Population:
412,137 (July 2003 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 41% (male 85,254; female 83,716)
15-64 years: 52.3% (male 103,690; female 111,992)
65 years and over: 6.7% (male 10,498; female 16,987) (2003 est.)

Median age:
total: 18.7 years
male: 17.9 years
female: 19.6 years (2002)

Population growth rate:
0.79% (2003 est.)

Birth rate:
26.95 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Death rate:
6.86 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Net migration rate:
-12.16 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.93 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.62 male(s)/female
total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2003 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 50.5 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 45.01 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
male: 55.83 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 69.83 years
male: 66.53 years
female: 73.23 years (2003 est.)