Population:
840,290 (July 2004 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 24.2% (male 103,660; female 99,597)
15-64 years: 72.7% (male 426,559; female 184,067)
65 years and over: 3.1% (male 19,306; female 7,101) (2004 est.)

Median age:
total: 31.4 years
male: 36.7 years
female: 22 years (2004 est.)

Population growth rate:
2.74% (2004 est.)

Birth rate:
15.6 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Death rate:
4.52 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Net migration rate:
16.29 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: 2.32 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 2.72 male(s)/female
total population: 1.89 male(s)/female (2004 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 19.32 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 15.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 22.77 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 73.4 years
male: 70.9 years
female: 76.04 years (2004 est.)