Population: 1,140,256 (July 1996 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 27% (male 157,174; female 152,980)
15-64 years: 67% (male 379,840; female 383,295)
65 years and over: 6% (male 27,429; female 39,538) (July 1996 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.23% (1996 est.)
Birth rate: 18.97 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Death rate: 6.67 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.69 male(s)/female
all ages: 0.98 male(s)/female (1996 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 17.2 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 70.53 years male: 66.72 years female: 74.33 years (1996 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.24 children born/woman (1996 est.)