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Japan People 1996

Population:

125,506,492 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

16% (female 9,955,603; male 10,542,973)

15-64 years:

69% (female 43,377,425; male 43,843,645)

65 years and over:

15% (female 10,514,017; male 7,272,829) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

0.32% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

10.66 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

7.46 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

4.3 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

79.44 years

male:

76.6 years

female:

82.42 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

1.56 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

Japanese (singular and plural)

adjective:

Japanese

Ethnic divisions:

Japanese 99.4%, other 0.6% (mostly Korean)

Religions:

observe both Shinto and Buddhist 84%, other 16% (including 0.7% Christian)

Languages:

Japanese

Literacy:

age 15 and over can read and write (1970 est.)

total population:

99%

Labor force:

65.87 million (December 1994)

by occupation:

trade and services 54%, manufacturing, mining, and construction 33%, agriculture, forestry, and fishing 7%, government 3% (1988)

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