Demographics

Population

1,338,612,968 (July 2009 est.)

Population growth rate

0.655% (2009 est.)

Age structure

0 - 14 years : 19.8% (male 140,877,745/female 124,290,090)
15 - 64 years: 72.1% (male 495,724,889/female 469,182,087)
65 years and over: 8.1% (male 51,774,115/female 56,764,042) (2009 est.)

Median age

Total: 34.1 years
Male: 33.5 years
Female: 34.7 years (2009 est.)

Sex ratio

At birth: 1.1 male(s)/female
Under 15 years: 1.13 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.91 male(s)/female
Total population: 1.06 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Predicted age and sex distribution for 2010:

Birth rate

14 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate

7.06 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate

-0.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Urbanization

Urban population: 43% of total population (2008)
Rate of urbanization: 2.7% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write
Total population: 90.9%
Male: 95.1%
Female: 86.5% (2000 census)

Education System

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

Total: 11 years
Male: 11 years
Female: 11 years (2006)