Age structure:
0-14 years: 31.7% (male 142,412; female 136,754)
15-64 years: 64.3% (male 283,690; female 283,027)
65 years and over: 4% (male 16,047; female 18,944) (2004 est.)
Median age:
total: 24 years
male: 23.6 years
female: 24.4 years (2004 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.41% (2004 est.)
Birth rate:
22.91 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Death rate:
5.68 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Net migration rate:
-3.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 12.99 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 11.54 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 14.36 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 69.2 years
male: 66.74 years
female: 71.79 years (2004 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.78 children born/woman (2004 est.)