Population: 7,826,352 (July 1998 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 39% (male 1,559,149; female 1,526,646) 15-64 years: 56% (male 2,139,680; female 2,245,268) 65 years and over: 5% (male 161,431; female 194,178) (July 1998 est.)
Population growth rate: 2% (1998 est.)
Birth rate: 31.43 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)
Death rate: 9.89 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)
Net migration rate: -1.53 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.83 male(s)/female (1998 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 63.86 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 60.89 years male: 57.98 years female: 63.94 years (1998 est.)
Total fertility rate: 4.05 children born/woman (1998 est.)