Population:
278,289 (July 2004 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 21% (male 29,294; female 29,020)
15-64 years: 70.3% (male 95,675; female 99,864)
65 years and over: 8.8% (male 9,370; female 15,066) (2004 est.)
Median age:
total: 33.7 years
male: 32.6 years
female: 34.9 years (2004 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.36% (2004 est.)
Birth rate:
12.98 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Death rate:
9.08 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Net migration rate:
-0.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.01 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.62 male(s)/female
total population: 0.93 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 12.61 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 10.94 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 14.26 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 71.64 years
male: 69.51 years
female: 73.81 years (2004 est.)