Table 1.1
Trends in population/demographic indicators, selected years
1980 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Population, total 56.3 57.2 58.0 58.9 60.4 62.8 63.3 63.7 64.1 64.5
Population, female
(% of total)
51.4 51.4 51.4 51.3 51.0 50.8 50.8 50.8 50.7 50.7
Population growth
(annual %)
0.1 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6
Population aged
0–14 (% of total)
21.0 19.0 19.5 19.0 17.9 17.6 17.5 17.5 17.6 17.6
Population aged 65
and above
(% of total)
14.9 15.7 15.8 15.8 16.0 16.6 16.9 17.2 17.5 17.8
Age dependency
ratio
(% of workingage
population)
56.1 53.2 54.5 53.4 51.3 51.9 52.4 53.1 54.0 54.8
Birth rate, crude
(per 1 000 people)
13.4 13.9 12.6 11.5 12.0 12.9 12.8 12.8 12.2 –
Death rate, crude
(per 1 000 people)
11.7 11.2 11.1 10.3 9.6 8.9 8.7 8.9 9.0 –
Population density
(people per sq. km
of land area)
232.8 236.6 239.8 243.4 249.7 259.4 261.5 263.3 265.0 266.6
Urban population
(% of total)
78.5 78.1 78.4 78.7 79.9 81.3 81.6 81.8 82.1 82.3
Source: World Bank, 2015.