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Japan Population: 125 931 533 (July 1998 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 15% (male 9 802 921; female 9 342 254) 15-64 years: 69% (male 43 486 840; female 43 135 979) 65 years and over: 16% (male 8 388 242; female 11 775 297) (July 1998 est.) Population growth rate: 0.2% (1998 est.) Birth rate: 10.26 births/1 000 population (1998 est.) Death rate: 7.94 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.) Net migration rate: -0.36 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.71 male(s)/female (1998 est.) Infant mortality rate: 4.1 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 80 years male: 76.91 years female: 83.25 years (1998 est.) Total fertility rate: 1.46 children born/woman (1998 est.) Nationality: noun: Japanese (singular and plural) adjective: Japanese Ethnic groups: Japanese 99.4% other 0.6% (mostly Korean) Religions: observe both Shinto and Buddhist 84% other 16% (including Christian 0.7%) Languages: Japanese Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% (1970 est.) male: NA% female: NA%
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