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Age Structure 0-14 years:

13.8% (male 4,121,246/female 3,874,971) 

Age Structure 15-64 years:

66.4% (male 19,527,203/female 19,059,897) 

Age Structure 65 years and over:

19.9% (male 4,823,244/female 6,741,172) (2007 est.) 

Median Age - total:

42.5 years 

Median Age - male:

41.1 years  

Median Age - female:

44.1 years (2007 est.) 

Population Growth Rate:

0.01% (2007 est.) 

Birth Rate:

8.54 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) 

Death Rate:

10.5 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) 

Net Migration Rate:

2.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) 

Sex Ratio - at birth:

1.07 male(s)/female 

Sex Ratio - under 15 years:

1.064 male(s)/female 

Sex Ratio - 15-64 years:

1.025 male(s)/female 

Sex Ratio - 65 years and over:

0.715 male(s)/female 

Sex Ratio - total population:

0.959 male(s)/female (2007 est.) 

Life Expectancy at Birth - total:

79.94 years 

Life Expectancy at Birth - male:

77.01 years 

Life Expectancy at Birth - female:

83.07 years (2007 est.) 

Major Infectious Diseases:

 

Nationality:

Italian(s) 

Ethnic Groups:

Italian (includes small clusters of German-, French-, and Slovene-Italians in the north and Albanian-Italians and Greek-Italians in the south) 

Religions:

Roman Catholic 90% (approximately; about one-third regularly attend services), other 10% (includes mature Protestant and Jewish communities and a growing Muslim immigrant community) 

Languages:

Italian (official), German (parts of Trentino-Alto Adige region are predominantly German speaking), French (small French-speaking minority in Valle d'Aosta region), Slovene (Slovene-speaking minority in the Trieste-Gorizia area)