Population:
76,117,421 (July 2004 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 33.4% (male 13,038,369; female 12,418,254)
15-64 years: 62.2% (male 23,953,949; female 23,419,418)
65 years and over: 4.3% (male 1,407,248; female 1,880,183) (2004
est.)
Median age: total: 23.4 years male: 23 years female: 23.8 years (2004 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.83% (2004 est.)
Birth rate:
23.84 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Death rate:
5.3 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Net migration rate:
-0.22 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: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 33.9 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 33.12 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 34.64 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 70.71 years
male: 68.22 years
female: 73.31 years (2004 est.)