Year

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

Total population

(Million)

18.072

18.311

18.518

18.711

18.926

19.153

19.413

19.641

19.873

20.092

20.329

Population aged

0 - 14 years (%)

21.5

21.4

21.2

21.0

20.9

20.7

20.5

20.3

20.0

19.8

19.6

Population aged

15 - 64 (%)

66.6

66.6

66.7

66.7

66.8

66.9

66.9

67.0

67.2

67.2

67.3

Population aged

65 and over (%)

11.9

12.0

12.1

12.2

12.3

12.4

12.5

12.7

12.8

13.0

13.1

Population aged

80 and over (%)

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.9

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

Median age of

total population

33.7

34.0

34.4

34.8

35.1

35.4

35.7

36.0

36.2

36.4

36.6