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%
