Age structure:
0-14 years: 26.4% (male 1,063,731/female 1,028,684)
15-64 years: 65.7% (male 2,533,762/female 2,665,381)
65 years and over: 7.8% (male 245,758/female 374,658) (2005 est.)
Median age:
total: 27.53 years
male: 26.09 years
female: 29 years (2005 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.59% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
20.4 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
9.86 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
-4.64 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.66 male(s)/female
total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 81.74 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 83.58 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 79.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 63.35 years
male: 59.24 years
female: 67.66 years (2005 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.44 children born/woman (2005 est.)