Population: 2,232,291 note: other estimates range as low as 810,000 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 39.1% (male 452,213/female 420,675)
15-64 years: 56.9% (male 654,109/female 615,431)
65 years and over: 4% (male 45,281/female 44,582) (2005 est.)
Median age:
total: 20.27 years
male: 20.11 years
female: 20.44 years (2005 est.)
Population growth rate:
2.11% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
34.03 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
12.94 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.08 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.02 male(s)/female
total population: 1.07 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 100.44 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 98.19 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 102.81 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 54.39 years
male: 54.65 years
female: 54.11 years (2005 est.)