Population: 1,236,914,658 (July 1998 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 26% (male 169,347,516; female 149,897,253) 15-64 years: 68% (male 431,164,591; female 404,513,208) 65 years and over: 6% (male 38,398,920; female 43,593,170) (July 1998 est.)
Population growth rate: 0.83% (1998 est.)
Birth rate: 15.73 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)
Death rate: 6.99 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)
Net migration rate: -0.41 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.15 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.13 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.07 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.88 male(s)/female (1998 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 45.46 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 69.59 years male: 68.32 years female: 71.06 years (1998 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.8 children born/woman (1998 est.)