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Population, Midyear 2022: 5,180,829
Population Density (Number of Persons per Square Kilometer): 101.47
Life Expectancy at Birth, 2022: 77.32
Projected Population, Midyear 2030: 5,432,244
Percentage of Total Population Aged 65 and Older, Midyear 2022: 10.83%
Projected Percentage of Total Population Aged 65 and Older, Midyear 2030: 14.60%
Projected Percentage of Total Population Aged 65 and Older, Midyear 2050: 23.57%

Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2023). Data Portal, custom data acquired via website. United Nations: New York. Accessed 12 May 2023.

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Population, 2021: 5,154,000
Annual Population Growth Rate, 2020-2030 (%): 0.5%
Life Expectancy at Birth, 2021: 77
Share of Urban Population, 2021: 81%
Annual Growth Rate of Urban Population, 2020-2030 (%): 1.1%

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Life expectancy at birth, 2021: 80.8 years
Share of the population aged 65 and over, 2021: 9.2%
Share of the population aged 65 and over, 2050: 20.7%
Share of the population aged 80 and over, 2021: 1.9%
Share of the population aged 80 and over, 2050: 6.3%
Adults aged 65 and over rating their own health as good or very good, 2021: 63%

Source: OECD (2023), Health at a Glance 2023: OECD Indicators, OECD Publishing, Paris, doi.org/10.1787/7a7afb35-en.

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