Population:
33,241,259 (July 2006 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 31.6% (male 5,343,976/female 5,145,019)
15-64 years: 63.4% (male 10,505,018/female 10,580,599)
65 years and over: 5% (male 725,116/female 941,531) (2006 est.)

Median age:
total: 23.9 years
male: 23.4 years
female: 24.5 years (2006 est.)

Population growth rate:
1.55% (2006 est.)

Birth rate:
21.98 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Death rate:
5.58 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Net migration rate:
-0.87 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2006 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 40.24 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 43.99 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 36.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 70.94 years
male: 68.62 years
female: 73.37 years (2006 est.)