| Age structure: | 0-14 years:
41.64% (male 4,934,340; female 4,781,206) 15-64 years: 55.28% (male 6,528,854; female 6,368,823) 65 years and over: 3.08% (male 335,953; female 382,809) (2001 est.) |
| Population growth rate: | 2.84% (2001 est.) |
| Birth rate: | 34.64 births/1,000 population (2001 est.) |
| Death rate: | 6.21 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.) |
| Net migration rate: | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.) |
| Sex ratio: | at birth: 1.05
male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.88 male(s)/female total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2001 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate: | 60.05 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth: | total population:
66.95 years male: 65.92 years female: 68.03 years (2001 est.) |
| Total fertility rate: | 4.75 children born/woman (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: | less than 0.01% (1999 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths: | NA |
