Age structure:
0-14 years: 33.6% (male 1,497,777; female 1,431,104)
15-64 years: 61.2% (male 2,719,505; female 2,614,495)
65 years and over: 5.2% (male 212,045; female 240,676) (2003 est.)
Median age:
total: 23.5 years
male: 23.3 years
female: 23.7 years (2002)
Population growth rate:
1.36% (2003 est.)
Birth rate:
23.94 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Death rate:
6.88 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Net migration rate:
-3.43 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.88 male(s)/female
total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2003 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 34.19 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 31.55 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
male: 36.7 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 67.96 years
male: 66.41 years
female: 69.58 years (2003 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.92 children born/woman (2003 est.)