Population: 984,003,683 (July 1998 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 34% (male 174,578,403; female 164,755,937) 15-64 years: 61% (male 310,995,355; female 288,344,336) 65 years and over: 5% (male 23,051,278; female 22,278,374) (July 1998 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.71% (1998 est.)
Birth rate: 25.91 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)
Death rate: 8.69 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)
Net migration rate: -0.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.08 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.04 male(s)/female (1998 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 63.14 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 62.9 years male: 62.11 years female: 63.73 years (1998 est.)
Total fertility rate: 3.24 children born/woman (1998 est.)