Population: 24,755,519 (July 2000 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 37% (male 4,673,501; female 4,520,471) 15-64 years: 58% (male 7,140,215; female 7,283,143) 65 years and over: 5% (male 452,480; female 685,709) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.6% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 26.18 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 8.02 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: -2.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.66 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 72.13 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 63.71 years male: 60.09 years female: 67.52 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 3.09 children born/woman (2000 est.)