Population: 11,044,147 (July 1998 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 44% (male 2,439,907; female 2,397,761) 15-64 years: 54% (male 2,914,336; female 3,000,442) 65 years and over: 2% (male 133,232; female 158,469) (July 1998 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.12% (1998 est.)
Birth rate: 31.32 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)
Death rate: 20.09 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)
Net migration rate: NA migrant(s)/1,000 population note: there is a small but steady flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa in search of better paid employment
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.84 male(s)/female (1998 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 61.75 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 39.16 years male: 39.12 years female: 39.19 years (1998 est.)
Total fertility rate: 3.86 children born/woman (1998 est.)