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Country Fact Sheet - People
Economy | Government | People | Transportation | Geography | Communications | Military
Population
127,288,419 (July 2008 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 13.7% (male 8,926,439/female 8,460,629) 15-64 years: 64.7% (male 41,513,061/female 40,894,057) 65 years and over: 21.6% (male 11,643,845/female 15,850,388) (2008 est.)
Median age
total: 43.8 years male: 42.1 years female: 45.7 years (2008 est.)
Population growth rate
-0.139% (2008 est.)
Birth rate
7.87 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Death rate
9.26 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Net migration rate
NA
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.73 male(s)/female total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2008 est.)
Infant mortality rate
total: 2.8 deaths/1,000 live births male: 3 deaths/1,000 live births female: 2.58 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 82.07 years male: 78.73 years female: 85.59 years (2008 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.22 children born/woman (2008 est.)
HIV AIDS adult prevalence rate
less than 0.1% (2003 est.)
HIV AIDS people living with HIV AIDS
12,000 (2003 est.)
HIV AIDS deaths
500 (2003 est.)
Nationality
noun: Japanese (singular and plural) adjective: Japanese
Ethnic groups
Japanese 98.5%, Koreans 0.5%, Chinese 0.4%, other 0.6% note: up to 230,000 Brazilians of Japanese origin migrated to Japan in the 1990s to work in industries; some have returned to Brazil (2004)
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% male: 99% female: 99% (2002)
School life expectancy primary to tertiary education
total: 15 years male: 15 years female: 15 years (2006)
Education expenditures percent of GDP
3.5% (2005)
Source: CIA World Factbook


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