Population: 25,795,938 note: includes 5,576,076 non-nationals (July 2004 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 38.3% (male 5,039,578; female 4,845,937)
15-64 years: 59.3% (male 8,810,705; female 6,494,770)
65 years and over: 2.3% (male 327,047; female 277,901) (2004 est.)
Median age:
total: 21.2 years
male: 22.8 years
female: 19.1 years (2004 est.)
Population growth rate:
2.44% (2004 est.)
Birth rate:
29.74 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Death rate:
2.66 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Net migration rate:
-2.71 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: 1.36 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.18 male(s)/female
total population: 1.22 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 13.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 11.58 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 15.72 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 75.23 years
male: 73.26 years
female: 77.3 years (2004 est.)