Population
POPULATION COMPOSITION
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| Country | Reference year | Total population | 0-14 years | 15-64 years | 65 years and over |
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| Australia | 1996 | 18,311 | 21.4 | 66.6 | 12.0 |
| Canada | 1996 | 29,680 | 20.3 | 67.6 | 12.1 |
| China(a) | 1996 | 1,232,083 | 26.1 | 67.6 | 6.2 |
| France | 1996 | 58,333 | 19.2 | 65.4 | 15.4 |
| Greece | 1996 | 10,490 | 16.4 | 67.2 | 16.4 |
| Hong Kong | 1996 | 6,191 | 19.1 | 70.9 | 10.1 |
| Indonesia | 1996 | 200,453 | 32.5 | 63.1 | 4.4 |
| Italy | 1996 | 57,226 | 14.8 | 68.9 | 16.4 |
| Japan | 1996 | 125,351 | 15.9 | 69.4 | 14.7 |
| Korea (Republic of) | 1996 | 45,314 | 22.8 | 71.4 | 5.8 |
| Malaysia | 1996 | 20,581 | 37.6 | 58.5 | 3.9 |
| New Zealand | 1996 | 3,602 | 23.2 | 65.4 | 11.4 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1996 | 4,400 | 39.4 | 57.7 | 3.0 |
| Singapore | 1996 | 3,384 | 22.6 | 71.0 | 6.5 |
| Sweden | 1996 | 8,819 | 18.9 | 63.9 | 17.1 |
| United Kingdom | 1996 | 58,144 | 19.3 | 65.0 | 15.8 |
| United States of America | 1996 | 269,444 | 22.1 | 65.4 | 12.5 |
| Viet Nam | 1996 | 75,181 | 36.5 | 58.6 | 5.0 |
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(a) Excludes Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Source: World Health Organisation World Health Statistics Annual 1996; ABS, Population by Age and Sex, Australian States and Territories
(cat. no. 3201.0).
POPULATION GROWTH
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| Country | Reference year | Annual average growth rate | Reference year | Annual rate of natural increase(a) | Crude birth rate(a) | Crude death rate(a) | Reference year | Total fertility rate |
| | % | | no. | no. | no. | | no. |
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| Australia | 1990-96 | 1.2 | 1995 | 7.3 | 14.2 | 6.9 | 1995 | 1.8 |
| Canada | 1990-96 | 1.3 | 1996 | 5.3 | 12.5 | 7.2 | 1994 | 1.7 |
| China(b) | 1990-96 | 1.1 | 1990-95 | 11.1 | 18.3 | 7.2 | 1990-95 | 1.9 |
| France | 1990-96 | 0.5 | 1996 | 3.4 | 12.6 | 9.2 | 1995 | 1.7 |
| Greece | 1990-96 | 0.5 | 1996 | 0.1 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 1995 | 1.3 |
| Hong Kong | 1990-96 | 1.7 | 1996 | 5.2 | 10.2 | 5.1 | 1995 | 1.2 |
| Indonesia | 1990-96 | 1.5 | 1990-95 | 16.2 | 24.6 | 8.4 | 1990-95 | 2.9 |
| Italy | 1990-96 | -0.1 | 1995 | -0.5 | 9.2 | 9.7 | 1994 | 1.2 |
| Japan | 1990-96 | 0.3 | 1996 | 2.4 | 9.6 | 7.1 | 1995 | 1.4 |
| Korea (Republic of) | 1990-96 | 1.0 | 1995 | 10.3 | 15.6 | 5.3 | 1995 | 1.7 |
| Malaysia | 1990-96 | 2.5 | 1990-95 | 23.6 | 28.7 | 5.1 | 1990-95 | 3.6 |
| New Zealand | 1990-96 | 1.0 | 1995 | 8.4 | 16.3 | 7.9 | 1994 | 2.0 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1990-96 | 2.9 | 1990-95 | 22.7 | 33.4 | 10.7 | 1990-95 | 5.1 |
| Singapore | 1990-96 | 2.0 | 1996 | 10.9 | 16.0 | 5.1 | 1996 | 1.7 |
| Sweden | 1990-96 | 0.5 | 1996 | 0.1 | 10.8 | 10.6 | 1994 | 1.9 |
| United Kingdom | 1990-96 | 0.4 | 1996 | 1.6 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 1995 | 1.7 |
| United States of America | 1990-96 | 1.1 | 1995 | 6.0 | 14.8 | 8.8 | 1994 | 2.0 |
| Viet Nam | 1990-96 | 2.1 | 1990-95 | 20.9 | 28.9 | 7.9 | 1990-95 | 3.4 |
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(a) Per 1,000 population.
(b) Excludes Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Source: United Nations 1996 Demographic Yearbook.
POPULATION PROJECTIONS(a)
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| Population | Median age | 0-14 years | 65 years and over |
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| Country | 2000 | 2020 | 2050 | 2000 | 2020 | 2050 | 2000 | 2020 | 2050 | 2000 | 2020 | 2050 |
| million | million | million | years | years | years | % | % | % | % | % | % |
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| Australia(b) | 18.8 | 22.9 | 25.3 | 35.1 | 38.8 | 41.1 | 21.0 | 19.4 | 18.3 | 11.9 | 15.9 | 22.3 |
| Canada | 30.7 | 35.3 | 36.4 | 36.9 | 41.5 | 43.2 | 19.3 | 17.3 | 17.5 | 12.6 | 18.1 | 24.5 |
| China(c) | 1,276.3 | 1,448.8 | 1,516.7 | 30.0 | 36.9 | 40.3 | 24.9 | 19.6 | 18.7 | 6.7 | 10.8 | 19.2 |
| France | 59.1 | 60.3 | 58.4 | 37.8 | 43.2 | 44.5 | 18.3 | 16.4 | 17.1 | 16.2 | 20.8 | 26.4 |
| Greece | 10.6 | 10.2 | 9.0 | 39.3 | 45.4 | 47.9 | 15.3 | 14.3 | 15.3 | 17.8 | 21.6 | 30.4 |
| Hong Kong | 6.4 | 6.5 | 5.6 | 36.5 | 45.9 | 50.7 | 17.2 | 13.5 | 14.1 | 11.1 | 18.4 | 32.3 |
| Indonesia | 212.6 | 263.8 | 318.3 | 24.7 | 31.4 | 37.7 | 30.7 | 23.5 | 20.1 | 4.7 | 7.0 | 15.8 |
| Italy | 57.2 | 53.2 | 42.1 | 39.9 | 48.7 | 53.5 | 14.2 | 11.7 | 12.4 | 17.7 | 23.6 | 35.7 |
| Japan | 126.4 | 123.8 | 109.5 | 40.8 | 46.4 | 47.5 | 15.1 | 14.2 | 15.8 | 16.5 | 25.4 | 30.4 |
| Korea (Republic of) | 46.9 | 51.9 | 52.1 | 31.5 | 39.8 | 42.9 | 21.3 | 17.6 | 17.5 | 6.7 | 11.8 | 23.1 |
| Malaysia | 22.3 | 29.8 | 38.1 | 22.5 | 29.6 | 37.8 | 35.2 | 24.7 | 19.8 | 4.1 | 7.0 | 15.0 |
| New Zealand | 3.8 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 33.4 | 36.8 | 40.3 | 23.0 | 20.4 | 18.7 | 11.3 | 14.5 | 20.4 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4.8 | 7.0 | 9.6 | 20.5 | 24.1 | 34.1 | 38.7 | 32.1 | 22.4 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 9.7 |
| Singapore | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 34.3 | 41.8 | 43.1 | 22.6 | 16.8 | 17.1 | 7.1 | 15.6 | 23.6 |
| Sweden | 8.9 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 39.0 | 41.9 | 41.9 | 19.0 | 17.8 | 17.9 | 16.7 | 21.0 | 23.2 |
| United Kingdom | 58.3 | 59.3 | 58.7 | 38.0 | 41.9 | 42.0 | 18.9 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 15.8 | 19.1 | 23.2 |
| United States of America | 277.8 | 322.3 | 347.5 | 35.8 | 38.4 | 40.5 | 21.4 | 19.7 | 18.7 | 12.4 | 16.3 | 21.2 |
| Viet Nam | 80.5 | 104.2 | 129.8 | 22.6 | 30.2 | 38.1 | 34.3 | 23.9 | 19.6 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 16.1 |
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(a) Medium-variant projection.
(b) United Nations projections for Australia may not agree with ABS projections owing to differences in assumptions and methodology.
(c) Excludes Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Source: United Nations World Population Prospects: The 1996 Revision.
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