Population: 3,835,777 note: all data dealing with population are subject to considerable error because of the dislocations caused by military action and ethnic cleansing (July 2000 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 20% (male 401,554; female 379,303) 15-64 years: 71% (male 1,403,618; female 1,323,307) 65 years and over: 9% (male 138,173; female 189,822) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 3.1% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 12.92 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 7.87 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: 25.92 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.73 male(s)/female total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 25.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 71.49 years male: 68.78 years female: 74.38 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.71 children born/woman (2000 est.)