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Japan
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Last Updated: Aug 20th, 2008 - 22:17:36 |
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Population:
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127,333,002 (July 2004 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 14.3% (male 9,337,867; female 8,876,996)
15-64 years: 66.7% (male 42,697,264; female 42,196,835)
65 years and over: 19% (male 10,169,190; female 14,054,850) (2004 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 42.3 years
male: 40.5 years
female: 44.1 years (2004 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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0.08% (2004 est.)
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Birth rate:
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9.56 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Death rate:
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8.75 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 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: 0.72 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 3.28 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 3.54 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 81.04 years
male: 77.74 years
female: 84.51 years (2004 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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1.38 children born/woman (2004 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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less than 0.1% (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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12,000 (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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500 (2003 est.)
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Nationality:
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noun: Japanese (singular and plural)
adjective: Japanese
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Ethnic groups:
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Japanese 99%, others 1% (Korean 511,262, Chinese 244,241, Brazilian 182,232, Filipino 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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