Japan Population

Population 126,974,628 (July 2002 est.) Age structure 0-14 years: 14.5% (male 9,465,282; female 8,999,888) 15-64 years: 67.5% (male 43,027,320; female 42,586,112) 65 years and over: 18% (male 9,664,112; female 13,231,914) (2002 est.) Population growth rate 0.15% (2002 est.) Birth rate 10.03 births/1,000 population (2002 est.) Death rate 8.53 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.) Sex ratio at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.73 male(s)/female total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2002 est.) Infant mortality rate 3.84 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.) Life expectancy at birth total population: 80.91 years female: 84.25 years (2002 est.) male: 77.73 years Total fertility rate 1.42 children born/woman (2002 est.) HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate 0.02% (1999 est.) Nationality noun: Japanese (singular and plural) adjective: Japanese Ethnic groups Japanese 99%, others 1% (Korean 511,262, Chinese 244,241, Brazilian 182,232, Filipino 89,851, other 237,914) (2000) Religions observe both Shinto and Buddhist 84%, other 16% (including Christian 0.7%) Languages Japanese Literacy definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% (1970 est.) male: NA% female: NA% (Article from/based on Wikitravel article and may be copied freely) | | |