Population
POPULATION COMPOSITION
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Country | Reference year | Total population | 0-14 years | 15-59 years | 60 years and over |
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Australia | 2000 | 19,138 | 21 | 63 | 16 |
Canada | 2000 | 30,757 | 19 | 64 | 17 |
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan Province) | 2000 | 1,275,133 | 25 | 65 | 10 |
France | 2000 | 59,238 | 19 | 61 | 21 |
Greece | 2000 | 10,610 | 15 | 62 | 23 |
Hong Kong (SAR of China) | 2000 | 6,860 | 16 | 69 | 14 |
Indonesia | 2000 | 212,092 | 31 | 62 | 8 |
Italy | 2000 | 57,530 | 14 | 62 | 24 |
Japan | 2000 | 127,096 | 15 | 62 | 23 |
Korea (Republic of) | 2000 | 46,740 | 21 | 68 | 11 |
Malaysia | 2000 | 22,218 | 34 | 59 | 7 |
New Zealand | 2000 | 3,778 | 23 | 62 | 16 |
Papua New Guinea | 2000 | 4,809 | 40 | 56 | 4 |
Singapore | 2000 | 4,018 | 22 | 68 | 11 |
Sweden | 2000 | 8,842 | 18 | 59 | 22 |
United Kingdom | 2000 | 59,415 | 19 | 60 | 21 |
United States of America | 2000 | 283,230 | 22 | 62 | 16 |
Viet Nam | 2000 | 78,137 | 33 | 59 | 8 |
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Source: United Nations 2000, World Population Prospects: The 2000 Revision
POPULATION GROWTH
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Country | Reference year | Annual average growth rate | Crude birth rate(a) | Crude death rate(a) | Total fertility rate |
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Australia | 2000-2005 | 1.0 | 13 | 8 | 1.8 |
Canada | 2000-2005 | 0.8 | 11 | 8 | 1.6 |
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan Province) | 2000-2005 | 0.7 | 15 | 7 | 1.8 |
France | 2000-2005 | 0.4 | 12 | 10 | 1.8 |
Greece | 2000-2005 | 0.0 | 9 | 10 | 1.2 |
Hong Kong (SAR of China) | 2000-2005 | 1.2 | 10 | 6 | 1.2 |
Indonesia | 2000-2005 | 1.2 | 20 | 7 | 2.3 |
Italy | 2000-2005 | -0.1 | 9 | 11 | 1.2 |
Japan | 2000-2005 | 0.1 | 10 | 9 | 1.3 |
Korea (Republic of) | 2000-2005 | 0.7 | 14 | 7 | 1.5 |
Malaysia | 2000-2005 | 1.7 | 22 | 5 | 2.9 |
New Zealand | 2000-2005 | 0.7 | 14 | 8 | 2.0 |
Papua New Guinea | 2000-2005 | 2.2 | 30 | 9 | 4.3 |
Singapore | 2000-2005 | 1.7 | 13 | 5 | 1.5 |
Sweden | 2000-2005 | -0.1 | 10 | 11 | 1.3 |
United Kingdom | 2000-2005 | 0.2 | 11 | 11 | 1.6 |
United States of America | 2000-2005 | 0.9 | 13 | 9 | 1.9 |
Viet Nam | 2000-2005 | 1.3 | 20 | 6 | 2.3 |
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(a) Per 1,000 population.
Source: United Nations World Population Prospects: The 2000 Revision.
POPULATION PROJECTIONS(a)
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| Population | Median age | 0-14 years | 65 years and over |
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Country | 2005 | 2020 | 2050 | 2005 | 2020 | 2050 | 2005 | 2020 | 2050 | 2005 | 2020 | 2050 |
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Australia(b) | r20.1 | r22.7 | 26.5 | r36.4 | r39.6 | r41.9 | 19.6 | r17.8 | r17.7 | r12.7 | r16.9 | r22.4 |
Canada | r32.0 | r35.6 | 40.4 | r38.8 | r42.2 | r44.0 | r17.7 | r16.0 | r16.4 | r13.1 | 18.2 | r24.3 |
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan Province) | r1,321.4 | r1,446.1 | 1,462.1 | 32.4 | r37.4 | r43.8 | r21.8 | 19.1 | 16.3 | 7.5 | 11.5 | r22.7 |
France | r60.3 | r62.4 | 61.8 | 39.0 | r42.5 | r45.2 | r18.1 | r16.9 | r16 | 16.4 | r20.5 | r26.7 |
Greece | 10.6 | r10.3 | 9.0 | r40.9 | 46.6 | r52.3 | r14.1 | r12.3 | r13.1 | r19.1 | r22.6 | r34.1 |
Hong Kong (SAR of China) | 7.3 | r8.4 | 9.6 | r38.4 | r44.3 | r47.9 | r14.8 | r13.8 | r13.8 | r11.4 | r16.2 | r29.2 |
Indonesia | r225.3 | r261.9 | 311.3 | r26.4 | r31.5 | 38.0 | r28.4 | r23.7 | 19.9 | r5.4 | 7.2 | r16.4 |
Italy | r57.2 | 53.9 | 43.0 | r42.2 | r48.7 | r54.1 | r13.8 | r11.3 | r11.4 | r19.6 | r23.9 | r35.9 |
Japan | r128.0 | r126.0 | 109.2 | r42.8 | r48.0 | r53.1 | r14.1 | r12.7 | r12.5 | r19.6 | r27.9 | r36.4 |
Korea (Republic of) | r48.3 | r51.4 | 51.6 | r34.3 | r41.2 | r45.7 | r19.6 | r16.4 | r16.5 | r8.7 | r13.5 | r27.4 |
Malaysia | 24.2 | r29.6 | 37.9 | r24.5 | r29.4 | r37.8 | r32.5 | r24.8 | r19.9 | 4.7 | r7.5 | r15.4 |
New Zealand | r3.9 | r4.2 | 4.4 | r36.0 | r39.6 | r44.0 | r21.7 | r17.8 | r17.0 | r12.0 | r16.3 | r23.0 |
Papua New Guinea | 5.4 | r7.3 | 11.0 | r20.3 | r22.9 | r31.2 | r39.5 | r34.6 | r23.2 | r2.6 | r3.4 | r8.3 |
Singapore | r4.4 | r4.9 | 4.6 | r37.3 | r44.6 | r49.7 | r19.9 | r13.4 | r13.9 | r8.4 | r16.9 | r28.6 |
Sweden | r8.8 | r8.6 | 7.8 | r41.4 | r46.3 | r51.2 | r16.0 | r12.7 | r14.0 | r17.9 | r23.9 | r30.4 |
United Kingdom | r59.9 | r60.9 | 58.9 | r39.5 | r44.0 | r47.4 | 17.7 | r14.9 | r14.9 | r16.1 | r20.2 | r27.3 |
United States of America | r296.1 | r334.2 | 397.1 | r36.6 | r38.6 | r40.7 | r20.6 | r18.5 | r18.6 | r12.3 | r16.3 | r21.1 |
Viet Nam | r83.4 | r100.2 | 123.8 | 25.0 | 30.9 | r38.2 | r29.3 | r24.6 | r19.8 | 5.4 | r6.5 | r17.1 |
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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.
Source: United Nations World Population Prospects: The 2000 Revision.