The People


Source CIA-The World Factbook

Population:
 
4,621,399
note: estimate is based on the results of the 2005 census that included a significantly higher estimate of net inmigration of non-citizens than previous estimates (July 2008 est.)
Age structure:
 
0-14 years: 20.5% (male 484,102/female 462,405)
15-64 years: 78.6% (male 2,663,702/female 970,672)
65 years and over: 0.9% (male 26,244/female 14,274)
note: 73.9% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (2008 est.)
Median age:
 
total: 30.1 years
male: 32 years
female: 24.6 years (2008 est.)
Population growth rate:
 
3.833% (2008 est.)