(male 1,596,896/female 1,606,084) 25-54 years: 31.95% (male 2,327,424/female 2,700,698) 55-64 years: 4.21% (male 283,480/female 378,932) 65 years and over: 3.1% (male 212,332/female 275,957) (2020 est.) 0-14 years: 41.15% (male 3,106,942 /female 3,074,740) 15-24 years: 20.33% (male 1,521,868 /female 1,531,484) 25-54 years: 31.45% (male 2,176,052 /female 2,547,566) 55-64 years: 4.05% (male 261,682 /female 347,374) 65 years and over: 3.02% (male 200,079 /female 253,158) (2018 est.) Birth rate 31.51 births/1,000 population (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 27th 32.9 births/1,000 population (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 27th 33.4 births/1,000 population (2017 est.) Death rate 5.08 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 193rd 7.9 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 94th 8.1 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.) Total fertility rate 4.27 children born/woman (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 23rd 4.2 children born/woman (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 30th Population growth rate 2.57% (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 17th 2.36% (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 30th 2.39% (2017 est.) Median age total: 19.4 years. Country comparison to the world: 203rd male: 18.5 years female: 20.3 years (2020 est.) total: 19 years. Country comparison to the world: 205th male: 18.1 years female: 19.9 years (2018 est.) Total: 18.8 years Male: 18 years Female: 19.7 years (2017 est.) Mother's mean age at first birth 21.9 years (2019 est.) 21.5 years (2016 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 Contraceptive prevalence rate 26.9% (2019) 25.1% (2016) Net migration rate -0.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 133rd -1.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 151st Dependency ratios Total: 85.4 Youth: 79.8 Elderly: 5.6 Potential support ratio: 18 (2015 est.) Urbanization urban population: 49.1% of total population (2022) rate of urbanization: 3.59% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) urban population: 47.2% of total population (2018) rate of urbanization: 3.73% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.) Life expectancy at birth total population: 69.96 years. Country comparison to the world: 171st male: 68.23 years female: 71.77 years (2022 est.) total population: 62.5 years male: 60.4 years female: 64.7 years (2018 est.) Total population: 62.1 years (2017 est.), 59.78 years (2011 est.), 59.25 years (2006 est.) Male: 60 years (2017 est.), 57.85 years (2011 est.), 57.7 years (2006 est.) Female: 64.3 years (2017 est.), 61.77 years (2011 est.), 60.85 years (2006 est.) Urbanization urban population: 47.2%