The estimates are derived from the data on foreign-born population--people who have residence in one country but were born in another country. When data on the foreign-born population are not available, data on foreign population--that is, people who are citizens of a country other than the country in which they reside--are used as estimates. After the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 people living in one of the newly independent countries who were born in another were classified as international migrants. Estimates of migrant stock in the newly independent states from 1990 on are based on the 1989 census of the Soviet Union. For countries with information on the international migrant stock for at least two points in time, interpolation or extrapolation was used to estimate the international migrant stock on July 1 of the reference years. For countries with only one observation, estimates for the reference years were derived using rates of change in the migrant stock in the years preceding or following the single observation available. A model was used to estimate migrants for countries that had no data."
Marriage, divorce and children > Years spent single before marriage > Males: Singulate mean age at marriage.
Future population > Females per thousand people: UN estimates of female population in 2010, 2015, 2020, 2025 and 2030. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Gender ratio > Aged over 60: Female/male ratio at age x.
Gender > Gender ratio aged over 80: Amount of women per every 100 males that are over the age of 80 in each country. For instance, in North Korea, for every 100 males over 80, there are 411.8 females who are over 80.
Gender > Gender ratio aged over 65: Amount of women per every 100 males that are over the age of 65 in each country. For instance, in Russia, for every 100 males over 65, there are 210.6 females who are over 65.
Migration > New citizenships per million: Thousands of people who acquired nationality in 2000. Statistics cover all means of acquiring the nationality of a country, except where otherwise indicated. These include standard naturalisation procedures subject to age, residency, etc. criteria, as well as situations where nationality is acquired through a declaration or by option (following marriage, adoption, or other situations related to residency or descent), recovery of former nationality and other special means of acquiring the nationality of a country. For more details on sources, refer to the notes at the end of the OECD Annex. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Total population > Evolution of the population > Total fertility rates: The tables refer to the resident population. For countries such as France, the United Kingdom and the United States which have overseas colonies, protectorates or other territorial possessions, their populations are generally excluded. For full details, see Sources below.
Growth rates are the annual changes in the population and are the result of births, deaths and net migration during the year.
The total fertility rate is the total number of children that would be born to each woman if she were to live to the end of her child-bearing years and give birth to children in that period in agreement with the prevailing age-specific fertility rates.
Male population > Age 25-29: Male population - Age 25-29, as of April 26, 2005
Female population > Age 15-19 per 1000: Female population - Age 15-19, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Total population > Age 10-14 per 1000: Total population - Age 10-14, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Female population > Age 30-34 per 1000: Female population - Age 30-34, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Female population > Age 25-29: Female population - Age 25-29, as of April 26, 2005
Male population > Age 15-19 per 1000: Male population - Age 15-19, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Female population > Age 10-14 per 1000: Female population - Age 10-14, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Total population > Age 15-19 per 1000: Total population - Age 15-19, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Migration > Asylum Seekers > 1980-89: Total number of asylum seekers between the years 1980 and 1989.
Male population > Age 60-64 per 1000: Male population - Age 60-64, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Age structure > 0-14 years > Females per 1000: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Women > Contraceptive prevalence %: People - Women - Contraceptive prevalence (%) 1995-2002
Total population > Age 55-59: Total population - Age 55-59, as of April 26, 2005
Total population > Age 35-39: Total population - Age 35-39, as of April 26, 2005
Male population > Age 25-29 > % of the total: Male population - Age 25-29 - % of the total, as of April 26, 2005
Total population > Age 35-39 > % of the total: Total population - Age 35-39 - % of the total, as of April 26, 2005
Total population > Age 75-79 > % of the total: Total population - Age 75-79 - % of the total, as of April 26, 2005
Male population > Age 40-44: Male population - Age 40-44, as of April 26, 2005
Total population > Age 70-74 > % of the total: Total population - Age 70-74 - % of the total, as of April 26, 2005
Total population > Age 65-69 > % of the total: Total population - Age 65-69 - % of the total, as of April 26, 2005
Cities > Urban areas over 500,000 per million people: Urban Areas Over 500,000. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Age structure > 15-64 years > Males per 1000: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Male population > Age 20-24 per 1000: Male population - Age 20-24, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Droughts, floods, extreme temperatures > % of population, average 1990-2009: Droughts, floods, extreme temperatures (% of population, average 1990-2009). Droughts, floods and extreme temperatures is the annual average percentage of the population that is affected by natural disasters classified as either droughts, floods, or extreme temperature events. A drought is an extended period of time characterized by a deficiency in a region's water supply that is the result of constantly below average precipitation. A drought can lead to losses to agriculture, affect inland navigation and hydropower plants, and cause a lack of drinking water and famine. A flood is a significant rise of water level in a stream, lake, reservoir or coastal region. Extreme temperature events are either cold waves or heat waves. A cold wave can be both a prolonged period of excessively cold weather and the sudden invasion of very cold air over a large area. Along with frost it can cause damage to agriculture, infrastructure, and property. A heat wave is a prolonged period of excessively hot and sometimes also humid weather relative to normal climate patterns of a certain region. Population affected is the number of people injured, left homeless or requiring immediate assistance during a period of emergency resulting from a natural disaster; it can also include displaced or evacuated people. Average percentage of population affected is calculated by dividing the sum of total affected for the period stated by the sum of the annual population figures for the period stated.
Urban and rural > Female urban population per thousand people: Total number of females living in urban areas by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Population growth > Annual %: Annual population growth rate. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of the country of origin.
Male population > Age 35-39: Male population - Age 35-39, as of April 26, 2005
Cities > Urban areas over 1,000,000 per million people: Urban areas with a population of over a million people.
Labor participation rate, male > % of male population ages 15+: Labor participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+). Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
Total population > Age 10-14: Total population - Age 10-14, as of April 26, 2005
Rural population growth > Annual %: Rural population is calculated as the difference between the total population and the urban population.
Total population > Age 20-24 > % of the total: Total population - Age 20-24 - % of the total, as of April 26, 2005
Migration > Refugees > Convention on refugees: Date of ratification of the United Nations Convention relating to the Status of Refugees. "a" denotes accession. "d" denotes succession.
Migration > Asylum seekers acceptance rates > 1980-89: % of asylum seekers accepted between the years 1980 and 1989.
Female population > Age 55-59 > % of the total: Female population - Age 55-59 - % of the total, as of April 26, 2005
Female population > Age 65-69: Female population - Age 65-69, as of April 26, 2005
Male population > Age 30-34 > % of the total: Male population - Age 30-34 - % of the total, as of April 26, 2005
Population in urban agglomerations > More than 1 million > Per capita: Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2000 had a population of more than one million people. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Female population > Age 70-74: Female population - Age 70-74, as of April 26, 2005
Female population > Age 60-64: Female population - Age 60-64, as of April 26, 2005
Total population > Age 25-29 > % of the total: Total population - Age 25-29 - % of the total, as of April 26, 2005
Migration > Refugees > Inflow 1990-99: Number of refugees accepted by each country between the years 1990 and 1999.
Migration > Asylum Seekers > 1990-99: Total number of asylum seekers between the years 1980 and 1989.
Migration > Asylum Seekers > Per $ GDP: Thousands of asylum seekers coming into a nation in 2001. Per $ GDP figures expressed per $1 million of Gross Domestic Product.
Dynamics > Death rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people: Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration."
Female population > Age 15-19 > % of the total: Female population - Age 15-19 - % of the total, as of April 26, 2005
Male population > Age 30-34: Male population - Age 30-34, as of April 26, 2005
GDP per capita > Constant 2000 US$: GDP per capita (constant 2000 US$). GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
Primary completion rate, female > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Primary completion rate. Female is the total number of new female entrants in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as percentage of the total female population of the theoretical entrance age to the last grade of primary. This indicator is also known as "gross intake rate to the last grade of primary." The ratio can exceed 100% due to over-aged and under-aged children who enter primary school late/early and/or repeat grades.
Primary completion rate, male > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Primary completion rate. Male is the total number of new male entrants in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as percentage of the total male population of the theoretical entrance age to the last grade of primary. This indicator is also known as "gross intake rate to the last grade of primary." The ratio can exceed 100% due to over-aged and under-aged children who enter primary school late/early and/or repeat grades.
Labor participation rate, female > % of female population ages 15+: Labor participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+). Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
Labor force, female > % of total labor force: Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population.
Male population > Age 30-34 per 1000: Male population - Age 30-34, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.

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STAT	Canada	Japan
Age distribution > Median age	46.92 years Ranked 79th.	51.76 years Ranked 8th. 10% more than Canada
Age distribution > Population aged 0-14	15.3% Ranked 112th. 13% more than Japan	13.58% Ranked 183th.
Age distribution > Population aged 0-14 > Total	7.78 million Ranked 47th.	11.47 million Ranked 37th. 47% more than Canada
Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Percent	10.62% Ranked 113th. 12% more than Japan	9.47% Ranked 185th.
Age distribution > Total dependency ratio	81.08% Ranked 67th.	97.01% Ranked 5th. 20% more than Canada
Birth rate	10.28 births/1,000 population Ranked 187th. 25% more than Japan	8.23 births/1,000 population Ranked 219th.
Death rate	8.2 deaths/1,000 population Ranked 92nd.	9.27 deaths/1,000 population Ranked 60th. 13% more than Canada
Ethnic groups	British Isles origin 28%, French origin 23%, other European 15%, Amerindian 2%, other, mostly Asian, African, Arab 6%, mixed background 26%	Japanese 98.5%, Koreans 0.5%, Chinese 0.4%, other 0.6%
Gender > Female population	25.47 million Ranked 47th.	43.1 million Ranked 28th. 69% more than Canada
Marriage, divorce and children > Total divorces per thousand people	2.11 Ranked 37th. 14% more than Japan	1.84 Ranked 39th.
Mother's mean age at first birth	27.6 Ranked 3rd.	29.4 Ranked 1st. 7% more than Canada
Population	34.57 million Ranked 37th.	127.25 million Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Canada
Population > Population growth, past and future	0.019 Ranked 71st.	-0.339 Ranked 167th.
Population growth	0.019% Ranked 71st.	-0.339% Ranked 167th.
Population growth rate	0.77% Ranked 137th.	-0.1% Ranked 203th.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Total	5.4 million Ranked 47th.	8 million Ranked 37th. 48% more than Canada
Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Percent	35.03% Ranked 74th.	41.12% Ranked 7th. 17% more than Canada
Age distribution > Population aged 15-64 > Total	28.1 million Ranked 48th.	42.88 million Ranked 32nd. 53% more than Canada
Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Total	2.55 million Ranked 48th.	3.76 million Ranked 37th. 48% more than Canada
Obesity > Adult obesity rate	26.2% Ranked 47th. 5 times more than Japan	5% Ranked 154th.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-59	49.67% Ranked 126th. 10% more than Japan	45.29% Ranked 192nd.
Population in 2015	35,051 thousand Ranked 40th.	127,993 thousand Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Canada
Urban and rural > Population living in cities proper	15.43 million Ranked 7th.	88.78 million Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Canada
Death rate, crude > Per 1,000 people	7.2 Ranked 112th.	9.9 Ranked 45th. 38% more than Canada
Total fertility rate	1.59 children born/woman Ranked 177th. 14% more than Japan	1.39 children born/woman Ranked 203th.
Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Percent	29.48% Ranked 71st.	35.66% Ranked 5th. 21% more than Canada
Age dependency ratio > Dependents to working-age population	0.44 Ranked 162nd.	0.51 Ranked 119th. 16% more than Canada
Age structure > 0-14 years	15.5% Ranked 195th. 16% more than Japan	13.4% Ranked 222nd.
Gender > Male population	25.41 million Ranked 46th.	41.38 million Ranked 29th. 63% more than Canada
Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Total	17.83 million Ranked 33th.	34.74 million Ranked 17th. 95% more than Canada
Age distribution > Population aged 15-64	55.23% Ranked 130th. 9% more than Japan	50.76% Ranked 192nd.
Age structure > 65 years and over	16.8% Ranked 33th.	24.8% Ranked 2nd. 48% more than Canada
Nationality > Noun	Canadian(s)	Japanese (singular and plural)
Age distribution > Elderly dependency ratio	53.37% Ranked 68th.	70.25% Ranked 5th. 32% more than Canada
Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Percent	5.01% Ranked 115th. 12% more than Japan	4.45% Ranked 182nd.
Physicians density	2.07 physicians/1,000 population Ranked 21st.	2.14 physicians/1,000 population Ranked 21st. 3% more than Canada
Marriage, divorce and children > Total divorces	70,226 Ranked 15th.	235,719 Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Canada
Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Total	15 million Ranked 32nd.	30.12 million Ranked 15th. Twice as much as Canada
Age distribution > Population aged 15-59 > Total	25.27 million Ranked 47th.	38.26 million Ranked 33th. 51% more than Canada
Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Total	6.8 million Ranked 28th.	16.15 million Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Canada
Cities > Urban population	85,136 Ranked 49th. About the same as Japan	84,775 Ranked 51st.
Abortion > Abortion rate	15.2 abortions per 1,000 women Ranked 5th. 24% more than Japan	12.3 abortions per 1,000 women Ranked 16th.
Nationality > Adjective	Canadian	Japanese
Sex ratio > Total population	0.99 male(s)/female Ranked 117th. 4% more than Japan	0.95 male(s)/female Ranked 170th.
Age distribution > Population aged 5-14 > Percent	10.29% Ranked 110th. 13% more than Japan	9.13% Ranked 183th.
Sex ratio > At birth	1.06 male(s)/female Ranked 71st. The same as Japan	1.06 male(s)/female Ranked 42nd.
Marriage, divorce and children > Marriages	147,288 Ranked 19th.	661,895 Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Canada
Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Percent	13.36% Ranked 60th.	19.12% Ranked 4th. 43% more than Canada
Marriage, divorce and children > Marriages per thousand people	4.42 Ranked 71st.	5.18 Ranked 48th. 17% more than Canada
Gender > Sex ratio at birth	1.06 Ranked 51st. The same as Japan	1.06 Ranked 49th.
Age distribution > Population aged 5-14 > Total	5.24 million Ranked 47th.	7.71 million Ranked 37th. 47% more than Canada
Migration > Net migration rate	5.62 migrant(s)/1,000 populati Ranked 21st.	0.0 Ranked 90th.
Child labor > Children ages 5-14	27.6 Ranked 3rd.	29.4 Ranked 1st. 7% more than Canada
Future population change	9,600.4 Ranked 50th.	-289,177.6 Ranked 186th.
Urban population	25.87 million Ranked 26th.	84.08 million Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Canada
Urbanization in 2015	81.9% Ranked 31st. About the same as Japan	81.5% Ranked 32nd.
Migration > Net migration > Per capita	33,706.96 per 1 million people Ranked 13th. 53 times more than Japan	641.76 per 1 million people Ranked 80th.
Median age > Total	41.5 years Ranked 26th.	45.8 years Ranked 2nd. 10% more than Canada
Life expectancy at birth > Total population	81.57 years Ranked 14th.	84.19 years Ranked 3rd. 3% more than Canada
Urban and rural > Urban population	27.15 million Ranked 13th.	116.16 million Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Canada
Projected population growth	18.05% Ranked 96th.	-20.95% Ranked 134th.
Marriage > Years being single before marriage > Women	26.6 Ranked 7th.	29.7 Ranked 8th. 12% more than Canada
Age structure > 15-64 years	68.1% Ranked 72nd. 9% more than Japan	62.6% Ranked 155th.
Literacy > Total population	99% Ranked 51st. The same as Japan	99% Ranked 33th.
Dependency ratios > Youth dependency ratio	24% Ranked 160th. 14% more than Japan	21.1% Ranked 186th.
Marriage > Years being single before marriage > Men	28.6 Ranked 7th.	31.2 Ranked 11th. 9% more than Canada
Age distribution > Child dependency ratio	27.7% Ranked 73th. 4% more than Japan	26.76% Ranked 128th.
Gender > Women aged 15-49	9.48 million Ranked 49th.	14.21 million Ranked 36th. 50% more than Canada
Gender empowerment measure	0.777 Ranked 6th. 47% more than Japan	0.527 Ranked 17th.
Percentage living in urban areas	80% Ranked 44th. 23% more than Japan	65% Ranked 78th.
Migration > Net migration	1.09 million Ranked 6th. 13 times more than Japan	82,000 Ranked 41st.
Marriage > Minimum legal age > With parental consent > For Women	16	16
Population > CIA Factbook	33.21 million Ranked 37th.	127.29 million Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Canada
Teenage pregancy rate	12.54 Ranked 154th. 3 times more than Japan	4.75 Ranked 176th.
Gender empowerment	0.777 Ranked 7th. 47% more than Japan	0.527 Ranked 32nd.
Population density	3.66 Ranked 189th.	350.35 Ranked 21st. 96 times more than Canada
Sex ratio > Under 15 years	1.05 male(s)/female Ranked 100th.	1.08 male(s)/female Ranked 22nd. 3% more than Canada
Percentage living in rural areas.	20% Ranked 158th.	35% Ranked 121st. 75% more than Canada
Infant mortality rate > Total	4.78 deaths/1,000 live births Ranked 181st. 2 times more than Japan	2.17 deaths/1,000 live births Ranked 221st.
Patriotism	3.53 Ranked 4th. 24% more than Japan	2.85 Ranked 12th.
Age structure > 25-54 years	41.4% Ranked 101st. 8% more than Japan	38.3% Ranked 140th.
Urban and rural > Rural population	6.33 million Ranked 26th.	11.9 million Ranked 20th. 88% more than Canada
Teenage birth rate	20.2 Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Japan	4.6 Ranked 27th.
Gender > Global Gender Gap Index	0.743 Ranked 20th. 14% more than Japan	0.65 Ranked 105th.
Age structure > 15-24 years	12.9% Ranked 183th. 33% more than Japan	9.7% Ranked 221st.
Gender > Gender inequality index	0.119 Ranked 128th.	0.131 Ranked 125th. 10% more than Canada
Urban and rural > Urban population per thousand people	787.24 Ranked 12th.	911.39 Ranked 8th. 16% more than Canada
Rural population	6.43 million Ranked 66th.	43.7 million Ranked 10th. 7 times more than Canada
Migration > Refugee population by country or territory of origin	99 Ranked 126th.	150 Ranked 121st. 52% more than Canada
Size of houses	75% Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Japan	31% Ranked 13th.
Fertility > Fertility rate, total > Births per woman	1.63 Ranked 159th. 17% more than Japan	1.39 Ranked 183th.
Age structure > 55-64 years	13.3% Ranked 22nd.	13.8% Ranked 16th. 4% more than Canada
Marriage > Minimum legal age > Without parental consent > For Women	18 Ranked 122nd.	20 Ranked 20th. 11% more than Canada
Marriage > Minimum legal age > With parental consent > For Men	16	18
Gender > Female population per thousand people	504 Ranked 90th.	512.5 Ranked 36th. 2% more than Canada
Future population > Males	19.37 million Ranked 40th.	57.03 million Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Canada
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Total	17 years Ranked 16th. 13% more than Japan	15 years Ranked 43th.
Fertility > Birth rate, crude > Per 1,000 people	11 Ranked 166th. 33% more than Japan	8.3 Ranked 198th.
Sex ratio > 15-64 years	1.02 Ranked 78th. 2% more than Japan	1 Ranked 102nd.
Child labor > Children ages 5-14 per million people	0.838 Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Japan	0.23 Ranked 9th.
Dependency ratios > Total dependency ratio	46.3% Ranked 144th.	61.6% Ranked 67th. 33% more than Canada
Population density > People per sq. km of land area	3.79 sq. km Ranked 203th.	350.66 sq. km Ranked 28th. 92 times more than Canada
Age distribution > Population aged 15-64 > Total per thousand people	693.72 Ranked 38th. 9% more than Japan	637.03 Ranked 113th.
Drinking water source > Improved > Total	100% of population Ranked 7th. The same as Japan	100% of population Ranked 26th.
Home ownership	67% Ranked 5th. 12% more than Japan	60% Ranked 10th.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Total per thousand people	134.63 Ranked 161st. 34% more than Japan	100.83 Ranked 190th.
Marriage > Percent married > All > Female > Aged 15-19	2.9% Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Japan	0.9% Ranked 28th.
Life expectancy at birth > Female	84.31 years Ranked 14th.	87.71 years Ranked 2nd. 4% more than Canada
Hospital bed density	3.2 beds/1,000 population Ranked 32nd.	13.7 beds/1,000 population Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Canada
Marriage, divorce and children > Contraception use among married women > Any method	74% Ranked 9th. 36% more than Japan	54.3% Ranked 24th.
Contraceptive prevalence rate	74% Ranked 20th. 36% more than Japan	54.3% Ranked 39th.
Dependency ratios > Potential support ratio	4.5 Ranked 167th. 80% more than Japan	2.5 Ranked 196th.
Urban and rural > Rural population per thousand people	183.55 Ranked 61st. 97% more than Japan	93.38 Ranked 76th.
Nobel prize laureates	10 Ranked 12th.	12 Ranked 10th. 20% more than Canada
Age at first marriage for women	27.4 years Ranked 14th. About the same as Japan	27.3 years Ranked 15th.
Elderly population > Elderly Population by region > Percentage of elderly population by country	13.07% Ranked 21st.	20.15% Ranked 1st. 54% more than Canada
Jewish population > By country > Jews > Estimated number of Jews	393,660 Ranked 3rd. 87 times more than Japan	4,500 Ranked 22nd.
Marriage, divorce and children > Marriageable age > Females	18 Ranked 20th.	20 Ranked 4th. 11% more than Canada
Overseas Chinese > 2005 Population	1.61 million Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Japan	519,561 Ranked 13th.
Urbanization	79 Ranked 41st. The same as Japan	79 Ranked 39th.
Dependency ratios > Elderly dependency ratio	22.2% Ranked 30th.	40.5% Ranked 1st. 82% more than Canada
Sex ratio > 65 years and over	0.79 male(s)/female Ranked 120th. 4% more than Japan	0.76 male(s)/female Ranked 143th.
Fertility > Mortality rate, infant > Per 1,000 live births	4.7 Ranked 156th. 2 times more than Japan	2.2 Ranked 189th.
Average size of households	2.6 Ranked 6th.	2.8 Ranked 2nd. 8% more than Canada
Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Total per thousand people	199.28 Ranked 31st.	306.67 Ranked 2nd. 54% more than Canada
Migration > Refugee population by country or territory of asylum	169,434 Ranked 18th. 73 times more than Japan	2,332 Ranked 91st.
Age distribution > Population aged 0-14 > Total per thousand people	164.72 Ranked 162nd. 24% more than Japan	132.76 Ranked 187th.
Population in largest city	5.31 million Ranked 28th.	35.2 million Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Canada
Population, total	34.88 million Ranked 38th.	127.56 million Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Canada
Gender ratio > Whole population	101.9% Ranked 92nd.	104.7% Ranked 49th. 3% more than Canada
Literacy > Female	99% Ranked 9th. The same as Japan	99% Ranked 4th.
One person households	24% Ranked 2nd. 4% more than Japan	23% Ranked 5th.
Urban and rural > Females living in cities proper	341,425 Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Japan	63,988 Ranked 34th.
Migration > Refugee population by country or territory of asylum > Per capita	5.23 per 1,000 people Ranked 27th. 327 times more than Japan	0.016 per 1,000 people Ranked 125th.
Life expectancy at birth > Male	78.98 years Ranked 15th.	80.85 years Ranked 4th. 2% more than Canada
Net migration	1.1 million Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Japan	350,000 Ranked 21st.
Migration > Refugees	159,000 Ranked 25th. 79 times more than Japan	2,020 Ranked 80th.
Persons per room	0.5 Ranked 58th.	0.8 Ranked 38th. 60% more than Canada
Marriage > Percent married > All > Male > Aged 15-19	0.9% Ranked 6th. 80% more than Japan	0.5% Ranked 19th.
Maternal mortality rate	12 deaths/100,000 live births Ranked 150th. 2 times more than Japan	5 deaths/100,000 live births Ranked 173th.
Migration > Asylum Seekers	42.7 Ranked 5th. 107 times more than Japan	0.4 Ranked 27th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary education > Total	None	None
Oldest people > By nation of death or current residence > Died	16 April 1998	21 February 1986
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary education > Male	None	None
Urban and rural > Males living in cities proper	322,195 Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Japan	65,448 Ranked 34th.
Urban and rural > Female rural population	3.11 million Ranked 21st.	6.14 million Ranked 16th. 98% more than Canada
Population > CIA Factbook per capita	0.997 Ranked 99th. The same as Japan	0.997 Ranked 100th.
Immigration > Cultural Diversity Index	0.499 Ranked 34th. 42 times more than Japan	0.012 Ranked 142nd.
Fertility > Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	14.35 Ranked 147th. 3 times more than Japan	5.35 Ranked 182nd.
Languages	English (official) 58.8%, French (official) 21.6%, other 19.6%	Japanese
Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Total per thousand people	55.12 Ranked 160th. 30% more than Japan	42.32 Ranked 188th.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-59 > Total per thousand people	635.99 Ranked 59th. 14% more than Japan	559.8 Ranked 144th.
Couples with children	33% Ranked 19th.	35% Ranked 18th. 6% more than Canada
Rural population per 1000	198.92 Ranked 154th.	342 Ranked 123th. 72% more than Canada
Marriage, divorce and children > Minimum legal marrying age > With parental consent > For Women	16	16
International migration > Trends in migration > Net migration rate	6.588423	0.03130466
Future population > Females	19.74 million Ranked 41st.	61.22 million Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Canada
Fertility > Number of maternal deaths	46 Ranked 110th.	59 Ranked 106th. 28% more than Canada
Migration > Foreign population	17.4% Ranked 5th. 13 times more than Japan	1.3% Ranked 23th.
Gender development index	0.937 Ranked 6th. 2% more than Japan	0.915 Ranked 17th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary education > Total	17 years Ranked 16th. 13% more than Japan	15 years Ranked 43th.
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 > Total	14.1% Ranked 86th. 76% more than Japan	8% Ranked 112th.
Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Total per thousand people	39.26 Ranked 22nd.	63.44 Ranked 1st. 62% more than Canada
Age at first marriage for men	29 years Ranked 17th.	30 years Ranked 14th. 3% more than Canada
Immigration > Commitment to Development Index (immigration)	7 Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Japan	1.9 Ranked 22nd.
Marriage, divorce and children > Teen marriage rate > Women	3.1 Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Japan	0.6 Ranked 28th.
Marriage, divorce and children > Urban marriages per thousand people	7.15 Ranked 2nd. 49% more than Japan	4.8 Ranked 6th.
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 > Female	12.3% Ranked 49th. 73% more than Japan	7.1% Ranked 63th.
Gender > Male population per thousand people	495.99 Ranked 106th. 2% more than Japan	486.74 Ranked 155th.
Immigration > Destination countries of nationalities and ethnic groups > Russians	500,600 Ranked 10th. 83 times more than Japan	6,000 Ranked 41st.
Literacy > Definition	age 15 and over can read and write	age 15 and over can read and write
Marriage, divorce and children > Years spent single before marriage > Females	26.8 years Ranked 5th.	28.6 years Ranked 5th. 7% more than Canada
Attitude of women > Should have equal rights	70% Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Japan	21% Ranked 9th.
Education expenditures	5% of GDP Ranked 47th. 32% more than Japan	3.8% of GDP Ranked 33th.
Number of infant deaths	2,000 Ranked 110th. The same as Japan	2,000 Ranked 97th.
Number of under-five deaths	2,000 Ranked 112th.	3,000 Ranked 91st. 50% more than Canada
GDP per capita > Current US$	$52,218.99 Ranked 9th. 12% more than Japan	$46,720.36 Ranked 12th.
Cities > Urban population per thousand people	2.34e-06 Ranked 165th. 3 times more than Japan	7.14e-07 Ranked 201st.
Density and urbanisation > Urban population	27.16 million Ranked 24th.	85.04 million Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Canada
Lone parent families	11% Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Japan	5% Ranked 21st.
Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Total per thousand people	141.56 Ranked 32nd.	229.45 Ranked 2nd. 62% more than Canada
Immigration > Refugees and asylum seekers > Natives per Refugee	203 Ranked 122nd.	48,165 Ranked 24th. 237 times more than Canada
Marriage, divorce and children > Rural marriages per thousand people	1.52 Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Japan	0.382 Ranked 25th.
Urbanization > Rate of urbanization	None	None
Immigration > Country of birth of Australian resident population	33,198 Ranked 28th. 13% more than Japan	29,469 Ranked 31st.
Infant mortality rate > Female	4.43 deaths/1,000 live births Ranked 178th. 2 times more than Japan	1.92 deaths/1,000 live births Ranked 220th.
Rights of the Child Convention > Signatories	28 May 1990	21 Sep 1990
Marriage > Percent married > Urban > Female > Aged 15-19	3.3% Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Japan	0.7% Ranked 4th.
Age structure > 15-64 years > From total	68.8% Ranked 48th. 6% more than Japan	64.7% Ranked 118th.
Cities > Urban areas over 1,000,000	4 Ranked 25th.	9 Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Canada
Gender ratio > Babies	94.8% Ranked 133th.	95% Ranked 122nd. About the same as Canada
Urban population per 1000	800.68 Ranked 35th. 22% more than Japan	658.01 Ranked 68th.
Marriage > Percent married > Rural > Female > Aged 15-19	2.6% Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Japan	0.6% Ranked 4th.
Urban and rural > Female urban population	13.96 million Ranked 9th.	59.59 million Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Canada
Urban and rural > Male rural population	3.22 million Ranked 21st.	5.76 million Ranked 19th. 79% more than Canada
Urban and rural > Male urban population	13.19 million Ranked 9th.	56.57 million Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Canada
Median age > Both sexes	40.7 Ranked 23th.	44.6 Ranked 2nd. 10% more than Canada
Age structure > 0-14 years > Males	2.78 million Ranked 58th.	8.93 million Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Canada
Age structure > 65 years and over > Males	2.15 million Ranked 21st.	11.64 million Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Canada
Housing > Owner occupier households	131,750 Ranked 12th. 46% more than Japan	90,000 Ranked 5th.
Urbanization > Urban population	81	None
Major cities > Population	Toronto 5.377 million; Montreal 3.75 million; Vancouver 2.197 million; OTTAWA (capital) 1.208 million; Calgary 1.16 million	TOKYO (capital) 36.507 million; Osaka-Kobe 11.325 million; Nagoya 3.257 million; Fukuoka-Kitakyushu 2.809 million; Sapporo 2.673 million
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Total	17 years Ranked 15th. 13% more than Japan	15 years Ranked 38th.
Population in largest city > Per capita	0.164 per capita Ranked 52nd.	0.275 per capita Ranked 21st. 68% more than Canada
Infant mortality rate > Male	5.11 deaths/1,000 live births Ranked 182nd. 2 times more than Japan	2.4 deaths/1,000 live births Ranked 220th.
Literacy > Male	99% Ranked 59th. The same as Japan	99% Ranked 42nd.
Cities > Urban areas over 2,000,000	3 Ranked 19th.	6 Ranked 5th. Twice as much as Canada
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 > Male	15.9% Ranked 66th. 79% more than Japan	8.9% Ranked 105th.
Sanitation facility access > Improved > Total	100% of population Ranked 6th. The same as Japan	100% of population Ranked 9th.
Migration > New citizenships	214.6 thousand Ranked 2nd. 14 times more than Japan	15 thousand Ranked 13th.
Elderly population > Elderly Population by region > Percentage of elderly population by country per million	0.387% Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Japan	0.158% Ranked 27th.
Number of infant deaths per 1000	0.0573 Ranked 119th. 4 times more than Japan	0.0157 Ranked 128th.
Total Population per capita	1.02 Ranked 73th. 3% more than Japan	0.998 Ranked 117th.
Gender ratio > Urban population	106.2% Ranked 29th. 2% more than Japan	103.8% Ranked 38th.
Marriage > Percent married > Urban > Male > Aged 15-19	1.2% Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Japan	0.3% Ranked 3rd.
Age structure > 0-14 years > Males per 1000	83.45 Ranked 167th. 19% more than Japan	69.9 Ranked 192nd.
Age structure > 65 years and over > From total	14.9% Ranked 32nd.	21.6% Ranked 2nd. 45% more than Canada
Urban and rural > Population living in urban agglomerations	730,020 Ranked 6th.	12.58 million Ranked 1st. 17 times more than Canada
Marriage, divorce and children > Marriageable age > Males	18 Ranked 20th.	20 Ranked 8th. 11% more than Canada
Charity > World Giving Index > Volunteered time	42% Ranked 9th. Twice as much as Japan	21% Ranked 53th.
Jewish population > By country > Jews > Estimated number of Jews per 1000	12.3 Ranked 2nd. 349 times more than Japan	0.0352 Ranked 38th.
Gender ratio > Aged over 80 > Women per 100 men	184.4 Ranked 61st.	216.1 Ranked 32nd. 17% more than Canada
Gender ratio > Aged over 60 > Women per 100 men	122.7 Ranked 95th.	128.5 Ranked 72nd. 5% more than Canada
Religions	Roman Catholic 42.6%, Protestant 23.3% (United Church 9.5%, Anglican 6.8%, Baptist 2.4%, Lutheran 2%), other Christian 4.4%, Muslim 1.9%, other and unspecified 11.8%, none 16%	Shintoism 83.9%, Buddhism 71.4%, Christianity 2%, other 7.8%
Urban population > Per capita	0.801 per capita Ranked 36th. 22% more than Japan	0.658 per capita Ranked 71st.
Mortality rate, adult, male > Per 1,000 male adults	91.76 Ranked 173th. 8% more than Japan	84.85 Ranked 175th.
Immigration > Ethnic Fractionalization Index	0.596 Ranked 55th. 50 times more than Japan	0.012 Ranked 149th.
Immigration > Destination countries of nationalities and ethnic groups > Percent of population of African descent	2.7% Ranked 1st. 345 times more than Japan	0.00782% Ranked 1st.
Immigration > Visa overstay rate > Australia	0.66 Ranked 115th. 4 times more than Japan	0.16 Ranked 149th.
Population in urban agglomerations > More than 1 million	14.37 million Ranked 19th.	61.05 million Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Canada
Gender development	0.938 Ranked 3rd. 1% more than Japan	0.927 Ranked 10th.
Marriage, divorce and children > Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage	74% Ranked 9th. 36% more than Japan	54.3% Ranked 24th.
Marriage, divorce and children > Contraception use among married women > Condom	15% Ranked 7th.	40.7% Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Canada
Attitude of women > Women are happier now	33% Ranked 5th.	82% Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Canada
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary education > Male	17 years Ranked 10th. 6% more than Japan	16 years Ranked 14th.
Median age > Male	40.2 years Ranked 24th.	44.4 years Ranked 3rd. 10% more than Canada
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female	17 years Ranked 1st. 13% more than Japan	15 years Ranked 21st.
Marriage, divorce and children > Teen marriage rate > Men	1.3 Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Japan	0.3 Ranked 22nd.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary education > Female	17 years Ranked 1st. 13% more than Japan	15 years Ranked 20th.
Density and urbanisation > Rural population	6.58 million Ranked 62nd.	42.57 million Ranked 13th. 6 times more than Canada
Migration > Asylum seekers acceptance rates > 1990-99	61.8% Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Japan	9.2% Ranked 18th.
Urban and rural population > Rural gender ratio	96 Ranked 49th.	106.5 Ranked 9th. 11% more than Canada
Urban and rural population > Urban gender ratio	106.2 Ranked 29th. 2% more than Japan	103.8 Ranked 38th.
Marriage > Percent married > Rural > Male > Aged 15-19	0.9% Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Japan	0.2% Ranked 3rd.
Age structure > 15-64 years > Females per 1000	339.18 Ranked 57th. 6% more than Japan	320.23 Ranked 102nd.
Age structure > 0-14 years > From total	16.3% Ranked 190th. 19% more than Japan	13.7% Ranked 215th.
Age structure > 65 years and over > Females	2.79 million Ranked 21st.	15.85 million Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Canada
Age structure > 65 years and over > Females per 1000	83.71 Ranked 34th.	124.12 Ranked 1st. 48% more than Canada
Charity > World Giving Index > Donated money, percent	64% Ranked 11th. 94% more than Japan	33% Ranked 40th.
Immigration > Country of birth of Australian resident population per thousand people	1.02 Ranked 32nd. 4 times more than Japan	0.231 Ranked 42nd.
Attitude of women > Women are better off now	93% Ranked 6th.	96% Ranked 1st. 3% more than Canada
Female population > Age 15-19	1.06 million Ranked 48th.	3.12 million Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Canada
Median age > Female	42.7 years Ranked 30th.	47.2 years Ranked 2nd. 11% more than Canada
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita > Cubic meters	82,647.08 Ranked 8th. 25 times more than Japan	3,364.18 Ranked 82nd.
Cities > Rate of urbanization	1% Ranked 154th. 5 times more than Japan	0.2% Ranked 193th.
Sanitation facility access > Improved > Urban	100% of population Ranked 45th. The same as Japan	100% of population Ranked 10th.
Migration > Refugee population by country or territory of origin > Per capita	3.04 per 1 million people Ranked 160th. 2 times more than Japan	1.45 per 1 million people Ranked 171st.
Gender > Women aged 15-49 per thousand people	243.26 Ranked 121st. 15% more than Japan	212.3 Ranked 188th.
Fertility > Mortality rate, under-5, male > Per 1,000 live births	5.7 Ranked 159th. 78% more than Japan	3.2 Ranked 186th.
Immigration > Visas > Visa requirements for > British citizens	Visa not required	Visa not required
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Future population > Males per thousand people	490.06 Ranked 107th. About the same as Japan	488.73 Ranked 112th.
Immigration > Nationality compositions of > China, source countries of residents per million people	585.76 Ranked 4th. 13% more than Japan	519.1 Ranked 5th.
International migrant stock, total per 1000	211.05 Ranked 32nd. 12 times more than Japan	17.08 Ranked 151st.
International migrant stock, total	7.2 million Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Japan	2.18 million Ranked 23th.
Migration > Asylum Seekers per million	1.37 Ranked 13th. 437 times more than Japan	0.00315 Ranked 28th.
Women > Maternal mortality ratio adjusted	6 Ranked 157th.	10 Ranked 147th. 67% more than Canada
Immigration > Destination countries of nationalities and ethnic groups > Jews > Enlarged Jewish population	500,000 Ranked 5th. 357 times more than Japan	1,400 Ranked 60th.
Fertility > Lifetime risk of maternal death > 1 in: rate varies by country	5,200 Ranked 34th.	13,100 Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Canada
Immigration > Ethnic Fractionalization Index per million people	0.0188 Ranked 105th. 200 times more than Japan	9.4e-05 Ranked 147th.
Fertility > Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given	73 Ranked 21st. 22% more than Japan	60 Ranked 43th.
Immigration > Nationality compositions of > Norway	1,775 Ranked 51st. 95% more than Japan	909 Ranked 75th.
Migration > Refugees per 1000	5.72 Ranked 40th. 350 times more than Japan	0.0164 Ranked 102nd.
Widows > Proportion of age group > All > Men > Aged 30 to 39	0.1% Ranked 11th. The same as Japan	0.1% Ranked 35th.
Age structure > 65 years and over > Males per 1000	64.56 Ranked 22nd.	91.18 Ranked 1st. 41% more than Canada
Age structure > 0-14 years > Females	2.64 million Ranked 61st.	8.46 million Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Canada
Charity > World Giving Index > Helped a stranger, percent	67% Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Japan	25% Ranked 136th.
Immigration > Nationality compositions of > Canada	24.79 million Ranked 1st. 1142 times more than Japan	21,705 Ranked 50th.
Total Population > Female	16.74 million Ranked 35th.	65.23 million Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Canada
Migration > International migrant stock > Total	6.3 million Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Japan	2 million Ranked 21st.
Marriage, divorce and children > Years spent single before marriage > Males	29.6 years Ranked 4th.	30.8 years Ranked 5th. 4% more than Canada
Future population > Females per thousand people	498.95 Ranked 103th.	513.69 Ranked 64th. 3% more than Canada
Gender ratio > Aged over 60	122.7% Ranked 95th.	128.5% Ranked 72nd. 5% more than Canada
Gender > Gender ratio aged over 80	184.4 Ranked 61st.	216.1 Ranked 32nd. 17% more than Canada
Gender > Gender ratio aged over 65	130.3 Ranked 87th.	137.2 Ranked 61st. 5% more than Canada
Migration > New citizenships per million	6.97 thousand Ranked 1st. 59 times more than Japan	0.118 thousand Ranked 19th.
Total population > Evolution of the population > Total fertility rates	1.54 Number of children born t Ranked 17th. 17% more than Japan	1.32 Number of children born t Ranked 27th.
Oldest people > By nation of death or current residence > Born	29 August 1880	29 June 1865?
Male population > Age 25-29	1.12 million Ranked 44th.	4.22 million Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Canada
Female population > Age 15-19 per 1000	32.91 Ranked 164th. 35% more than Japan	24.4 Ranked 193th.
Total population > Age 10-14 per 1000	66.25 Ranked 156th. 39% more than Japan	47.54 Ranked 195th.
Female population > Age 30-34 per 1000	34.44 Ranked 120th.	37.74 Ranked 71st. 10% more than Canada
Female population > Age 25-29	1.08 million Ranked 44th.	4.04 million Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Canada
Male population > Age 15-19 per 1000	34.53 Ranked 165th. 35% more than Japan	25.63 Ranked 194th.
Female population > Age 10-14 per 1000	32.28 Ranked 158th. 39% more than Japan	23.17 Ranked 195th.
Total population > Age 15-19 per 1000	67.44 Ranked 164th. 35% more than Japan	50.02 Ranked 193th.
Migration > Asylum Seekers > 1980-89	174.3 Ranked 4th. 194 times more than Japan	0.9 Ranked 15th.
Male population > Age 60-64 per 1000	24.37 Ranked 24th.	30.8 Ranked 4th. 26% more than Canada
Age structure > 0-14 years > Females per 1000	79.37 Ranked 167th. 20% more than Japan	66.25 Ranked 192nd.
Women > Contraceptive prevalence %	75 Ranked 24th. 27% more than Japan	59 Ranked 63th.
Total population > Age 55-59	2.11 million Ranked 25th.	10.61 million Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Canada
Total population > Age 35-39	2.42 million Ranked 32nd.	9.19 million Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Canada
Male population > Age 25-29 > % of the total	3.38 Ranked 190th. 2% more than Japan	3.31 Ranked 194th.
Amateur radio operator > Demographics of amateur radio operators > Year of > Report	2000	1999
Total population > Age 35-39 > % of the total	7.32 Ranked 77th. 2% more than Japan	7.21 Ranked 83th.
Total population > Age 75-79 > % of the total	2.65 Ranked 45th.	4.1 Ranked 3rd. 55% more than Canada
Male population > Age 40-44	1.39 million Ranked 28th.	3.99 million Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Canada
Total population > Age 70-74 > % of the total	3.17 Ranked 47th.	5.18 Ranked 1st. 63% more than Canada
Total population > Age 65-69 > % of the total	3.74 Ranked 50th.	5.8 Ranked 3rd. 55% more than Canada
Cities > Urban areas over 500,000 per million people	0.231 Ranked 31st. 28% more than Japan	0.181 Ranked 60th.
Age structure > 15-64 years > Males per 1000	346.58 Ranked 46th. 7% more than Japan	325.07 Ranked 98th.
Male population > Age 20-24 per 1000	34.67 Ranked 161st. 18% more than Japan	29.32 Ranked 189th.
Droughts, floods, extreme temperatures > % of population, average 1990-2009	0.0107% Ranked 134th.	0.021% Ranked 126th. 95% more than Canada
Urban and rural > Female urban population per thousand people	404.74 Ranked 10th.	467.54 Ranked 4th. 16% more than Canada
Population growth > Annual %	0.96% Ranked 123th. 96 times more than Japan	0.01% Ranked 172nd.
Male population > Age 35-39	1.22 million Ranked 34th.	4.66 million Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Canada
Cities > Urban areas over 1,000,000 per million people	0.116 Ranked 35th. 64% more than Japan	0.0707 Ranked 69th.
Labor participation rate, male > % of male population ages 15+	71.2% Ranked 118th. 1% more than Japan	70.4% Ranked 125th.
Total population > Age 10-14	2.14 million Ranked 51st.	6.07 million Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Canada
Rural population growth > Annual %	0.26% Ranked 103th.	-0.34% Ranked 139th.
Total population > Age 20-24 > % of the total	6.65 Ranked 187th. 16% more than Japan	5.75 Ranked 214th.
Migration > Refugees > Convention on refugees	4 Jun 1969 a	3 Oct 1981 a
Migration > Asylum seekers acceptance rates > 1980-89	36% Ranked 8th. 29% more than Japan	27.9% Ranked 11th.
Female population > Age 55-59 > % of the total	3.23 Ranked 28th.	4.21 Ranked 1st. 30% more than Canada
Female population > Age 65-69	647,548 Ranked 26th.	3.89 million Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Canada
Male population > Age 30-34 > % of the total	3.45 Ranked 132nd.	3.95 Ranked 60th. 14% more than Canada
Population in urban agglomerations > More than 1 million > Per capita	0.445 per capita Ranked 9th.	0.478 per capita Ranked 8th. 7% more than Canada
Female population > Age 70-74	564,486 Ranked 26th.	3.6 million Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Canada
Female population > Age 60-64	826,708 Ranked 25th.	4.19 million Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Canada
Total population > Age 25-29 > % of the total	6.65 Ranked 191st. 3% more than Japan	6.48 Ranked 196th.
Migration > Refugees > Inflow 1990-99	293 Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Japan	42 Ranked 13th.
Migration > Asylum Seekers > 1990-99	277.1 Ranked 7th. 252 times more than Japan	1.1 Ranked 18th.
Migration > Asylum Seekers > Per $ GDP	4.17e-05 per $1 million Ranked 13th. 391 times more than Japan	1.07e-07 per $1 million Ranked 28th.
Dynamics > Death rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people	7.25 Ranked 108th.	9.1 Ranked 74th. 26% more than Canada
Female population > Age 15-19 > % of the total	3.21 Ranked 189th. 31% more than Japan	2.45 Ranked 218th.
Male population > Age 30-34	1.14 million Ranked 38th.	5.03 million Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Canada
GDP per capita > Constant 2000 US$	$35,992.14 Ranked 20th.	$36,938.01 Ranked 18th. 3% more than Canada
Primary completion rate, female > % of relevant age group	95.89% Ranked 58th.	102.21% Ranked 24th. 7% more than Canada
Primary completion rate, male > % of relevant age group	97.11% Ranked 46th.	102.02% Ranked 25th. 5% more than Canada
Labor participation rate, female > % of female population ages 15+	61.6% Ranked 50th. 28% more than Japan	48.1% Ranked 120th.
Labor force, female > % of total labor force	47.13% Ranked 46th. 12% more than Japan	42.24% Ranked 107th.
Male population > Age 30-34 per 1000	35.3 Ranked 112th.	39.41 Ranked 61st. 12% more than Canada

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