Age structure:
0-14 years: 26.9% (male 331,768/female 319,895)
15-64 years: 70.3% (male 1,085,721/female 613,746)
65 years and over: 2.8% (male 42,460/female 24,803) (2006 est.)
Median age:
total: 25.9 years
male: 28 years
female: 22.3 years (2006 est.)
Population growth rate:
3.52%
note: this rate reflects a return to pre-Gulf crisis immigration of
expatriates (2006 est.)
Birth rate:
21.94 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Death rate:
2.41 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Net migration rate:
15.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.77 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.71 male(s)/female
total population: 1.52 male(s)/female (2006 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 9.71 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 10.72 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 8.66 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 77.2 years
male: 76.13 years
female: 78.31 years (2006 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.91 children born/woman (2006 est.)