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Demographics

1960 1970 1980 1990 2000
Graph Population, total 17909000 21324000 24593000 27791000 30750000
Graph Population density (people per sq km)   2.31 2.66 3.01 3.33
Graph Population growth (annual %) 2.58 1.39 1.29 1.49 0.83
Graph Urban population growth (annual %) 3.73 2.13 1.3 1.55 0.94
Graph Urban population (% of total) 68.91 75.65 75.66 76.58 77.1
Graph Rural population growth (annual %)   -0.84 1.26 1.3 0.47
Graph Rural population (% of total population) 31.09 24.35 24.34 23.42 22.9

Migration

1960 1970 1980 1990 2000
Graph Foreign population (% of total population)          
Graph Foreign labor force (% of total labor force)          
Graph Inflows of asylum seekers       36740 34252
Graph Inflows of foreign population       214230  
Graph Inflows of foreign workers       229520