Population: 6,080,671,215 (July 2000 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 29.92% (male 932,832,913; female 885,970,165)
15-64 years: 63.17% (male 1,942,402,264; female 1,898,479,062)
65 years and over: 6.91% (male 184,072,470; female 235,017,660) (2000 est.)

Population growth rate: 1.3% (2000 est.)

Birth rate: 22 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Death rate: 9 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2000 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 54 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 64 years
male: 62 years
female: 65 years (2000 est.)

Total fertility rate: 2.8 children born/woman (2000 est.)