| DEMOGRAPHIC INDICATORS: |
|
| Total Population |
56.9 million |
| Male |
28.4 million |
| Female |
28.5 million |
| Married women of reproductive age (MWRA) |
8.5 million |
| Youth (15-24) |
12.2 million |
| Children (under 15) |
18.2 million |
| Urban population |
18.5 percent |
| Rural population |
81.5 percent |
| Population growth rate |
1.4 percent |
| Crude birth rate |
20.3 per 1000 |
| Crude death rate |
5.9 per 1000 |
| Infant mortality rate |
29.0 per 1000 |
| EDUCATIONAL INDICATORS: |
|
| Average literacy rate (age 7+) |
85.1 percent |
| Primary school graduates entering secondary school |
59.2 percent |
| Number of out-of-school youth |
8.4 million |
| Number of school drop-outs |
0.4 million |
| SOCIAL INDICATORS: |
|
| Average age of marriage for women(1985 data) |
19.7 years |
| Average family size |
4.7 persons |
| Households owning radios |
8.4 million |
| Households owning televisions |
0.4 million |
| CONTRACEPTIVE PREVALENCE RATES: |
|
| Total CPR (national average) |
61.3 percent |
| Tubectomy |
22.4 percent |
| Vasectomy |
4.9 percent |
| Pills |
16.0 percent |
| IUD |
6.8 percent |
| Injectables |
10.3 percent |
| Norplant |
0.7 percent |