Age structure:
0-14 years: 28.2% (male 390,966; female 372,961)
15-64 years: 65% (male 883,053; female 880,296)
65 years and over: 6.9% (male 82,788; female 103,066) (2004 est.)
Median age:
total: 26.8 years
male: 26.2 years
female: 27.6 years (2004 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.66% (2004 est.)
Birth rate:
16.94 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Death rate:
5.4 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Net migration rate:
-4.92 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 12.81 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 11.75 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 13.82 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 76.07 years
male: 74.04 years
female: 78.21 years (2004 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.98 children born/woman (2004 est.)