People ———
Population: 95,772,462 (July 1996 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 36% (male 17,732,725; female 17,125,562)
15-64 years: 59% (male 27,562,285; female 29,165,138)
65 years and over: 5% (male 1,911,968; female 2,274,784) (July 1996
est.)
Population growth rate: 1.87% (1996 est.)
Birth rate: 26.24 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Death rate: 4.58 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Net migration rate: -2.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.84 male(s)/female
all ages: 0.97 male(s)/female (1996 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 25 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 73.67 years male: 70.07 years female: 77.45 years (1996 est.)