Population:
32,818,500 (July 2003 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 32.8% (male 5,485,197; female 5,285,434)
15-64 years: 63% (male 10,460,475; female 10,224,389)
65 years and over: 4.2% (male 624,839; female 738,166) (2003 est.)

Median age:
total: 22.5 years
male: 22.3 years
female: 22.6 years (2002)

Population growth rate:
1.65% (2003 est.)

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

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

Net migration rate:
-0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2003 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 37.74 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 35.02 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
male: 40.34 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 70.54 years
male: 69.14 years
female: 72.01 years (2003 est.)