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Population:
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127,463,611 (July 2006 est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 14.2% (male 9,309,524/female 8,849,476) 15-64 years: 65.7%
(male 42,158,122/female 41,611,754)
65 years and over: 20% (male 10,762,585/female 14,772,150) (2006 est.) |
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Median age:
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total: 42.9 years
male: 41.1 years
female: 44.7 years (2006 est.) |
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Population growth rate:
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0.02% (2006 est.) |
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Birth rate:
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9.37 births/1,000 population (2006
est.) |
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Death rate:
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9.16 deaths/1,000 population (2006
est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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0 migrant(s)/1,000
population (2006 est.) |
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Sex ratio:
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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: 0.95 male(s)/female (2006 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 3.24 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 3.5 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 2.97 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.) |
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 81.25 years
male: 77.96 years
female: 84.7 years (2006 est.) |
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Total fertility rate:
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1.4 children born/woman (2006 est.) |
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Nationality:
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Japanese |
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Ethnic groups:
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Japanese 99%, others 1% (Korean 511,262, Chinese 244,241, Brazilian 182,232,
Philipino 89,851, other 237,914)
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) |
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Religions:
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observe both Shinto
and Buddhist 84%, other 16% (including Christian 0.7%) |
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Languages:
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Japanese |
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2002) |
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