Population:
445,286 (July 2004 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 18% (male 41,460; female 38,595)
15-64 years: 74.2% (male 157,629; female 172,810)
65 years and over: 7.8% (male 14,380; female 20,412) (2004 est.)
Median age:
total: 35.2 years
male: 34.9 years
female: 35.4 years (2004 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.87% (2004 est.)
Birth rate:
8.04 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Death rate:
4.23 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Net migration rate:
4.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.91 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female
total population: 0.92 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 4.39 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 4.59 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 82.03 years
male: 79.2 years
female: 84.99 years (2004 est.)