Population under the age of 15: 45.5%
Population 60 and over: 4.7%
Population living in Rural areas: 25.3%
People per square kilometer: 36.7

Total Fertility rate per woman: 4.1
Crude birth per 100 women: 3.35
Infant moralities per 100 births: 4.58
Crude deaths per 100 people: .58
Life expectancy in years at birth: 67.9
Average Years of Schooling for all people less than 25: 3.8

Labor force: 1562000
Participation Rate: 67.2%
Unemployment Rate: 13.9%

Source: IDB: Basic Socio-Economic Data for 16 March 1998 Statistics and Quantitative Analysis Unit Integration and Regional Programs Department