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Demographics

Socioeconomic indicators

Population: 31,193,917

Age structure:
0-14 years: 35%
15-64 years: 61%
65 years and over: 4%

Population growth rate: 1.74%

Birth rate: 23.14 births/1,000 population

Death rate: 5.3 deaths/1,000 population

Net migration rate: -0.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Sex ratio: 1.02 male(s)/female

Infant mortality rate: 41.97 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 69.65 years

Total fertility rate: 2.8 children born/woman

GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $4,700

GDP - composition by sector:
agriculture: 12%
industry: 51%
services: 37% (1997 est.)

Literacy: total population: 61.6%
definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Population below poverty line: 23%

Labor force: 9.1 million

Labor force - by occupation: government 29.5%, agriculture 22%, construction and public works 16.2%, industry 13.6%, commerce and services 13.5%, transportation and communication 5.2% (1989)

Unemployment rate: 30%