when the us attacks......, page-19

yes europe is an aging continent but what is the variance, 1-2% ? i think it is, maybe not even. population growth rates are still on the rise. i think comparisons are over exaggerated.


U.S

People United States Top of Page
Population:
280,562,489 (July 2002 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 21% (male 30,116,782; female 28,765,183)
15-64 years: 66.4% (male 92,391,120; female 93,986,468)
65 years and over: 12.6% (male 14,748,522; female 20,554,414) (2002 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.89% (2002 est.)
Birth rate:
14.1 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Death rate:
8.7 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)


Germany

People Germany Top of Page
Population:
83,251,851 (July 2002 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 15.4% (male 6,568,699; female 6,227,148)
15-64 years: 67.6% (male 28,606,964; female 27,695,539)
65 years and over: 17% (male 5,546,140; female 8,607,361) (2002 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.26% (2002 est.)
Birth rate:
8.99 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Death rate:
10.36 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)


France

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Population:
59,765,983 (July 2002 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 18.5% (male 5,675,269; female 5,401,661)
15-64 years: 65.2% (male 19,503,556; female 19,479,646)
65 years and over: 16.3% (male 3,948,433; female 5,757,418) (2002 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.35% (2002 est.)
Birth rate:
11.94 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Death rate:
9.04 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)