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Demographics

Socioeconomic indicators

Population: 6,395,919
 
Age structure:
0-14 years: 47% (male 1,531,636; female 1,503,552)
15-64 years: 50% (male 1,551,867; female 1,660,845)
65 years and over: 3% (male 63,717; female 84,302)

Population growth rate: 3.03%

Birth rate: 44.81 births/1,000 population

Death rate: 14.51 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.93 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/female
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female ()

Infant mortality rate: 90.84 deaths/1,000 live births  

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 50.18 years
male: 49.24 years
female: 51.16 years  

Total fertility rate: 6.32 children born/woman

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 37%
male: 48.7%
female: 25.8% (1995 est.)

 GDP: purchasing power parity - $8.1 billion

GDP - real growth rate: 5%  

GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $1,300

GDP - composition by sector:
agriculture: 34%
industry: 14%
services: 52% (1997)

Population below poverty line: 33% (1995 est.)  

Labor force: NA

Unemployment rate: NA%

HIV/AIDS

People living with HIV

Adult and Children deaths 1999

Men (15 –49)

Women  (15-49)

Total Adults

Percentage of population

5,600

30,000

37,000

67,000

2.45%