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Population estimates and projections 51,748,739 people 2023 · UN Population Division Median age estimates and projections 44.5 years 2023 · UN Population Division Fertility rate estimates and projections 0.72 births per woman 2023 · UN Population Division Population growth estimates and projections -0.04% 2023 · UN Population Division Population 51,684,564 people 2025 · World Bank Population growth -0.13% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 65 and over 20.3% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 0 to 14 10.2% 2025 · World Bank Fertility rate 0.75 births per woman 2024 · World Bank Crude birth rate 4.7 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Crude death rate 7.0 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Urban population share 81.2% 2025 · World Bank Adolescent birth rate 0.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 2024 · World Bank Age dependency ratio 44.0 per 100 working-age people 2025 · World Bank Population density 530.2 people per km² 2024 · World Bank Urban population growth -0.12% 2025 · World Bank

Net migration estimates and projections 1.7 per 1,000 people 2023 · UN Population Division Net migration 65,731 people 2025 · World Bank International migrant stock 3.5% 2024 · World Bank Personal remittances received 0.4% 2025 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the unemployment rate 2.7% 2025 · ILOSTAT ILO estimate of youth unemployment 6.7% 2025 · ILOSTAT Labour force participation 64.4% 2025 · ILOSTAT Women's labour force participation 56.8% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment-to-population ratio 62.6% 2025 · ILOSTAT OECD monthly unemployment rate 2.6% September 2026 · OECD Employment in agriculture 5.1% 2025 · World Bank Employment in industry 23.4% 2025 · World Bank Employment in services 71.5% 2025 · World Bank

GDP in US dollars US$1.87 trillion 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita in US dollars US$36,227 per person 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita, PPP Int$55,697 per person 2025 · World Bank GNI per capita, Atlas method US$37,880 per person 2025 · World Bank Real GDP growth 1.0% 2025 · World Bank Services share of GDP 57.2% 2025 · World Bank Investment share of GDP 29.1% 2025 · World Bank Savings share of GDP 35.6% 2025 · World Bank Household consumption per person US$17,853 per person 2025 · World Bank

OECD monthly CPI inflation 2.8% October 2026 · OECD Consumer price inflation 2.1% 2025 · World Bank Consumer price index 135.0 (2010 = 100) 2025 · World Bank Inflation measured by the GDP deflator 3.1% 2025 · World Bank Exchange rate to the US dollar 1,422.441 per US$ 2025 · World Bank

Slum population 4.5% 2022 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate 11.0% 2025 · ILOSTAT Primary completion (UIS) 100.0% 2012 · UNESCO UIS Lower secondary completion 100.0% 2012 · UNESCO UIS Upper secondary completion 97.7% 2016 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school children 0.1%nat_est (National estimate) 2024 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school adolescents 2.9%nat_est (National estimate) 2024 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school youth 4.5%nat_est (National estimate) 2024 · UNESCO UIS Primary net enrolment 99.9%nat_est (National estimate) 2024 · UNESCO UIS Youth literacy 99.9% 2008 · UNESCO UIS Qualified primary teachers 100.0% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Education spending 5.4% 2022 · World Bank Primary school enrolment (gross) 100.9% 2024 · World Bank Tertiary education enrolment (gross) 111.9% 2024 · World Bank Adult literacy rate 98.0% 2008 · World Bank Primary school completion rate 102.9% 2024 · World Bank Secondary school enrolment (gross) 96.3% 2024 · World Bank

Life expectancy estimates and projections 84.3 years 2023 · UN Population Division Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections 21.3 years 2023 · UN Population Division Healthy life expectancy 72.0 years 2023 · WHO UHC service coverage 88 2023 · WHO Alcohol consumption 7.59 litres 2024 · WHO Adult obesity 8.4% 2024 · WHO Hypertension 26.7% 2019 · WHO Suicide rate 23.4 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Premature NCD mortality 6.6% 2023 · WHO Physical inactivity 60.7% 2022 · WHO DTP3 immunisation 97% 2025 · WHO Anaemia in women 15.7% 2023 · WHO Poisoning deaths 0.2 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Nurses and midwives 98.0 per 10,000 people 2024 · WHO Dentists 5.49 per 10,000 people 2023 · WHO Life expectancy at birth 83.6 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, women 86.6 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, men 80.8 years 2024 · World Bank Health spending share of GDP 8.7% 2024 · World Bank Under-five mortality rate 2.8 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Infant mortality rate 2.3 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Maternal mortality ratio 4 per 100,000 live births 2023 · World Bank Physicians 2.61 per 1,000 people 2022 · World Bank Hospital beds 12.8 per 1,000 people 2022 · World Bank Measles immunisation 97% 2024 · World Bank Tobacco use 18.6% 2024 · World Bank Out-of-pocket health spending 33.7% 2024 · World Bank Health spending per person US$3,137 per person 2024 · World Bank Diabetes prevalence 9.6% 2024 · World Bank Neonatal mortality rate 1.2 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Child stunting 0.9% 2020 · World Bank Malaria incidence 0.2 per 1,000 at risk 2024 · World Bank Tuberculosis incidence 35 per 100,000 people 2024 · World Bank

Internet users 97.9% 2024 · World Bank Mobile subscriptions 173 per 100 people 2024 · World Bank Fixed broadband subscriptions 47.8 per 100 people 2024 · World Bank

Industry share of GDP 34.3% 2025 · World Bank New businesses registered 128,455 companies 2023 · World Bank Medium and high-tech manufacturing 61.2% 2024 · World Bank Manufacturing share of GDP 27.4% 2025 · World Bank

Exports share of GDP 45.8% 2025 · World Bank Imports share of GDP 40.6% 2025 · World Bank Trade as a share of GDP 86.4% 2025 · World Bank Foreign direct investment inflows 0.8% 2025 · World Bank Current account balance 6.6% 2025 · World Bank High-technology exports 36.3% 2024 · World Bank

Road traffic deaths 8.6 per 100,000 people 2019 · World Bank Air passengers carried 76,272,454 passengers 2023 · World Bank

Access to electricity 100.0% 2024 · World Bank Clean cooking access 100.0% 2024 · World Bank Renewable energy share 3.6% 2021 · World Bank Fossil electricity share 58.7% 2025 · World Bank Net energy imports 83.2% 2024 · World Bank

Temperature change 1.90e (Estimate) °C 2025 · FAOSTAT Agrifood emissions per person 1.70e (Estimate) t CO2e per person 2024 · FAOSTAT Total greenhouse gas emissions 668.2 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Greenhouse gas emissions per person 12.9 t CO2e per person 2024 · World Bank CO2 emissions per person 11.36 t CO2 per person 2024 · World Bank Methane emissions 44.7 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Nitrous oxide emissions 13.14 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank

PM2.5 air pollution 19.2 µg/m³ 2023 · WHO Forest area 64.4% 2024 · World Bank Protected areas 5.9% 2025 · World Bank PM2.5 air pollution exposure 21.9 µg/m³ 2023 · World Bank Terrestrial protected areas 17.7% 2025 · World Bank

Basic drinking water access 100.0% 2024 · World Bank Safely managed drinking water 99.3% 2024 · World Bank Basic sanitation access 99.7% 2024 · World Bank Level of water stress 85.2% 2022 · World Bank Renewable internal freshwater per person 1,255 m³ per person 2022 · World Bank Safely managed sanitation 99.3% 2024 · World Bank

Cost of a healthy diet Int$7.37e (Estimate) per person per day 2025 · FAOSTAT Healthy diet unaffordable 5.3%e (Estimate) 2025 · FAOSTAT Pesticide use 13.03e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Nitrogen fertiliser use 135.2e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Agriculture share of GDP 1.5% 2025 · World Bank Cereal yield 6,544 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Agricultural land 16.0% 2024 · World Bank Capture fisheries production 1,273,391 tonnes 2024 · World Bank Prevalence of undernourishment 2.5% 2024 · World Bank Food production index 101.4 (2014-16 = 100) 2024 · World Bank Fertiliser use 285.6 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Land area 97,600 km² 2024 · World Bank

Gini index 32.9 (0 to 100) 2021 · World Bank Income share held by the richest 10% 25.0% 2021 · World Bank Extreme poverty rate 0.1% 2021 · World Bank Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.2% 2021 · World Bank Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 0.5% 2021 · World Bank

Tax revenue 13.3% 2024 · World Bank Central government expense 28.3% 2023 · World Bank

R&D spending share of GDP 5.13% 2024 · Eurostat Researchers as a share of the labour force 1.15% 2011 · Eurostat R&D spending share of GDP 4.94% 2023 · World Bank Researchers per million people 9,472 per million people 2023 · World Bank Scientific and technical journal articles 71,724 articles 2023 · World Bank

Intentional homicides 0.5 per 100,000 people 2023 · World Bank

Women in national parliament 20.3% 2025 · World Bank