Population: 2,007,814 (July 1997 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 41% (male 408,723; female 406,849) 15-64 years : 55% (male 533,327; female 566,684) 65 years and over: 4% (male 37,990; female 54,241) (July 1997 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.83% (1997 est.)
Birth rate: 32.19 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Death rate: 13.92 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1 male(s)/female 15-64 years : 0.94 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (1997 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 80.3 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 51.66 years male: 49.48 years female: 53.91 years (1997 est.)
Total fertility rate: 4.22 children born/woman (1997 est.)