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Age distribution > Median age: The median age of the country's residents. This is the age most people are in the country.
Age distribution > Population aged 0-14: Percentage of total population aged 0-14.
Age distribution > Population aged 0-14 > Total: Number of people aged 0-14.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 15-24.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Total: Number of people aged 15-24.
Age distribution > Total dependency ratio: Percentage of dependant persons out of total population aged 15-64. A dependant person is a person aged 0-14 and those over 65 years old.
Birth rate: The average annual number of births during a year per 1,000 persons in the population at midyear; also known as crude birth rate. The birth rate is usually the dominant factor in determining the rate of population growth. It depends on both the level of fertility and the age structure of the population.
Death rate: The average annual number of deaths during a year per 1,000 population at midyear; also known as crude death rate. The death rate, while only a rough indicator of the mortality situation in a country, accurately indicates the current mortality impact on population growth. This indicator is significantly affected by age distribution, and most countries will eventually show a rise in the overall death rate, in spite of continued decline in mortality at all ages, as declining fertility results in an aging population.
Ethnic groups: This entry provides a rank ordering of ethnic groups starting with the largest and normally includes the percent of total population.
Gender > Female population: Total female population.
Mother's mean age at first birth: This entry provides the mean (average) age of mothers at the birth of their first child. It is a useful indicator for gauging the success of family planning programs aiming to reduce maternal mortality, increase contraceptive use – particularly among married and unmarried adolescents, delay age at first marriage, and improve the health of newborns.
Population: Population, total refers to the total population.
Population > Population growth, past and future: Population growth rate (percentage).
Population growth: Percentage by which country's population either has increased or is estimated to increase. Countries with a decrease in population are signified by a negative percentage. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division.
Population growth rate: The average annual percent change in the population, resulting from a surplus (or deficit) of births over deaths and the balance of migrants entering and leaving a country. The rate may be positive or negative. The growth rate is a factor in determining how great a burden would be imposed on a country by the changing needs of its people for infrastructure (e.g., schools, hospitals, housing, roads), resources (e.g., food, water, electricity), and jobs. Rapid population growth can be seen as threatening by neighboring countries.
Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 60 and older.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-64 > Total: Number of people aged 15-64.
Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Total: Number of people aged 0-4.
Obesity > Adult obesity rate: This entry gives the percent of a country's population considered to be obese. Obesity is defined as an adult having a Body Mass Index (BMI) greater to or equal to 30.0. BMI is calculated by taking a person's weight in kg and dividing it by the person's squared height in meters.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-59: Percentage of total pouplation aged 15-59.
Population in 2015: (Thousands) Medium-variant projections.
Urban and rural > Population living in cities proper: Each city population by sex, city and city type.
Death rate, crude > Per 1,000 people: Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.
Total fertility rate: The average number of children that would be born per woman if all women lived to the end of their child-bearing years and bore children according to a given fertility rate at each age. The total fertility rate is a more direct measure of the level of fertility than the crude birth rate, since it refers to births per woman. This indicator shows the potential for population growth in the country. High rates will also place some limits on the labor force participation rates for women. Large numbers of children born to women indicate large family sizes that might limit the ability of the families to feed and educate their children.
Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 65 and older.
Age dependency ratio > Dependents to working-age population: Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. For example, 0.7 means there are 7 dependents for every 10 working-age people.
Age structure > 0-14 years: The distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
Gender > Male population: Total male population.
Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Total: Number of people aged 60 and older.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-64: Percentage of total population aged 15-64.
Age structure > 65 years and over: The distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest."
Nationality > Noun: The noun which identifies citizens of the nation
Age distribution > Elderly dependency ratio: Percentage of dependant adults out of total population aged 15-64. A dependant adult is an adult aged 65 and older.
Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 0-4.
Physicians density: This entry gives the number of medical doctors (physicians), including generalist and specialist medical practitioners, per 1,000 of the population. Medical doctors are defined as doctors that study, diagnose, treat, and prevent illness, disease, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in humans through the application of modern medicine. They also plan, supervise, and evaluate care and treatment plans by other health care providers. The World Health Organization estimates that fewer than 2.3 health workers (physicians, nurses, and midwives only) per 1,000 would be insufficient to achieve coverage of primary healthcare needs.
Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Total: Number of people 65 years old and older.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-59 > Total: Number of people aged 15-59.
Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Total: Number of people aged 80 years and older.
Cities > Urban population: Total population living in urban areas. The defition of an urban area differs for each country. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division.
Abortion > Abortion rate: Abortions per 1000 women.
Nationality > Adjective: This entry is derived from People > Nationality, which provides the identifying terms for citizens - noun and adjective.
Sex ratio > Total population: The number of males for each female one of five age groups - at birth, under 15 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over, and for the total population. Sex ratio at birth has recently emerged as an indicator of certain kinds of sex discrimination in some countries. For instance, high sex ratios at birth in some Asian countries are now attributed to sex-selective abortion and infanticide due to a strong preference for sons. This will affect future marriage patterns and fertility patterns. Eventually it could cause unrest among young adult males who are unable to find partners.
Age distribution > Population aged 5-14 > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 5-14.
Sex ratio > At birth: The number of males for each female one of five age groups - at birth, under 15 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over, and for the total population. Sex ratio at birth has recently emerged as an indicator of certain kinds of sex discrimination in some countries. For instance, high sex ratios at birth in some Asian countries are now attributed to sex-selective abortion and infanticide due to a strong preference for sons. This will affect future marriage patterns and fertility patterns. Eventually it could cause unrest among young adult males who are unable to find partners.
Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 80 and older.
Gender > Sex ratio at birth: Number of males born for every female born. Countries with a number less than one have more females born than males.
Age distribution > Population aged 5-14 > Total: Number of people aged 5-14.
Migration > Net migration rate: The difference between the number of persons entering and leaving a country during the year per 1,000 persons (based on midyear population). An excess of persons entering the country is referred to as net immigration (e.g., 3.56 migrants/1,000 population); an excess of persons leaving the country as net emigration (e.g., -9.26 migrants/1,000 population). The net migration rate indicates the contribution of migration to the overall level of population change. High levels of migration can cause problems such as increasing unemployment and potential ethnic strife (if people are coming in) or a reduction in the labor force, perhaps in certain key sectors (if people are leaving).
Child labor > Children ages 5-14: This entry provides the mean (average) age of mothers at the birth of their first child. It is a useful indicator for gauging the success of family planning programs aiming to reduce maternal mortality, increase contraceptive use – particularly among married and unmarried adolescents, delay age at first marriage, and improve the health of newborns.
Future population change: Total change in population by country. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division.
Urban population: Urban population is the midyear population of areas defined as urban in each country and reported to the United Nations.
Migration > Net migration > Per capita: Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period, that is, the total number of immigrants less the annual number of emigrants, including both citizens and noncitizens. Data are five-year estimates. To derive estimates of net migration, the United Nations Population Division takes into account the past migration history of a country or area, the migration policy of a country, and the influx of refugees in recent periods. The data to calculate these official estimates come from a variety of sources, including border statistics, administrative records, surveys, and censuses. When no official estimates can be made because of insufficient data, net migration is derived through the balance equation, which is the difference between overall population growth and the natural increase during the 1990-2000 intercensal period." Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Median age > Total: This entry is derived from People > Median age, which is the age that divides a population into two numerically equal groups; that is, half the people are younger than this age and half are older. It is a single index that summarizes the age distribution of a population. Currently, the median age ranges from a low of about 15 in Uganda and Gaza Strip to 40 or more in several European countries and Japan. See the entry for "Age structure" for the importance of a young versus an older age structure and, by implication, a low versus a higher median age.
Life expectancy at birth > Total population: This entry is derived from People > Life expectancy at birth, which contains the average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. The entry includes total population as well as the male and female components. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.
Urban and rural > Urban population: Total population living in urban areas by country.
Projected population growth: Percentage change in projected population between 2000 and 2050
Units: Percent Change in Population
Units: A threshold of 0 was applied. All countries with growth rates of 0 or below received the same score.
Marriage > Years being single before marriage > Women: Average age of women at their first marriage.
Age structure > 15-64 years: The distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
Literacy > Total population: This entry is derived from People > Literacy, which includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of the Factbook. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons. Low levels of literacy, and education in general, can impede the economic development of a country in the current rapidly changing, technology-driven world.
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- Gibraltar: above 80% (2013)
Dependency ratios > Youth dependency ratio: This entry is derived from People > Dependency ratios, which dependency ratios are a measure of the age structure of a population. They relate the number of individuals that are likely to be economically "dependent" on the support of others. Dependency ratios contrast the ratio of youths (ages 0-14) and the elderly (ages 65+) to the number of those in the working-age group (ages 15-64). Changes in the dependency ratio provide an indication of potential social support requirements resulting from changes in population age structures. As fertility levels decline, the dependency ratio initially falls because the proportion of youths decreases while the proportion of the population of working age increases. As fertility levels continue to decline, dependency ratios eventually increase because the proportion of the population of working age starts to decline and the proportion of elderly persons continues to increase.
total dependency ratio - The total dependency ratio is the ratio of combined youth population (ages 0-14) and elderly population (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). A high total dependency ratio indicates that the working-age population and the overall economy face a greater burden to support and provide social services for youth and elderly persons, who are often economically dependent.
youth dependency ratio - The youth dependency ratio is the ratio of the youth population (ages 0-14) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). A high youth dependency ratio indicates that a greater investment needs to be made in schooling and other services for children.
elderly dependency ratio - The elderly dependency ratio is the ratio of the elderly population (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). Increases in the elderly dependency ratio put added pressure on governments to fund pensions and healthcare.
potential support ratio - The potential support ratio is the number of working-age people (ages 15-64) per one elderly person (ages 65+). As a population ages, the potential support ratio tends to fall, meaning there are fewer potential workers to support the elderly.
Marriage > Years being single before marriage > Men: Average age of men at their first marriage.
Age distribution > Child dependency ratio: Percentage of dependant children out of total population aged 15 and older. A dependant child is a child aged 0-14.
Gender > Women aged 15-49: Country's total population of women aged 15-49. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division.
Percentage living in urban areas: Percentage of people living in urban areas. Data for 2003. Urban-rural classification of population in internationally published statistics follows the national census definition, which differs from one country or area to another. National definitions are usually based on criteria that may include any of the following: size of population in a locality, population density, distance between built-up areas, predominant type of economic activity, legal or administrative boundaries and urban characteristics such as specific services and facilities.
Migration > Net migration: Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period, that is, the total number of immigrants less the annual number of emigrants, including both citizens and noncitizens. Data are five-year estimates. To derive estimates of net migration, the United Nations Population Division takes into account the past migration history of a country or area, the migration policy of a country, and the influx of refugees in recent periods. The data to calculate these official estimates come from a variety of sources, including border statistics, administrative records, surveys, and censuses. When no official estimates can be made because of insufficient data, net migration is derived through the balance equation, which is the difference between overall population growth and the natural increase during the 1990-2000 intercensal period."
Population > CIA Factbook: This entry gives an estimate from the US Bureau of the Census based on statistics from population censuses, vital statistics registration systems, or sample surveys pertaining to the recent past and on assumptions about future trends. The total population presents one overall measure of the potential impact of the country on the world and within its region. Note: starting with the 1993 Factbook, demographic estimates for some countries (mostly African) have explicitly taken into account the effects of the growing impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. These countries are currently: The Bahamas, Benin, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Teenage pregancy rate: Adolescent fertility rate is the number of births per 1,000 women ages 15-19."
Population density: Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes."
Sex ratio > Under 15 years: The number of males for each female one of five age groups - at birth, under 15 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over, and for the total population. Sex ratio at birth has recently emerged as an indicator of certain kinds of sex discrimination in some countries. For instance, high sex ratios at birth in some Asian countries are now attributed to sex-selective abortion and infanticide due to a strong preference for sons. This will affect future marriage patterns and fertility patterns. Eventually it could cause unrest among young adult males who are unable to find partners.
Percentage living in rural areas.: Percentage of people living in rural areas. Data for 2003. Urban-rural classification of population in internationally published statistics follows the national census definition, which differs from one country or area to another. National definitions are usually based on criteria that may include any of the following: size of population in a locality, population density, distance between built-up areas, predominant type of economic activity, legal or administrative boundaries and urban characteristics such as specific services and facilities.
Infant mortality rate > Total: This entry is derived from People > Infant mortality rate, which gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
Patriotism: Patriotism Score of countries according to surveys by World Values Survey. The score was determined by asking thousands of respondents the question "How proud are you to be [insert nationality]?", ranging from not proud (1) to very proud (4). The average number of respondents per country was 1264.
Age structure > 25-54 years: This entry is derived from People > Age structure, which provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group as follows: 0-14 years (children), 15-24 years (early working age), 25-54 years (prime working age), 55-64 years (mature working age), 65 years and over (elderly). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
Urban and rural > Rural population: Total population living in rural areas by country.
Gender > Global Gender Gap Index: The Gender Gap Index considers gender inequality in the dimensions of economic participation (equality of salaries, labor market participation and access to high-skilled employment); access to education; political participation; and health (life expectancy and sex ratio). The highest score of 1 means total equality, 0 means complete inequality. The Index is calculated by the World Economic Forum.
Age structure > 15-24 years: This entry is derived from People > Age structure, which provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group as follows: 0-14 years (children), 15-24 years (early working age), 25-54 years (prime working age), 55-64 years (mature working age), 65 years and over (elderly). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
Gender > Gender inequality index: Gender Inequality Index.
Urban and rural > Urban population per thousand people: Total population living in urban areas by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Rural population: Rural population is calculated as the difference between the total population and the urban population.
Migration > Refugee population by country or territory of origin: Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organisation of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection. Asylum seekers--people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers--are excluded. Palestinian refugees are people (and their descendants) whose residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who lost their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Country of origin generally refers to the nationality or country of citizenship of a claimant."
Migration > Foreign worker salaries: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. Remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers resident in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status, to recipients in their country of origin. Migrants' transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. Data are in current U.S. dollars."
Fertility > Fertility rate, total > Births per woman: Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with current age-specific fertility rates.
Age structure > 55-64 years: This entry is derived from People > Age structure, which provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group as follows: 0-14 years (children), 15-24 years (early working age), 25-54 years (prime working age), 55-64 years (mature working age), 65 years and over (elderly). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
Marriage > Minimum legal age > Without parental consent > For Women: Minimum legal age at which women can be married without parental consent.
Gender > Female population per thousand people: Total female population. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Future population > Males: UN estimates of male population in 2010, 2015, 2020, 2025 and 2030.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Total: This entry is derived from People > School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary , which school life expectancy (SLE) is the total number of years of schooling (primary to tertiary) that a child can expect to receive, assuming that the probability of his or her being enrolled in school at any particular future age is equal to the current enrollment ratio at that age.Caution must be maintained when utilizing this indicator in international comparisons. For example, a year or grade completed in one country is not necessarily the same in terms of educational content or quality as a year or grade completed in another country. SLE represents the expected number of years of schooling that will be completed, including years spent repeating one or more grades.
Fertility > Birth rate, crude > Per 1,000 people: Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.
Sex ratio > 15-64 years: The number of males for each female one of five age groups - at birth, under 15 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over, and for the total population. Sex ratio at birth has recently emerged as an indicator of certain kinds of sex discrimination in some countries. For instance, high sex ratios at birth in some Asian countries are now attributed to sex-selective abortion and infanticide due to a strong preference for sons. This will affect future marriage patterns and fertility patterns. Eventually it could cause unrest among young adult males who are unable to find partners.
Child labor > Children ages 5-14 per million people: This entry provides the mean (average) age of mothers at the birth of their first child. It is a useful indicator for gauging the success of family planning programs aiming to reduce maternal mortality, increase contraceptive use – particularly among married and unmarried adolescents, delay age at first marriage, and improve the health of newborns. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Dependency ratios > Total dependency ratio: This entry is derived from People > Dependency ratios, which dependency ratios are a measure of the age structure of a population. They relate the number of individuals that are likely to be economically "dependent" on the support of others. Dependency ratios contrast the ratio of youths (ages 0-14) and the elderly (ages 65+) to the number of those in the working-age group (ages 15-64). Changes in the dependency ratio provide an indication of potential social support requirements resulting from changes in population age structures. As fertility levels decline, the dependency ratio initially falls because the proportion of youths decreases while the proportion of the population of working age increases. As fertility levels continue to decline, dependency ratios eventually increase because the proportion of the population of working age starts to decline and the proportion of elderly persons continues to increase.
total dependency ratio - The total dependency ratio is the ratio of combined youth population (ages 0-14) and elderly population (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). A high total dependency ratio indicates that the working-age population and the overall economy face a greater burden to support and provide social services for youth and elderly persons, who are often economically dependent.
youth dependency ratio - The youth dependency ratio is the ratio of the youth population (ages 0-14) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). A high youth dependency ratio indicates that a greater investment needs to be made in schooling and other services for children.
elderly dependency ratio - The elderly dependency ratio is the ratio of the elderly population (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). Increases in the elderly dependency ratio put added pressure on governments to fund pensions and healthcare.
potential support ratio - The potential support ratio is the number of working-age people (ages 15-64) per one elderly person (ages 65+). As a population ages, the potential support ratio tends to fall, meaning there are fewer potential workers to support the elderly.
Population density > People per sq. km of land area: Population density (people per sq. km of land area). Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-64 > Total per thousand people: Number of people aged 15-64. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Drinking water source > Improved > Total: This entry is derived from People > Drinking water source > Improved, which provides information about access to improved or unimproved drinking water sources available to segments of the population of a country.improved drinking water - use of any of the following sources: piped water into dwelling, yard, or plot; public tap or standpipe; tubewell or borehole; protected dug well; protected spring; or rainwater collection. unimproved drinking water - use of any of the following sources: unprotected dug well; unprotected spring; cart with small tank or drum; tanker truck; surface water, which includes rivers, dams, lakes, ponds, streams, canals or irrigation channels; or bottled water.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Total per thousand people: Number of people aged 15-24. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Marriage > Percent married > All > Female > Aged 15-19: Percent of people aged 15-19 years who are or have been married or in a marriage-like union recognized by the law or customs of their country.
Life expectancy at birth > Female: This entry is derived from People > Life expectancy at birth, which contains the average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. The entry includes total population as well as the male and female components. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.
Hospital bed density: This entry provides the number of hospital beds per 1,000 people; it serves as a general measure of inpatient service availability. Hospital beds include inpatient beds available in public, private, general, and specialized hospitals and rehabilitation centers. In most cases, beds for both acute and chronic care are included. Because the level of inpatient services required for individual countries depends on several factors - such as demographic issues and the burden of disease - there is no global target for the number of hospital beds per country. So, while 2 beds per 1,000 in one country may be sufficient, 2 beds per 1,000 in another may be woefully inadequate because of the number of people hospitalized by disease.
Marriage, divorce and children > Contraception use among married women > Any method: Current contraceptive use among married women 15-49 years old, any method, percentage.
Contraceptive prevalence rate: This field gives the percent of women of reproductive age (15-49) who are married or in union and are using, or whose sexual partner is using, a method of contraception according to the date of the most recent available data. The contraceptive prevalence rate is an indicator of health services, development, and women’s empowerment. It is also useful in understanding, past, present, and future fertility trends, especially in developing countries.
Dependency ratios > Potential support ratio: This entry is derived from People > Dependency ratios, which dependency ratios are a measure of the age structure of a population. They relate the number of individuals that are likely to be economically "dependent" on the support of others. Dependency ratios contrast the ratio of youths (ages 0-14) and the elderly (ages 65+) to the number of those in the working-age group (ages 15-64). Changes in the dependency ratio provide an indication of potential social support requirements resulting from changes in population age structures. As fertility levels decline, the dependency ratio initially falls because the proportion of youths decreases while the proportion of the population of working age increases. As fertility levels continue to decline, dependency ratios eventually increase because the proportion of the population of working age starts to decline and the proportion of elderly persons continues to increase.
total dependency ratio - The total dependency ratio is the ratio of combined youth population (ages 0-14) and elderly population (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). A high total dependency ratio indicates that the working-age population and the overall economy face a greater burden to support and provide social services for youth and elderly persons, who are often economically dependent.
youth dependency ratio - The youth dependency ratio is the ratio of the youth population (ages 0-14) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). A high youth dependency ratio indicates that a greater investment needs to be made in schooling and other services for children.
elderly dependency ratio - The elderly dependency ratio is the ratio of the elderly population (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). Increases in the elderly dependency ratio put added pressure on governments to fund pensions and healthcare.
potential support ratio - The potential support ratio is the number of working-age people (ages 15-64) per one elderly person (ages 65+). As a population ages, the potential support ratio tends to fall, meaning there are fewer potential workers to support the elderly.
Urban and rural > Rural population per thousand people: Total population living in rural areas by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Marriage, divorce and children > Marriageable age > Females: Female consent.
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Urbanization: Estimates and projections of urban and rural populations are made by the Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat and published every two years. These estimates and projections are based on national census or survey data that have been evaluated and, whenever necessary, adjusted for deficiencies and inconsistencies. Urban-rural classification of population in internationally published statistics follows the national census definition, which differs from one country or area to another. National definitions are usually based on criteria that may include any of the following: size of population in a locality, population density, distance between built-up areas, predominant type of economic activity, legal or administrative boundaries and urban characteristics such as specific services and facilities.
Dependency ratios > Elderly dependency ratio: This entry is derived from People > Dependency ratios, which dependency ratios are a measure of the age structure of a population. They relate the number of individuals that are likely to be economically "dependent" on the support of others. Dependency ratios contrast the ratio of youths (ages 0-14) and the elderly (ages 65+) to the number of those in the working-age group (ages 15-64). Changes in the dependency ratio provide an indication of potential social support requirements resulting from changes in population age structures. As fertility levels decline, the dependency ratio initially falls because the proportion of youths decreases while the proportion of the population of working age increases. As fertility levels continue to decline, dependency ratios eventually increase because the proportion of the population of working age starts to decline and the proportion of elderly persons continues to increase.
total dependency ratio - The total dependency ratio is the ratio of combined youth population (ages 0-14) and elderly population (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). A high total dependency ratio indicates that the working-age population and the overall economy face a greater burden to support and provide social services for youth and elderly persons, who are often economically dependent.
youth dependency ratio - The youth dependency ratio is the ratio of the youth population (ages 0-14) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). A high youth dependency ratio indicates that a greater investment needs to be made in schooling and other services for children.
elderly dependency ratio - The elderly dependency ratio is the ratio of the elderly population (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). Increases in the elderly dependency ratio put added pressure on governments to fund pensions and healthcare.
potential support ratio - The potential support ratio is the number of working-age people (ages 15-64) per one elderly person (ages 65+). As a population ages, the potential support ratio tends to fall, meaning there are fewer potential workers to support the elderly.
Sex ratio > 65 years and over: The number of males for each female one of five age groups - at birth, under 15 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over, and for the total population. Sex ratio at birth has recently emerged as an indicator of certain kinds of sex discrimination in some countries. For instance, high sex ratios at birth in some Asian countries are now attributed to sex-selective abortion and infanticide due to a strong preference for sons. This will affect future marriage patterns and fertility patterns. Eventually it could cause unrest among young adult males who are unable to find partners.
Fertility > Mortality rate, infant > Per 1,000 live births: Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.
Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Total per thousand people: Number of people aged 60 and older. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Migration > Refugee population by country or territory of asylum: Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organisation of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection. Asylum seekers--people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers--are excluded. Palestinian refugees are people (and their descendants) whose residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who lost their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Country of asylum is the country where an asylum claim was filed and granted."
Marriage, divorce and children > Women denied family planning: Percentage of sexually active women who are able to but do not want to reproduce without access to family planning services.
Age distribution > Population aged 0-14 > Total per thousand people: Number of people aged 0-14. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Population in largest city: Population in largest city is the urban population living in the countryÂ’s largest metropolitan area.
Population, total: Population, total. Population, total refers to the total population.
Gender ratio > Whole population: Female/male ratio of population.
Literacy > Female: This entry is derived from People > Literacy, which includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of the Factbook. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons. Low levels of literacy, and education in general, can impede the economic development of a country in the current rapidly changing, technology-driven world.
Urban and rural > Females living in cities proper: Total number of females living in cities proper. The UN definition for city proper varies for each country but usually refers to a locality with legal boundaries, some form of local government and does not include its outlying suburbs and districts. Numbers only include cities proper with a population over 100,000.
Migration > Refugee population by country or territory of asylum > Per capita: Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organisation of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection. Asylum seekers--people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers--are excluded. Palestinian refugees are people (and their descendants) whose residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who lost their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Country of asylum is the country where an asylum claim was filed and granted." Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Life expectancy at birth > Male: This entry is derived from People > Life expectancy at birth, which contains the average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. The entry includes total population as well as the male and female components. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.
Net migration: Net migration. Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period, that is, the total number of immigrants less the annual number of emigrants, including both citizens and noncitizens. Data are five-year estimates.
Marriage > Percent married > All > Male > Aged 15-19: Percent ever married or in union among persons aged 15-19.
Maternal mortality rate: The maternal mortality rate (MMR) is the annual number of female deaths per 100,000 live births from any cause related to or aggravated by pregnancy or its management (excluding accidental or incidental causes). The MMR includes deaths during pregnancy, childbirth, or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, for a specified year.
Urban and rural > Males living in cities proper: Total number of males living in cities proper. The UN definition for city proper varies for each country but usually refers to a locality with legal boundaries, some form of local government and does not include its outlying suburbs and districts. Numbers only include cities proper with a population over 100,000.
Urban and rural > Female rural population: Total number of females living in rural areas by country.
Population > CIA Factbook per capita: This entry gives an estimate from the US Bureau of the Census based on statistics from population censuses, vital statistics registration systems, or sample surveys pertaining to the recent past and on assumptions about future trends. The total population presents one overall measure of the potential impact of the country on the world and within its region. Note: starting with the 1993 Factbook, demographic estimates for some countries (mostly African) have explicitly taken into account the effects of the growing impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. These countries are currently: The Bahamas, Benin, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Immigration > Cultural Diversity Index: The probability that two individuals selected at random from a country speak a very different language. A high score of close to 1 indicates that many unrelated languages are spoken. A score of close to 0 means that few languages are spoken, and / or that the spoken languages are similar to one another. For more information, please refer to Fearon (see citation).
Fertility > Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19: Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19). Adolescent fertility rate is the number of births per 1,000 women ages 15-19.
Languages: This entry provides a rank ordering of languages starting with the largest and sometimes includes the percent of total population speaking that language.
Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Total per thousand people: Number of people aged 0-4. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-59 > Total per thousand people: Number of people aged 15-59. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Rural population per 1000: Rural population is calculated as the difference between the total population and the urban population. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Future population > Females: UN estimates of female population in 2010, 2015, 2020, 2025 and 2030.
Fertility > Number of maternal deaths: Number of maternal deaths. Maternal mortality deaths is the number of women who die during pregnancy and childbirth.
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 > Total: This entry is derived from People > Unemployment, youth ages 15-24, which gives the percent of the total labor force ages 15-24 unemployed during a specified year.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary education > Total: School life expectancy (SLE) is the total number of years of schooling (primary to tertiary) that a child can expect to receive, assuming that the probability of his or her being enrolled in school at any particular future age is equal to the current enrollment ratio at that age.Caution must be maintained when utilizing this indicator in international comparisons. For example, a year or grade completed in one country is not necessarily the same in terms of educational content or quality as a year or grade completed in another country. SLE represents the expected number of years of schooling that will be completed, including years spent repeating one or more grades.
Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Total per thousand people: Number of people aged 80 years and older. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Marriage, divorce and children > Teen marriage rate > Women: Percentage of female population aged 15-19 who has been married at least once. Percentage is out of total number of females in the same age group.
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 > Female: This entry is derived from People > Unemployment, youth ages 15-24, which gives the percent of the total labor force ages 15-24 unemployed during a specified year.
Gender > Male population per thousand people: Total male population. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Immigration > Destination countries of nationalities and ethnic groups > Russians: Number of residents who are ethnic Russians and maintain a feeling of Russian national identity.
Literacy > Definition: This entry is derived from People > Literacy, which includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of the Factbook. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons. Low levels of literacy, and education in general, can impede the economic development of a country in the current rapidly changing, technology-driven world.
Marriage, divorce and children > Years spent single before marriage > Females: Singulate mean age at marriage.
Number of under-five deaths: Number of under-five deaths. Number of children dying before reaching age five.
Number of infant deaths: Number of infant deaths. Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.
GDP per capita > Current US$: GDP per capita (current US$). GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Cities > Urban population per thousand people: Total population living in urban areas. The defition of an urban area differs for each country. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Density and urbanisation > Urban population: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanisation Prospects.
Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Total per thousand people: Number of people 65 years old and older. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Immigration > Refugees and asylum seekers > Natives per Refugee: Natives per Refugee.
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Housing > Number of rooms > Houses with 9 rooms: Occupied housing units by type of housing unit, number of rooms and urban/rural location.
Immigration > Country of birth of Australian resident population: Australian residents born outside of Australia by country of birth.
Infant mortality rate > Female: This entry is derived from People > Infant mortality rate, which gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
Housing > Number of rooms > Urban apartments with 10+ rooms per million people: Occupied housing units by type of housing unit, number of rooms and urban/rural location. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Rights of the Child Convention > Signatories: Date of signing convention
Age structure > 15-64 years > From total: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
Cities > Urban areas over 1,000,000: Urban areas with a population of over a million people.
Gender ratio > Babies: Female/male ratio at birth.
Urban population per 1000: Urban population is the midyear population of areas defined as urban in each country and reported to the United Nations. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Urban and rural > Female urban population: Total number of females living in urban areas by country.
Urban and rural > Male rural population: Total number of males living in rural areas by country.
Urban and rural > Male urban population: Total number of males living in urban areas by country.
Median age > Both sexes: Age of person who is older than half the population and younger than the other half of the population.
Age structure > 65 years and over > Males: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
Age structure > 0-14 years > Males: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
Housing > Owner occupier households: Number of households owned by one or several members of the household.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Total: School life expectancy (SLE) is the total number of years of schooling (primary to tertiary) that a child can expect to receive, assuming that the probability of his or her being enrolled in school at any particular future age is equal to the current enrollment ratio at that age.Caution must be maintained when utilizing this indicator in international comparisons. For example, a year or grade completed in one country is not necessarily the same in terms of educational content or quality as a year or grade completed in another country. SLE represents the expected number of years of schooling that will be completed, including years spent repeating one or more grades.
Population in largest city > Per capita: Population in largest city is the urban population living in the countryÂ’s largest metropolitan area. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Literacy > Male: This entry is derived from People > Literacy, which includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of the Factbook. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons. Low levels of literacy, and education in general, can impede the economic development of a country in the current rapidly changing, technology-driven world.
Infant mortality rate > Male: This entry is derived from People > Infant mortality rate, which gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
Cities > Urban areas over 2,000,000: Urban Areas Over 2,000,000.
Sanitation facility access > Improved > Total: This entry is derived from People > Sanitation facility access > Improved, which provides information about access to improved or unimproved sanitation facilities available to segments of the population of a country. improved sanitation - use of any of the following facilities: flush or pour-flush to a piped sewer system, septic tank or pit latrine; ventilated improved pit (VIP) latrine; pit latrine with slab; or a composting toilet. unimproved sanitation - use of any of the following facilities: flush or pour-flush not piped to a sewer system, septic tank or pit latrine; pit latrine without a slab or open pit; bucket; hanging toilet or hanging latrine; shared facilities of any type; no facilities; or bush or field.
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 > Male: This entry is derived from People > Unemployment, youth ages 15-24, which gives the percent of the total labor force ages 15-24 unemployed during a specified year.
Number of infant deaths per 1000: Number of infant deaths. Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Total Population per capita: Total Population, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Gender ratio > Urban population: Female/male ratio of urban population.
Age structure > 65 years and over > From total: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
Age structure > 0-14 years > Males per 1000: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Charity > World Giving Index > Volunteered time: VT.
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Marriage, divorce and children > Marriageable age > Males: Male consent.
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Immigration > Nationality compositions of Canada, share of immigrants: Portion of immigrants in Canada.
Gender ratio > Aged over 60 > Women per 100 men: Female/male ratio at age x.
Gender ratio > Aged over 80 > Women per 100 men: Female/male ratio at age x.
Religions: This entry is an ordered listing of religions by adherents starting with the largest group and sometimes includes the percent of total population. The core characteristics and beliefs of the world's major religions are described below.
Baha'i - Founded by Mirza Husayn-Ali (known as Baha'u'llah) in Iran in 1852, Baha'i faith emphasizes monotheism and believes in one eternal transcendent God. Its guiding focus is to encourage the unity of all peoples on the earth so that justice and peace may be achieved on earth. Baha'i revelation contends the prophets of major world religions reflect some truth or element of the divine, believes all were manifestations of God given to specific communities in specific times, and that Baha'u'llah is an additional prophet meant to call all humankind. Bahais are an open community, located worldwide, with the greatest concentration of believers in South Asia.
Buddhism - Religion or philosophy inspired by the 5th century B.C. teachings of Siddhartha Gautama (also known as Gautama Buddha "the enlightened one"). Buddhism focuses on the goal of spiritual enlightenment centered on an understanding of Gautama Buddha's Four Noble Truths on the nature of suffering, and on the Eightfold Path of spiritual and moral practice, to break the cycle of suffering of which we are a part. Buddhism ascribes to a karmic system of rebirth. Several schools and sects of Buddhism exist, differing often on the nature of the Buddha, the extent to which enlightenment can be achieved - for one or for all, and by whom - religious orders or laity.
Basic Groupings
   Theravada Buddhism: The oldest Buddhist school, Theravada is practiced mostly in Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Laos, Burma, and Thailand, with minority representation elsewhere in Asia and the West. Theravadans follow the Pali Canon of Buddha's teachings, and believe that one may escape the cycle of rebirth, worldly attachment, and suffering for oneself; this process may take one or several lifetimes.
   Mahayana Buddhism, including subsets Zen and Tibetan (Lamaistic) Buddhism: Forms of Mahayana Buddhism are common in East Asia and Tibet, and parts of the West. Mahayanas have additional scriptures beyond the Pali Canon and believe the Buddha is eternal and still teaching. Unlike Theravada Buddhism, Mahayana schools maintain the Buddha-nature is present in all beings and all will ultimately achieve enlightenment.
    Hoa Hao: a minority tradition of Buddhism practiced in Vietnam that stresses lay participation, primarily by peasant farmers; it eschews ...
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Urban population > Per capita: Urban population is the midyear population of areas defined as urban in each country and reported to the United Nations. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Mortality rate, adult, male > Per 1,000 male adults: Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults). Adult mortality rate is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old dying before reaching age 60, if subject to current age-specific mortality rates between those ages.
Immigration > Ethnic Fractionalization Index: The probability that two individuals selected at random from a country will be from different ethnic groups, 0 meaning that each individual in this country is from the same ethnic group. For a discussion of what constitutes an ethnic group, please refer to Fearon (see citation).
Immigration > Visa overstay rate > Australia: Modified Non-Return Rate.
Population in urban agglomerations > More than 1 million: Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2000 had a population of more than one million people.
Marriage, divorce and children > Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage: Percentage of all married women aged 15-49 who report using any type of contraceptive.
Marriage, divorce and children > Contraception use among married women > Condom: Current contraceptive use among married women 15-49 years old, condom, percentage.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary education > Male: School life expectancy (SLE) is the total number of years of schooling (primary to tertiary) that a child can expect to receive, assuming that the probability of his or her being enrolled in school at any particular future age is equal to the current enrollment ratio at that age.Caution must be maintained when utilizing this indicator in international comparisons. For example, a year or grade completed in one country is not necessarily the same in terms of educational content or quality as a year or grade completed in another country. SLE represents the expected number of years of schooling that will be completed, including years spent repeating one or more grades.
Median age > Male: This entry is the age that divides a population into two numerically equal groups; that is, half the people are younger than this age and half are older. It is a single index that summarizes the age distribution of a population. Currently, the median age ranges from a low of about 15 in Uganda and Gaza Strip to 40 or more in several European countries and Japan. See the entry for "Age structure" for the importance of a young versus an older age structure and, by implication, a low versus a higher median age.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female: This entry is derived from People > School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary , which school life expectancy (SLE) is the total number of years of schooling (primary to tertiary) that a child can expect to receive, assuming that the probability of his or her being enrolled in school at any particular future age is equal to the current enrollment ratio at that age.Caution must be maintained when utilizing this indicator in international comparisons. For example, a year or grade completed in one country is not necessarily the same in terms of educational content or quality as a year or grade completed in another country. SLE represents the expected number of years of schooling that will be completed, including years spent repeating one or more grades.
Marriage, divorce and children > Teen marriage rate > Men: Percentage of male population aged 15-19 who has been married at least once. Percentage is out of total number of males in the same age group.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary education > Female: School life expectancy (SLE) is the total number of years of schooling (primary to tertiary) that a child can expect to receive, assuming that the probability of his or her being enrolled in school at any particular future age is equal to the current enrollment ratio at that age.Caution must be maintained when utilizing this indicator in international comparisons. For example, a year or grade completed in one country is not necessarily the same in terms of educational content or quality as a year or grade completed in another country. SLE represents the expected number of years of schooling that will be completed, including years spent repeating one or more grades.
Density and urbanisation > Rural population: Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.
Urban and rural population > Rural gender ratio: Women per 100 men, rural population.
Urban and rural population > Urban gender ratio: Women per 100 men amongst urban population.
Age structure > 65 years and over > Females: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
Age structure > 65 years and over > Females per 1000: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Age structure > 15-64 years > Females per 1000: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Age structure > 0-14 years > From total: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
Immigration > Country of birth of Australian resident population per thousand people: Australian residents born outside of Australia by country of birth. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Charity > World Giving Index > Donated money, percent: DM.
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Housing > Number of rooms > Houses with 1 room: Occupied housing units by type of housing unit, number of rooms and urban/rural location.
Housing > Number of rooms > Apartments with 8 rooms: Occupied housing units by type of housing unit, number of rooms and urban/rural location.
Female population > Age 15-19: Female population - Age 15-19, as of April 26, 2005
Median age > Female: This entry is derived from People > Median age, which is the age that divides a population into two numerically equal groups; that is, half the people are younger than this age and half are older. It is a single index that summarizes the age distribution of a population. Currently, the median age ranges from a low of about 15 in Uganda and Gaza Strip to 40 or more in several European countries and Japan. See the entry for "Age structure" for the importance of a young versus an older age structure and, by implication, a low versus a higher median age.
Housing > Number of rooms > Apartments with 8 rooms per million people: Occupied housing units by type of housing unit, number of rooms and urban/rural location. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita > Cubic meters: Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita (cubic meters). Renewable internal freshwater resources flows refer to internal renewable resources (internal river flows and groundwater from rainfall) in the country. Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita are calculated using the World Bank's population estimates.
Cities > Rate of urbanization: Urbanization rate.
Sanitation facility access > Improved > Urban: This entry is derived from People > Sanitation facility access > Improved, which provides information about access to improved or unimproved sanitation facilities available to segments of the population of a country. improved sanitation - use of any of the following facilities: flush or pour-flush to a piped sewer system, septic tank or pit latrine; ventilated improved pit (VIP) latrine; pit latrine with slab; or a composting toilet. unimproved sanitation - use of any of the following facilities: flush or pour-flush not piped to a sewer system, septic tank or pit latrine; pit latrine without a slab or open pit; bucket; hanging toilet or hanging latrine; shared facilities of any type; no facilities; or bush or field.
Migration > Refugee population by country or territory of origin > Per capita: Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organisation of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection. Asylum seekers--people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers--are excluded. Palestinian refugees are people (and their descendants) whose residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who lost their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Country of origin generally refers to the nationality or country of citizenship of a claimant." Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Gender > Women aged 15-49 per thousand people: Country's total population of women aged 15-49. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Fertility > Mortality rate, under-5, male > Per 1,000 live births: Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births). Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000)
Marriage, divorce and children > Marriageable age > Notes: Notes.
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Future population > Males per thousand people: UN estimates of male population in 2010, 2015, 2020, 2025 and 2030. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
International migrant stock, total per 1000: International migrant stock, total. International migrant stock is the number of people born in a country other than that in which they live. It also includes refugees. The data used to estimate the international migrant stock at a particular time are obtained mainly from population censuses. The estimates are derived from the data on foreign-born population--people who have residence in one country but were born in another country. When data on the foreign-born population are not available, data on foreign population--that is, people who are citizens of a country other than the country in which they reside--are used as estimates. After the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 people living in one of the newly independent countries who were born in another were classified as international migrants. Estimates of migrant stock in the newly independent states from 1990 on are based on the 1989 census of the Soviet Union. For countries with information on the international migrant stock for at least two points in time, interpolation or extrapolation was used to estimate the international migrant stock on July 1 of the reference years. For countries with only one observation, estimates for the reference years were derived using rates of change in the migrant stock in the years preceding or following the single observation available. A model was used to estimate migrants for countries that had no data. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
International migrant stock, total: International migrant stock, total. International migrant stock is the number of people born in a country other than that in which they live. It also includes refugees. The data used to estimate the international migrant stock at a particular time are obtained mainly from population censuses. The estimates are derived from the data on foreign-born population--people who have residence in one country but were born in another country. When data on the foreign-born population are not available, data on foreign population--that is, people who are citizens of a country other than the country in which they reside--are used as estimates. After the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 people living in one of the newly independent countries who were born in another were classified as international migrants. Estimates of migrant stock in the newly independent states from 1990 on are based on the 1989 census of the Soviet Union. For countries with information on the international migrant stock for at least two points in time, interpolation or extrapolation was used to estimate the international migrant stock on July 1 of the reference years. For countries with only one observation, estimates for the reference years were derived using rates of change in the migrant stock in the years preceding or following the single observation available. A model was used to estimate migrants for countries that had no data.
Women > Maternal mortality ratio adjusted: People - Women - Maternal mortality ratio 2000 adjusted
Immigration > Destination countries of nationalities and ethnic groups > Jews > Enlarged Jewish population:
Jewish population by country. The enlarged Jewish community includes Jews, non-Jews with Jewish ancestry and non-Jewish members of Jewish households.
Fertility > Lifetime risk of maternal death > 1 in: rate varies by country: Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country). Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.
Immigration > Nationality compositions of > Norway: Country of origin of Norway’s population who was either foreign born or born in Norway to foreign residents (number of people by country of origin).
Fertility > Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given: Maternity leave benefits.
Immigration > Ethnic Fractionalization Index per million people: The probability that two individuals selected at random from a country will be from different ethnic groups, 0 meaning that each individual in this country is from the same ethnic group. For a discussion of what constitutes an ethnic group, please refer to Fearon (see citation). Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Widows > Proportion of age group > All > Men > Aged 30 to 39: Percent widowed in age group.
Age structure > 65 years and over > Males per 1000: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Age structure > 0-14 years > Females: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
Immigration > Nationality compositions of > Canada: Country of birth of Canadian residents (number of residents).
Charity > World Giving Index > Helped a stranger, percent: HS.
Total Population > Female: Total Population - Female, as of April 26, 2005
Migration > International migrant stock > Total: International migrant stock is the number of people born in a country other than that in which they live. It also includes refugees. The data used to estimate the international migrant stock at a particular time are obtained mainly from population censuses. The estimates are derived from the data on foreign-born population--people who have residence in one country but were born in another country. When data on the foreign-born population are not available, data on foreign population--that is, people who are citizens of a country other than the country in which they reside--are used as estimates. After the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 people living in one of the newly independent countries who were born in another were classified as international migrants. Estimates of migrant stock in the newly independent states from 1990 on are based on the 1989 census of the Soviet Union. For countries with information on the international migrant stock for at least two points in time, interpolation or extrapolation was used to estimate the international migrant stock on July 1 of the reference years. For countries with only one observation, estimates for the reference years were derived using rates of change in the migrant stock in the years preceding or following the single observation available. A model was used to estimate migrants for countries that had no data."
Marriage, divorce and children > Years spent single before marriage > Males: Singulate mean age at marriage.
Future population > Females per thousand people: UN estimates of female population in 2010, 2015, 2020, 2025 and 2030. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Women > Maternal mortality ratio > Reported: People - Women - Maternal mortality ratio 1985 - 2002 reported
Gender > Gender ratio aged over 80: Amount of women per every 100 males that are over the age of 80 in each country. For instance, in North Korea, for every 100 males over 80, there are 411.8 females who are over 80.
Gender > Gender ratio aged over 65: Amount of women per every 100 males that are over the age of 65 in each country. For instance, in Russia, for every 100 males over 65, there are 210.6 females who are over 65.
Gender ratio > Aged over 60: Female/male ratio at age x.
Immigration > Destination countries of nationalities and ethnic groups > Lebanese: Number of residents who are Lebanese-born or of Lebanese descent.
Female population > Age 10-14 per 1000: Female population - Age 10-14, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Male population > Age 15-19 per 1000: Male population - Age 15-19, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Female population > Age 25-29: Female population - Age 25-29, as of April 26, 2005
Female population > Age 15-19 per 1000: Female population - Age 15-19, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Female population > Age 30-34 per 1000: Female population - Age 30-34, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Male population > Age 25-29: Male population - Age 25-29, as of April 26, 2005
Total population > Age 15-19 per 1000: Total population - Age 15-19, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Total population > Age 10-14 per 1000: Total population - Age 10-14, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Female population > Age 75-79 per 1000: Female population - Age 75-79, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Immigration > Visas > Visa requirements for > Austrian citizens > Length of stay permitted: Length of stay permitted.
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Immigration > Visas > Visa requirements for > Australian citizens > Conditions of access: Visa requirement.
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Age structure > 0-14 years > Females per 1000: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Women > Contraceptive prevalence %: People - Women - Contraceptive prevalence (%) 1995-2002
Total population > Age 55-59: Total population - Age 55-59, as of April 26, 2005
Total population > Age 35-39: Total population - Age 35-39, as of April 26, 2005
Male population > Age 25-29 > % of the total: Male population - Age 25-29 - % of the total, as of April 26, 2005
Total population > Age 35-39 > % of the total: Total population - Age 35-39 - % of the total, as of April 26, 2005
Total population > Age 75-79 > % of the total: Total population - Age 75-79 - % of the total, as of April 26, 2005
Women > Antenatal care coverage %: People - Women - Antenatal care coverage (%) 1995-2002
Male population > Age 40-44: Male population - Age 40-44, as of April 26, 2005
Total population > Age 70-74 > % of the total: Total population - Age 70-74 - % of the total, as of April 26, 2005
Total population > Age 65-69 > % of the total: Total population - Age 65-69 - % of the total, as of April 26, 2005
HIV/AIDS > Deaths: This entry gives an estimate of the number of adults and children who died of AIDS during a given calendar year.
Cities > Urban areas over 500,000 per million people: Urban Areas Over 500,000. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Age structure > 15-64 years > Males per 1000: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Male population > Age 20-24 per 1000: Male population - Age 20-24, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Droughts, floods, extreme temperatures > % of population, average 1990-2009: Droughts, floods, extreme temperatures (% of population, average 1990-2009). Droughts, floods and extreme temperatures is the annual average percentage of the population that is affected by natural disasters classified as either droughts, floods, or extreme temperature events. A drought is an extended period of time characterized by a deficiency in a region's water supply that is the result of constantly below average precipitation. A drought can lead to losses to agriculture, affect inland navigation and hydropower plants, and cause a lack of drinking water and famine. A flood is a significant rise of water level in a stream, lake, reservoir or coastal region. Extreme temperature events are either cold waves or heat waves. A cold wave can be both a prolonged period of excessively cold weather and the sudden invasion of very cold air over a large area. Along with frost it can cause damage to agriculture, infrastructure, and property. A heat wave is a prolonged period of excessively hot and sometimes also humid weather relative to normal climate patterns of a certain region. Population affected is the number of people injured, left homeless or requiring immediate assistance during a period of emergency resulting from a natural disaster; it can also include displaced or evacuated people. Average percentage of population affected is calculated by dividing the sum of total affected for the period stated by the sum of the annual population figures for the period stated.
Urban and rural > Female urban population per thousand people: Total number of females living in urban areas by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Population growth > Annual %: Annual population growth rate. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of the country of origin.
Labor participation rate, male > % of male population ages 15+: Labor participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+). Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
Housing > Rural owner occupier households per thousand people: Number of rural households owned by one or several members of the household. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Total population > Age 10-14: Total population - Age 10-14, as of April 26, 2005
Total population > Age 15-19 > % of the total: Total population - Age 15-19 - % of the total, as of April 26, 2005
Total population: Total Population, as of April 26, 2005
Migration > Refugees > Convention on refugees: Date of ratification of the United Nations Convention relating to the Status of Refugees. "a" denotes accession. "d" denotes succession.
Age structure > 15-64 years > Males: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
Population in the largest city > % of urban population: Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that countryÂ’s largest metropolitan area.
Age structure > 15-64 years > Females: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
Population ages 0-14 > % of total: Population ages 0 to 14 is the percentage of the total population that is in the age group 0 to 14.
Urban population growth > Annual %: Urban population is the midyear population of areas defined as urban in each country and reported to the United Nations.
Female population > Age 50-54: Female population - Age 50-54, as of April 26, 2005
Female population > Age 50-54 > % of the total: Female population - Age 50-54 - % of the total, as of April 26, 2005
Male population > Age 60-64 > % of the total: Male population - Age 60-64 - % of the total, as of April 26, 2005
Male population > Age 80-84 per 1000: Male population - Age 80-84, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Density and urbanisation > Population in the largest city > % of urban population: Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.
Completeness of total death reporting > % of reported total deaths to estimated total deaths: Completeness of total death reporting (% of reported total deaths to estimated total deaths). Completeness of total death reporting is the number of total deaths reported by national statistics authorities to the United Nations Statistics Division's Demography Yearbook divided by the number of total deaths estimated by the United Nations Population Division.
Male population > Age 30-34 per 1000: Male population - Age 30-34, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Population > Note: This entry gives an estimate from the US Bureau of the Census based on statistics from population censuses, vital statistics registration systems, or sample surveys pertaining to the recent past and on assumptions about future trends. The total population presents one overall measure of the potential impact of the country on the world and within its region. Note: starting with the 1993 Factbook, demographic estimates for some countries (mostly African) have explicitly taken into account the effects of the growing impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. These countries are currently: The Bahamas, Benin, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Refugee population by country or territory of origin per 1000: Refugee population by country or territory of origin. Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organization of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection. Asylum seekers--people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers--are excluded. Palestinian refugees are people (and their descendants) whose residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who lost their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Country of origin generally refers to the nationality or country of citizenship of a claimant. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female: School life expectancy (SLE) is the total number of years of schooling (primary to tertiary) that a child can expect to receive, assuming that the probability of his or her being enrolled in school at any particular future age is equal to the current enrollment ratio at that age.Caution must be maintained when utilizing this indicator in international comparisons. For example, a year or grade completed in one country is not necessarily the same in terms of educational content or quality as a year or grade completed in another country. SLE represents the expected number of years of schooling that will be completed, including years spent repeating one or more grades.
Drinking water source > Improved > Rural: This entry is derived from People > Drinking water source > Improved, which provides information about access to improved or unimproved drinking water sources available to segments of the population of a country.improved drinking water - use of any of the following sources: piped water into dwelling, yard, or plot; public tap or standpipe; tubewell or borehole; protected dug well; protected spring; or rainwater collection. unimproved drinking water - use of any of the following sources: unprotected dug well; unprotected spring; cart with small tank or drum; tanker truck; surface water, which includes rivers, dams, lakes, ponds, streams, canals or irrigation channels; or bottled water.
GDP per capita growth > Annual %: GDP per capita growth (annual %). Annual percentage growth rate of GDP per capita based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2005 U.S. dollars. GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources.
HIV/AIDS > People living with HIV/AIDS: This entry gives an estimate of all people (adults and children) alive at yearend with HIV infection, whether or not they have developed symptoms of AIDS.
Additional details:
- Bahrain: fewer than 600 (2007)
- Bhutan: fewer than 100 (2007)
- Bhutan: fewer than 1,000 (2009)
- Brunei: fewer than 200 (2003)
- Comoros: fewer than 500 (2009)
- Croatia: fewer than 1,000 (2009)
- Cyprus: fewer than 1,000 (2007)
- Fiji: fewer than 1,000 (2009)
- Iceland: fewer than 1,000 (2009)
- Iraq: fewer than 500 (2003)
- Luxembourg: fewer than 500 (2003)
- Luxembourg: fewer than 1,000 (2009)
- Macedonia: fewer than 200 (2007)
- Maldives: fewer than 100 (2009)
- Malta: fewer than 500 (2009)
- Mongolia: fewer than 500 (2009)
- Qatar: fewer than 200 (2009)
- Slovakia: fewer than 200 (2007)
- Slovakia: fewer than 500 (2009)
- Slovenia: fewer than 1,000 (2009)
- Syria: fewer than 500 (2003)
- Turkmenistan: fewer than 200 (2007)
Health expenditures: This entry provides the total expenditure on health as a percentage of GDP. Health expenditures are broadly defined as activities performed either by institutions or individuals through the application of medical, paramedical, and/or nursing knowledge and technology, the primary purpose of which is to promote, restore, or maintain health.

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STAT	France	South Africa
Age distribution > Median age	46.7 years Ranked 83th. 10% more than South Africa	42.4 years Ranked 141st.
Age distribution > Population aged 0-14	15.82% Ranked 91st.	16.73% Ranked 60th. 6% more than France
Age distribution > Population aged 0-14 > Total	12.51 million Ranked 34th. 17% more than South Africa	10.73 million Ranked 40th.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Percent	10.68% Ranked 106th.	11.71% Ranked 62nd. 10% more than France
Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Total	8.44 million Ranked 34th. 12% more than South Africa	7.51 million Ranked 40th.
Age distribution > Total dependency ratio	84.5% Ranked 40th. 36% more than South Africa	62.17% Ranked 140th.
Birth rate	12.6 births/1,000 population Ranked 157th.	19.14 births/1,000 population Ranked 94th. 52% more than France
Death rate	8.96 deaths/1,000 population Ranked 68th.	17.36 deaths/1,000 population Ranked 1st. 94% more than France
Ethnic groups	Celtic and Latin with Teutonic, Slavic, North African, Indochinese, Basque minorities<br /><strong>overseas departments:</strong> black, white, mulatto, East Indian, Chinese, Amerindian	black African 79%, white 9.6%, colored 8.9%, Indian/Asian 2.5%
Gender > Female population	40.01 million Ranked 32nd. 22% more than South Africa	32.74 million Ranked 35th.
Mother's mean age at first birth	28.6 Ranked 4th. 27% more than South Africa	22.5 Ranked 2nd.
Population	65.95 million Ranked 21st. 36% more than South Africa	48.6 million Ranked 26th.
Population > Population growth, past and future	0.074 Ranked 60th.	-0.2 Ranked 128th.
Population growth	0.074% Ranked 60th.	-0.2% Ranked 128th.
Population growth rate	0.47% Ranked 153th.	-0.45% Ranked 220th.
Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Percent	35.41% Ranked 67th. 28% more than South Africa	27.74% Ranked 139th.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-64 > Total	42.85 million Ranked 33th. 8% more than South Africa	39.55 million Ranked 36th.
Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Total	4.15 million Ranked 34th. 18% more than South Africa	3.51 million Ranked 40th.
Obesity > Adult obesity rate	18.2% Ranked 106th.	31.3% Ranked 22nd. 72% more than France
Age distribution > Population aged 15-59	48.77% Ranked 149th.	55.53% Ranked 57th. 14% more than France
Population in 2015	62,339 thousand Ranked 21st. 30% more than South Africa	47,902 thousand Ranked 27th.
Urban and rural > Population living in cities proper	9.81 million Ranked 10th. 4% more than South Africa	9.47 million Ranked 2nd.
Death rate, crude > Per 1,000 people	8.5 Ranked 80th.	13.55 Ranked 20th. 59% more than France
Total fertility rate	2.08 children born/woman Ranked 114th.	2.25 children born/woman Ranked 97th. 8% more than France
Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Percent	29.98% Ranked 63th. 39% more than South Africa	21.61% Ranked 139th.
Age dependency ratio > Dependents to working-age population	0.53 Ranked 107th.	0.58 Ranked 85th. 9% more than France
Age structure > 0-14 years	18.7% Ranked 162nd.	28.3% Ranked 92nd. 51% more than France
Gender > Male population	39.05 million Ranked 32nd. 24% more than South Africa	31.4 million Ranked 35th.
Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Total	27.99 million Ranked 22nd. 57% more than South Africa	17.79 million Ranked 34th.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-64	54.2% Ranked 157th.	61.66% Ranked 57th. 14% more than France
Age structure > 65 years and over	17.9% Ranked 17th. 3 times more than South Africa	6.1% Ranked 122nd.
Nationality > Noun	Frenchman(men), Frenchwoman(women)	South African(s)
Age distribution > Elderly dependency ratio	55.31% Ranked 55th. 58% more than South Africa	35.05% Ranked 139th.
Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Percent	5.24% Ranked 83th.	5.47% Ranked 64th. 4% more than France
Physicians density	3.38 physicians/1,000 population Ranked 11th. 4 times more than South Africa	0.76 physicians/1,000 population Ranked 21st.
Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Total	23.7 million Ranked 21st. 71% more than South Africa	13.86 million Ranked 35th.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-59 > Total	38.56 million Ranked 32nd. 8% more than South Africa	35.61 million Ranked 36th.
Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Total	11.3 million Ranked 16th. 3 times more than South Africa	4.32 million Ranked 39th.
Cities > Urban population	82,216 Ranked 63th. 12% more than South Africa	73,542 Ranked 101st.
Abortion > Abortion rate	16.9 abortions per 1,000 women Ranked 1st. 4 times more than South Africa	4.5 abortions per 1,000 women Ranked 2nd.
Nationality > Adjective	French	South African
Sex ratio > Total population	0.96 male(s)/female Ranked 167th.	0.99 male(s)/female Ranked 96th. 3% more than France
Age distribution > Population aged 5-14 > Percent	10.58% Ranked 91st.	11.26% Ranked 60th. 6% more than France
Sex ratio > At birth	1.05 male(s)/female Ranked 144th. 3% more than South Africa	1.02 male(s)/female Ranked 214th.
Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Percent	14.3% Ranked 40th. 2 times more than South Africa	6.73% Ranked 139th.
Gender > Sex ratio at birth	1.05 Ranked 69th. 2% more than South Africa	1.03 Ranked 168th.
Age distribution > Population aged 5-14 > Total	8.36 million Ranked 33th. 16% more than South Africa	7.22 million Ranked 40th.
Migration > Net migration rate	1.48 migrant(s)/1,000 populati Ranked 52nd.	4.98 migrant(s)/1,000 populati Ranked 23th. 3 times more than France
Child labor > Children ages 5-14	28.6 Ranked 4th. 27% more than South Africa	22.5 Ranked 2nd.
Future population change	58,180 Ranked 33th.	-129,024.8 Ranked 176th.
Urban population	46.69 million Ranked 15th. 68% more than South Africa	27.8 million Ranked 25th.
Urbanization in 2015	78.4% Ranked 41st. 17% more than South Africa	67.2% Ranked 71st.
Migration > Net migration > Per capita	12,494.77 per 1 million people Ranked 45th.	14,929.15 per 1 million people Ranked 43th. 19% more than France
Median age > Total	40.6 years Ranked 36th. 59% more than South Africa	25.5 years Ranked 142nd.
Life expectancy at birth > Total population	81.56 years Ranked 15th. 65% more than South Africa	49.48 years Ranked 220th.
Urban and rural > Urban population	45.79 million Ranked 5th. 41% more than South Africa	32.56 million Ranked 10th.
Projected population growth	9.99% Ranked 103th.	-25.35% Ranked 138th.
Marriage > Years being single before marriage > Women	31.6 Ranked 2nd. 3% more than South Africa	30.6 Ranked 8th.
Age structure > 15-64 years	63.8% Ranked 147th.	65.7% Ranked 116th. 3% more than France
Literacy > Total population	99% Ranked 47th. 6% more than South Africa	93% Ranked 121st.
Dependency ratios > Youth dependency ratio	28.5% Ranked 143th.	45.4% Ranked 81st. 59% more than France
Marriage > Years being single before marriage > Men	33.4 Ranked 1st. 1% more than South Africa	33 Ranked 6th.
Age distribution > Child dependency ratio	29.19% Ranked 42nd. 8% more than South Africa	27.12% Ranked 104th.
Gender > Women aged 15-49	14.58 million Ranked 32nd. 8% more than South Africa	13.52 million Ranked 39th.
Percentage living in urban areas	76% Ranked 52nd. 33% more than South Africa	57% Ranked 100th.
Migration > Net migration	760,594 Ranked 10th. 9% more than South Africa	700,001 Ranked 11th.
Population > CIA Factbook	60.88 million Ranked 22nd. 25% more than South Africa	48.78 million Ranked 24th.
Teenage pregancy rate	6.76 Ranked 170th.	58.36 Ranked 66th. 9 times more than France
Population density	113.72 Ranked 73th. 3 times more than South Africa	40.18 Ranked 137th.
Sex ratio > Under 15 years	1.05 male(s)/female Ranked 96th. 4% more than South Africa	1.01 male(s)/female Ranked 191st.
Percentage living in rural areas.	24% Ranked 152nd.	43% Ranked 96th. 79% more than France
Infant mortality rate > Total	3.34 deaths/1,000 live births Ranked 213th.	42.15 deaths/1,000 live births Ranked 52nd. 13 times more than France
Patriotism	3.18 Ranked 9th.	3.72 Ranked 2nd. 17% more than France
Age structure > 25-54 years	38.9% Ranked 132nd. 2% more than South Africa	38.1% Ranked 143th.
Urban and rural > Rural population	14.4 million Ranked 17th.	19.21 million Ranked 12th. 33% more than France
Gender > Global Gender Gap Index	0.709 Ranked 45th.	0.751 Ranked 17th. 6% more than France
Age structure > 15-24 years	11.9% Ranked 201st.	20.6% Ranked 37th. 73% more than France
Gender > Gender inequality index	0.083 Ranked 137th.	0.462 Ranked 57th. 6 times more than France
Urban and rural > Urban population per thousand people	756.86 Ranked 12th. 18% more than South Africa	643.63 Ranked 35th.
Rural population	14.18 million Ranked 35th.	19.08 million Ranked 28th. 35% more than France
Migration > Refugee population by country or territory of origin	87 Ranked 127th.	384 Ranked 106th. 4 times more than France
Migration > Foreign worker salaries	5.22 billion Ranked 15th. 5 times more than South Africa	1.16 billion Ranked 36th.
Fertility > Fertility rate, total > Births per woman	2.03 Ranked 123th.	2.44 Ranked 93th. 20% more than France
Age structure > 55-64 years	12.6% Ranked 37th. 83% more than South Africa	6.9% Ranked 122nd.
Marriage > Minimum legal age > Without parental consent > For Women	18 Ranked 112th.	21 Ranked 8th. 17% more than France
Gender > Female population per thousand people	502.16 Ranked 102nd.	530.08 Ranked 7th. 6% more than France
Future population > Males	32.53 million Ranked 23th. 22% more than South Africa	26.71 million Ranked 31st.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Total	16 years Ranked 34th. 23% more than South Africa	13 years Ranked 83th.
Fertility > Birth rate, crude > Per 1,000 people	12.7 Ranked 145th.	21.32 Ranked 86th. 68% more than France
Sex ratio > 15-64 years	1 Ranked 123th.	1.02 Ranked 64th. 2% more than France
Child labor > Children ages 5-14 per million people	0.45 Ranked 9th.	0.488 Ranked 2nd. 9% more than France
Dependency ratios > Total dependency ratio	56.5% Ranked 82nd. 5% more than South Africa	53.9% Ranked 93th.
Population density > People per sq. km of land area	119.37 sq. km Ranked 81st. 3 times more than South Africa	41.7 sq. km Ranked 152nd.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-64 > Total per thousand people	630.48 Ranked 117th.	669.65 Ranked 67th. 6% more than France
Drinking water source > Improved > Total	100% of population Ranked 6th. 10% more than South Africa	91% of population Ranked 76th.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Total per thousand people	121.12 Ranked 179th.	205.03 Ranked 41st. 69% more than France
Marriage > Percent married > All > Female > Aged 15-19	0.3% Ranked 19th.	4.5% Ranked 32nd. 15 times more than France
Life expectancy at birth > Female	84.82 years Ranked 9th. 75% more than South Africa	48.51 years Ranked 221st.
Hospital bed density	6.6 beds/1,000 population Ranked 6th. 2 times more than South Africa	2.8 beds/1,000 population Ranked 3rd.
Marriage, divorce and children > Contraception use among married women > Any method	76.4% Ranked 6th. 28% more than South Africa	59.9% Ranked 11th.
Contraceptive prevalence rate	76.4% Ranked 15th. 28% more than South Africa	59.9% Ranked 1st.
Dependency ratios > Potential support ratio	3.6 Ranked 188th.	11.7 Ranked 96th. 3 times more than France
Urban and rural > Rural population per thousand people	238.05 Ranked 62nd.	379.77 Ranked 34th. 60% more than France
Marriage, divorce and children > Marriageable age > Females	18 Ranked 6th. 20% more than South Africa	15 Ranked 16th.
Urbanization	76 Ranked 48th. 31% more than South Africa	58 Ranked 98th.
Dependency ratios > Elderly dependency ratio	27.9% Ranked 10th. 3 times more than South Africa	8.5% Ranked 100th.
Sex ratio > 65 years and over	0.74 male(s)/female Ranked 157th. 10% more than South Africa	0.67 male(s)/female Ranked 186th.
Fertility > Mortality rate, infant > Per 1,000 live births	3.4 Ranked 171st.	33.3 Ranked 61st. 10 times more than France
Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Total per thousand people	223.95 Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than South Africa	83.68 Ranked 96th.
Migration > Refugee population by country or territory of asylum	196,364 Ranked 14th. 4 times more than South Africa	47,974 Ranked 35th.
Marriage, divorce and children > Women denied family planning	1.7% Ranked 17th.	13.8% Ranked 9th. 8 times more than France
Age distribution > Population aged 0-14 > Total per thousand people	178.45 Ranked 148th.	305.8 Ranked 78th. 71% more than France
Population in largest city	9.82 million Ranked 15th. 3 times more than South Africa	3.25 million Ranked 39th.
Population, total	65.7 million Ranked 22nd. 28% more than South Africa	51.19 million Ranked 26th.
Gender ratio > Whole population	105.2% Ranked 41st. 2% more than South Africa	103.6% Ranked 63th.
Literacy > Female	99% Ranked 3rd. 7% more than South Africa	92.2% Ranked 44th.
Urban and rural > Females living in cities proper	64,807 Ranked 3rd.	351,985 Ranked 1st. 5 times more than France
Migration > Refugee population by country or territory of asylum > Per capita	2.39 per 1,000 people Ranked 45th. 3 times more than South Africa	0.893 per 1,000 people Ranked 68th.
Life expectancy at birth > Male	78.45 years Ranked 23th. 56% more than South Africa	50.43 years Ranked 214th.
Net migration	649,998 Ranked 10th.	-100,000 Ranked 152nd.
Marriage > Percent married > All > Male > Aged 15-19	0.0 Ranked 20th.	1% Ranked 27th.
Maternal mortality rate	8 deaths/100,000 live births Ranked 160th.	300 deaths/100,000 live births Ranked 37th. 38 times more than France
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary education > Total	None	None
Oldest people > By nation of death or current residence > Died	4 August 1997	16 June 1968
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary education > Male	None	None
Urban and rural > Males living in cities proper	59,345 Ranked 4th.	340,363 Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than France
Urban and rural > Female rural population	7.18 million Ranked 14th.	11.31 million Ranked 8th. 57% more than France
Population > CIA Factbook per capita	0.957 Ranked 149th.	1 Ranked 93th. 4% more than France
Immigration > Cultural Diversity Index	0.251 Ranked 83th.	0.53 Ranked 29th. 2 times more than France
Fertility > Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	6.59 Ranked 174th.	52.52 Ranked 73th. 8 times more than France
Languages	French (official) 100%, rapidly declining regional dialects and languages (Provencal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Flemish)<br /><strong>overseas departments:</strong> French, Creole patois, Mahorian (a Swahili dialect)	IsiZulu (official) 23.82%, IsiXhosa (official) 17.64%, Afrikaans (official) 13.35%, Sepedi (offcial) 9.39%, English (official) 8.2%, Setswana (official) 8.2%, Sesotho (official) 7.93%, Xitsonga (official) 4.44%, siSwati (official) 2.66%, Tshivenda (official) 2.28%, isiNdebele (official) 1.59%, other 0.5%
Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Total per thousand people	59.9 Ranked 149th.	110.63 Ranked 72nd. 85% more than France
Age distribution > Population aged 15-59 > Total per thousand people	569.91 Ranked 136th.	639.75 Ranked 52nd. 12% more than France
Rural population per 1000	224.51 Ranked 152nd.	404.32 Ranked 106th. 80% more than France
Future population > Females	34.08 million Ranked 21st. 28% more than South Africa	26.53 million Ranked 30th.
Fertility > Number of maternal deaths	67 Ranked 101st.	3,200 Ranked 21st. 48 times more than France
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 > Total	22.1% Ranked 48th.	49.8% Ranked 5th. 2 times more than France
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary education > Total	16 years Ranked 34th. 23% more than South Africa	13 years Ranked 83th.
Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Total per thousand people	52.45 Ranked 4th. 6 times more than South Africa	9.31 Ranked 102nd.
Marriage, divorce and children > Teen marriage rate > Women	0.5 Ranked 16th.	3.4 Ranked 13th. 7 times more than France
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 > Female	23.2% Ranked 23th.	55% Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than France
Gender > Male population per thousand people	470.15 Ranked 180th.	499.14 Ranked 84th. 6% more than France
Immigration > Destination countries of nationalities and ethnic groups > Russians	115,000 Ranked 20th. 88 times more than South Africa	1,300 Ranked 49th.
Literacy > Definition	age 15 and over can read and write	age 15 and over can read and write
Marriage, divorce and children > Years spent single before marriage > Females	30.2 years Ranked 2nd. 8% more than South Africa	27.9 years Ranked 4th.
Education expenditures	5.9% of GDP Ranked 20th.	6% of GDP Ranked 14th. 2% more than France
Number of under-five deaths	3,000 Ranked 97th.	50,000 Ranked 26th. 17 times more than France
Number of infant deaths	3,000 Ranked 91st.	37,000 Ranked 27th. 12 times more than France
GDP per capita > Current US$	$39,771.84 Ranked 21st. 5 times more than South Africa	$7,507.67 Ranked 70th.
Cities > Urban population per thousand people	1.31e-06 Ranked 184th. 7% more than South Africa	1.23e-06 Ranked 188th.
Density and urbanisation > Urban population	48.58 million Ranked 16th. 61% more than South Africa	30.19 million Ranked 23th.
Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Total per thousand people	163.38 Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than South Africa	53.78 Ranked 99th.
Immigration > Refugees and asylum seekers > Natives per Refugee	310 Ranked 111th.	852 Ranked 87th. 3 times more than France
Housing > Number of rooms > Houses with 9 rooms	91,119 Ranked 1st.	184,794 Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than France
Urbanization > Rate of urbanization	None	None
Immigration > Country of birth of Australian resident population	20,054 Ranked 44th.	118,816 Ranked 8th. 6 times more than France
Infant mortality rate > Female	2.99 deaths/1,000 live births Ranked 214th.	38.33 deaths/1,000 live births Ranked 53th. 13 times more than France
Housing > Number of rooms > Urban apartments with 10+ rooms per million people	10.51 Ranked 1st.	98.31 Ranked 1st. 9 times more than France
Rights of the Child Convention > Signatories	26 Jan 1990	29 Jan 1993
Age structure > 15-64 years > From total	65.2% Ranked 110th.	65.5% Ranked 106th. About the same as France
Cities > Urban areas over 1,000,000	4 Ranked 24th.	5 Ranked 16th. 25% more than France
Gender ratio > Babies	95.3% Ranked 114th.	98% Ranked 30th. 3% more than France
Urban population per 1000	739.04 Ranked 47th. 25% more than South Africa	589.1 Ranked 84th.
Urban and rural > Female urban population	23.77 million Ranked 3rd. 94% more than South Africa	12.28 million Ranked 9th.
Urban and rural > Male rural population	7.22 million Ranked 14th.	10.26 million Ranked 10th. 42% more than France
Urban and rural > Male urban population	22.01 million Ranked 3rd. 90% more than South Africa	11.61 million Ranked 8th.
Median age > Both sexes	39.7 Ranked 38th. 61% more than South Africa	24.7 Ranked 137th.
Age structure > 65 years and over > Males	4.34 million Ranked 11th. 4 times more than South Africa	1.05 million Ranked 34th.
Age structure > 0-14 years > Males	6.09 million Ranked 29th.	7.15 million Ranked 25th. 17% more than France
Housing > Owner occupier households	65,721 Ranked 2nd.	664,051 Ranked 11th. 10 times more than France
Urbanization > Urban population	85	None
Major cities > Population	PARIS (capital) 10.41 million; Marseille-Aix-en-Provence 1.457 million; Lyon 1.456 million; Lille 1.028 million; Nice-Cannes 977,000	Johannesburg 3.607 million; Cape Town 3.353 million; Ekurhuleni (East Rand) 3.144 million; Durban 2.837 million; PRETORIA (capital) 1.404 million
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Total	16 years Ranked 31st. 23% more than South Africa	13 years Ranked 79th.
Population in largest city > Per capita	0.161 per capita Ranked 53th. 2 times more than South Africa	0.069 per capita Ranked 103th.
Literacy > Male	99% Ranked 55th. 5% more than South Africa	93.9% Ranked 118th.
Infant mortality rate > Male	3.67 deaths/1,000 live births Ranked 212th.	45.9 deaths/1,000 live births Ranked 51st. 13 times more than France
Cities > Urban areas over 2,000,000	1 Ranked 69th.	4 Ranked 9th. 4 times more than France
Sanitation facility access > Improved > Total	100% of population Ranked 37th. 27% more than South Africa	79% of population Ranked 78th.
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 > Male	21.2% Ranked 45th.	45.4% Ranked 6th. 2 times more than France
Number of infant deaths per 1000	0.0457 Ranked 122nd.	0.723 Ranked 61st. 16 times more than France
Total Population per capita	0.964 Ranked 159th. 3% more than South Africa	0.936 Ranked 176th.
Gender ratio > Urban population	107.6% Ranked 18th. 2% more than South Africa	105.7% Ranked 35th.
Age structure > 65 years and over > From total	16.3% Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than South Africa	5.3% Ranked 116th.
Age structure > 0-14 years > Males per 1000	94.63 Ranked 151st.	146.48 Ranked 97th. 55% more than France
Charity > World Giving Index > Volunteered time	29% Ranked 27th. 53% more than South Africa	19% Ranked 62nd.
Marriage, divorce and children > Marriageable age > Males	18 Ranked 6th. The same as South Africa	18 Ranked 13th.
Immigration > Nationality compositions of Canada, share of immigrants	1.3% Ranked 20th. 2 times more than South Africa	0.6% Ranked 33th.
Gender ratio > Aged over 60 > Women per 100 men	134.2 Ranked 45th.	145.1 Ranked 25th. 8% more than France
Gender ratio > Aged over 80 > Women per 100 men	207.3 Ranked 38th.	252.7 Ranked 16th. 22% more than France
Religions	Roman Catholic 83%-88%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim 5%-10%, unaffiliated 4%<br /><strong>overseas departments:</strong> Roman Catholic, Protestant, Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist, pagan	Protestant 36.6% (Zionist Christian 11.1%, Pentecostal/Charismatic 8.2%, Methodist 6.8%, Dutch Reformed 6.7%, Anglican 3.8%), Catholic 7.1%, Muslim 1.5%, other Christian 36%, other 2.3%, unspecified 1.4%, none 15.1%
Urban population > Per capita	0.767 per capita Ranked 41st. 29% more than South Africa	0.593 per capita Ranked 87th.
Mortality rate, adult, male > Per 1,000 male adults	115.59 Ranked 141st.	478.96 Ranked 5th. 4 times more than France
Immigration > Ethnic Fractionalization Index	0.272 Ranked 110th.	0.88 Ranked 8th. 3 times more than France
Immigration > Visa overstay rate > Australia	0.43 Ranked 130th.	0.65 Ranked 116th. 51% more than France
Population in urban agglomerations > More than 1 million	13.63 million Ranked 21st.	14.08 million Ranked 20th. 3% more than France
Gender development	0.926 Ranked 11th. 34% more than South Africa	0.689 Ranked 85th.
Marriage, divorce and children > Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage	76.4% Ranked 6th. 28% more than South Africa	59.9% Ranked 11th.
Marriage, divorce and children > Contraception use among married women > Condom	7.9% Ranked 10th. 72% more than South Africa	4.6% Ranked 13th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary education > Male	16 years Ranked 26th. 23% more than South Africa	13 years Ranked 76th.
Median age > Male	39.1 years Ranked 34th. 55% more than South Africa	25.2 years Ranked 143th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female	17 years Ranked 6th. 31% more than South Africa	13 years Ranked 6th.
Marriage, divorce and children > Teen marriage rate > Men	0.1 Ranked 12th.	0.7 Ranked 13th. 7 times more than France
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary education > Female	17 years Ranked 6th. 31% more than South Africa	13 years Ranked 4th.
Density and urbanisation > Rural population	14.04 million Ranked 34th.	19.13 million Ranked 28th. 36% more than France
Urban and rural population > Rural gender ratio	99.9 Ranked 25th.	110.2 Ranked 5th. 10% more than France
Urban and rural population > Urban gender ratio	107.6 Ranked 18th. 2% more than South Africa	105.7 Ranked 35th.
Age structure > 65 years and over > Females	6.09 million Ranked 11th. 4 times more than South Africa	1.52 million Ranked 31st.
Age structure > 65 years and over > Females per 1000	94.64 Ranked 24th. 3 times more than South Africa	31.11 Ranked 102nd.
Age structure > 15-64 years > Females per 1000	323.9 Ranked 95th.	325.66 Ranked 90th. 1% more than France
Age structure > 0-14 years > From total	18.6% Ranked 169th.	29.2% Ranked 103th. 57% more than France
Immigration > Country of birth of Australian resident population per thousand people	0.315 Ranked 40th.	2.49 Ranked 20th. 8 times more than France
Charity > World Giving Index > Donated money, percent	29% Ranked 54th. 93% more than South Africa	15% Ranked 97th.
Housing > Number of rooms > Houses with 1 room	1.49 million Ranked 1st. 22% more than South Africa	1.22 million Ranked 1st.
Housing > Number of rooms > Apartments with 8 rooms	2,154 Ranked 1st.	7,983 Ranked 1st. 4 times more than France
Female population > Age 15-19	1.87 million Ranked 28th.	2.53 million Ranked 19th. 35% more than France
Median age > Female	42.1 years Ranked 36th. 63% more than South Africa	25.8 years Ranked 142nd.
Housing > Number of rooms > Apartments with 8 rooms per million people	35.61 Ranked 1st.	177.76 Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than France
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita > Cubic meters	3,059.43 Ranked 84th. 3 times more than South Africa	885.61 Ranked 136th.
Cities > Rate of urbanization	0.8% Ranked 168th.	1.4% Ranked 128th. 75% more than France
Sanitation facility access > Improved > Urban	100% of population Ranked 41st. 16% more than South Africa	86% of population Ranked 115th.
Migration > Refugee population by country or territory of origin > Per capita	1.34 per 1 million people Ranked 173th.	9.29 per 1 million people Ranked 149th. 7 times more than France
Gender > Women aged 15-49 per thousand people	221.76 Ranked 179th.	279.24 Ranked 23th. 26% more than France
Fertility > Mortality rate, under-5, male > Per 1,000 live births	4.5 Ranked 171st.	49.1 Ranked 57th. 11 times more than France
Marriage, divorce and children > Marriageable age > Notes	url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/4838090.stm \| work=BBC News \| title=France raises marriage age limit \| date=23 March 2006}}</ref> but the age condition may be waived with a special dispense granted by the authorities if at least one parent consents to the marriage (or one grandparent if both parents are dead or unable to give consent, or a family council if all parents and grandparents are dead or unable to give consent). After 18, parents (or grandparents) may still prevent the marriage by refusing their consent, but their opposition may be waived by the authorities, whereas before 18, their consent is absolutely needed.	For a marriage under the Marriage Act, 1961 , parental consent is required for the marriage of a party under the age of majority , which was formerly 21 but is now 18. The special consent of the Minister of Home Affairs is also required for the marriage of a girl under the age of 15 or a boy under the age of 18.
Future population > Males per thousand people	468.79 Ranked 156th.	485.85 Ranked 118th. 4% more than France
International migrant stock, total per 1000	102.79 Ranked 63th. 3 times more than South Africa	37.26 Ranked 104th.
International migrant stock, total	6.68 million Ranked 7th. 4 times more than South Africa	1.86 million Ranked 27th.
Women > Maternal mortality ratio adjusted	17 Ranked 138th.	230 Ranked 59th. 14 times more than France
Immigration > Destination countries of nationalities and ethnic groups > Jews > Enlarged Jewish population	600,000 Ranked 4th. 8 times more than South Africa	80,000 Ranked 14th.
Fertility > Lifetime risk of maternal death > 1 in: rate varies by country	6,200 Ranked 30th. 44 times more than South Africa	140 Ranked 133th.
Immigration > Nationality compositions of > Norway	5,022 Ranked 31st. 5 times more than South Africa	914 Ranked 74th.
Fertility > Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given	69 Ranked 29th. 17 times more than South Africa	4 Ranked 173th.
Immigration > Ethnic Fractionalization Index per million people	0.00437 Ranked 129th.	0.0191 Ranked 102nd. 4 times more than France
Widows > Proportion of age group > All > Men > Aged 30 to 39	0.1% Ranked 5th.	0.4% Ranked 8th. 4 times more than France
Age structure > 65 years and over > Males per 1000	67.36 Ranked 16th. 3 times more than South Africa	21.53 Ranked 114th.
Age structure > 0-14 years > Females	5.8 million Ranked 29th.	7.12 million Ranked 25th. 23% more than France
Immigration > Nationality compositions of > Canada	79,550 Ranked 21st. 2 times more than South Africa	38,305 Ranked 36th.
Charity > World Giving Index > Helped a stranger, percent	44% Ranked 74th.	55% Ranked 38th. 25% more than France
Total Population > Female	31.18 million Ranked 21st. 37% more than South Africa	22.72 million Ranked 27th.
Migration > International migrant stock > Total	6.48 million Ranked 5th. 5 times more than South Africa	1.25 million Ranked 31st.
Marriage, divorce and children > Years spent single before marriage > Males	32.3 years Ranked 2nd. 7% more than South Africa	30.3 years Ranked 4th.
Future population > Females per thousand people	492.4 Ranked 132nd.	499.88 Ranked 99th. 2% more than France
Women > Maternal mortality ratio > Reported	10 Ranked 127th.	150 Ranked 60th. 15 times more than France
Gender > Gender ratio aged over 80	207.3 Ranked 38th.	252.7 Ranked 16th. 22% more than France
Gender > Gender ratio aged over 65	144.1 Ranked 36th.	159.1 Ranked 20th. 10% more than France
Gender ratio > Aged over 60	134.2% Ranked 45th.	145.1% Ranked 25th. 8% more than France
Immigration > Destination countries of nationalities and ethnic groups > Lebanese	250,000 Ranked 9th. 13 times more than South Africa	20,000 Ranked 25th.
Oldest people > By nation of death or current residence > Born	21 February 1875	17 January 1857
Female population > Age 10-14 per 1000	28.21 Ranked 179th.	50.55 Ranked 91st. 79% more than France
Male population > Age 15-19 per 1000	30.9 Ranked 183th.	54.18 Ranked 79th. 75% more than France
Female population > Age 25-29	1.9 million Ranked 23th. 3% more than South Africa	1.85 million Ranked 25th.
Female population > Age 15-19 per 1000	29.54 Ranked 182nd.	53.53 Ranked 71st. 81% more than France
Female population > Age 30-34 per 1000	32.53 Ranked 142nd. 3% more than South Africa	31.54 Ranked 151st.
Male population > Age 25-29	1.97 million Ranked 23th. 1% more than South Africa	1.96 million Ranked 25th.
Total population > Age 15-19 per 1000	60.44 Ranked 182nd.	107.71 Ranked 79th. 78% more than France
Total population > Age 10-14 per 1000	57.81 Ranked 177th.	101.6 Ranked 94th. 76% more than France
Female population > Age 75-79 per 1000	20.12 Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than South Africa	5.45 Ranked 107th.
Immigration > Visas > Visa requirements for > Austrian citizens > Length of stay permitted	Freedom of movement	90 days
Immigration > Visas > Visa requirements for > Australian citizens > Conditions of access	visa-free	visa-free
Age structure > 0-14 years > Females per 1000	90.15 Ranked 150th.	145.93 Ranked 91st. 62% more than France
Women > Contraceptive prevalence %	75 Ranked 23th. 34% more than South Africa	56 Ranked 72nd.
Total population > Age 55-59	4.13 million Ranked 9th. 3 times more than South Africa	1.53 million Ranked 29th.
Total population > Age 35-39	4.33 million Ranked 22nd. 62% more than South Africa	2.68 million Ranked 29th.
Male population > Age 25-29 > % of the total	3.24 Ranked 196th.	4.43 Ranked 43th. 37% more than France
Amateur radio operator > Demographics of amateur radio operators > Year of > Report	1997	1994
Total population > Age 35-39 > % of the total	7.12 Ranked 92nd. 17% more than South Africa	6.06 Ranked 149th.
Total population > Age 75-79 > % of the total	3.54 Ranked 14th. 4 times more than South Africa	0.93 Ranked 126th.
Women > Antenatal care coverage %	99 Ranked 18th. 5% more than South Africa	94 Ranked 40th.
Male population > Age 40-44	2.14 million Ranked 20th. 85% more than South Africa	1.16 million Ranked 31st.
Total population > Age 70-74 > % of the total	4.01 Ranked 19th. 3 times more than South Africa	1.45 Ranked 116th.
Total population > Age 65-69 > % of the total	4.08 Ranked 41st. 97% more than South Africa	2.07 Ranked 106th.
HIV/AIDS > Deaths	1700	310000
Cities > Urban areas over 500,000 per million people	0.152 Ranked 73th. 23% more than South Africa	0.123 Ranked 88th.
Age structure > 15-64 years > Males per 1000	324.45 Ranked 100th.	329.09 Ranked 88th. 1% more than France
Male population > Age 20-24 per 1000	31.3 Ranked 177th.	50.15 Ranked 65th. 60% more than France
Droughts, floods, extreme temperatures > % of population, average 1990-2009	0.00572% Ranked 142nd.	1.81% Ranked 35th. 316 times more than France
Urban and rural > Female urban population per thousand people	393 Ranked 9th. 46% more than South Africa	269.59 Ranked 48th.
Population growth > Annual %	0.58% Ranked 146th.	1.14% Ranked 108th. 97% more than France
Labor participation rate, male > % of male population ages 15+	61.8% Ranked 170th. 3% more than South Africa	60% Ranked 171st.
Housing > Rural owner occupier households per thousand people	0.327 Ranked 1st.	2.91 Ranked 11th. 9 times more than France
Total population > Age 10-14	3.65 million Ranked 30th.	4.8 million Ranked 22nd. 31% more than France
Total population > Age 15-19 > % of the total	6.27 Ranked 196th.	11.51 Ranked 27th. 84% more than France
Total population	60.88 million Ranked 21st. 38% more than South Africa	44.19 million Ranked 27th.
Migration > Refugees > Convention on refugees	23 Jun 1954	12 Jan 1996 a
Age structure > 15-64 years > Males	20.88 million Ranked 20th. 30% more than South Africa	16.06 million Ranked 27th.
Population in the largest city > % of urban population	21.03% Ranked 82nd. 80% more than South Africa	11.7% Ranked 104th.
Age structure > 15-64 years > Females	20.85 million Ranked 21st. 31% more than South Africa	15.89 million Ranked 28th.
Population ages 0-14 > % of total	18.17% Ranked 151st.	32.6% Ranked 78th. 79% more than France
Urban population growth > Annual %	0.81% Ranked 152nd.	1.94% Ranked 96th. 2 times more than France
Female population > Age 50-54	2.1 million Ranked 12th. 94% more than South Africa	1.09 million Ranked 28th.
Female population > Age 50-54 > % of the total	3.46 Ranked 32nd. 41% more than South Africa	2.46 Ranked 98th.
Male population > Age 60-64 > % of the total	2.29 Ranked 39th. 2 times more than South Africa	1.12 Ranked 121st.
Male population > Age 80-84 per 1000	9.57 Ranked 17th. 4 times more than South Africa	2.62 Ranked 114th.
Density and urbanisation > Population in the largest city > % of urban population	21.43% Ranked 78th. 79% more than South Africa	11.95% Ranked 101st.
Completeness of total death reporting > % of reported total deaths to estimated total deaths	97.6% Ranked 28th. 19% more than South Africa	82.27% Ranked 48th.
Male population > Age 30-34 per 1000	33.62 Ranked 142nd.	33.9 Ranked 138th. 1% more than France
Population > Note	the above figure is for metropolitan France and its four overseas regions; the metropolitan France population is 62,814,233 (July 2011 est.)	estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2011 est.)
Refugee population by country or territory of origin per 1000	0.00151 Ranked 185th.	0.00848 Ranked 162nd. 6 times more than France
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female	16 years Ranked 26th. 23% more than South Africa	13 years Ranked 5th.
Drinking water source > Improved > Rural	100% of population Ranked 41st. 27% more than South Africa	79% of population Ranked 129th.
GDP per capita growth > Annual %	-0.481% Ranked 148th.	1.34% Ranked 104th.
HIV/AIDS > People living with HIV/AIDS	150,000 Ranked 33th.	5.6 million Ranked 1st. 37 times more than France
Health expenditures	11.6% of GDP Ranked 10th. 36% more than South Africa	8.5% of GDP Ranked 47th.

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