Population:
65,444,371 (August 2005 est)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 23.9% (male 7,988,529/female 7,633,405)
15-64 years: 68.6% (male 22,195,625/female 22,731,767)
65 years and over: 7.5% (male 2,251,112/female 2,643,933) (2005 est.)

Median age:
total: 30.88 years
male: 30.11 years
female: 31.66 years (2005 est.)

Population growth rate:
0.87% (2005 est.)

Birth rate:
15.7 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Death rate:
7.02 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female

total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2005 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 20.48 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 21.83 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 19.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 71.57 years
male: 69.39 years
female: 73.88 years (2005 est.)

Total fertility rate:
1.88 children born/woman (2005 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
1.5% (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
570,000 (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
58,000 (2003 est.)