Population: 3,490,435 (July 2000 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 30% (male 545,329; female 507,589) 15-64 years: 63% (male 1,056,583; female 1,141,664) 65 years and over: 7% (male 104,086; female 135,184) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 0.26% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 19.47 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 6.5 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: -10.36 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.93 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 41.33 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 71.57 years male: 68.75 years female: 74.59 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.37 children born/woman (2000 est.)