| POPULATION |
| Population (Mid.
1992) |
119 Million |
| (estimated for year
2000) |
150 Million |
| Population Density |
150 persons per
sq. km. |
| Sex Ratio
(Males/Females) |
111 Males per
100
Females |
| Percent Urban
Population |
32.0 Percent |
| Population in Broad Age Groups' |
|
Under 15 years |
44.5 Percent |
|
15-64 years |
48.0 Percent |
|
65 and above |
7.5 Percent |
| Population Growth
Rate |
2.9 Percent |
MARRIAGE, FERTILITY AND MORTALITY
(PER 000) |
| Crude Birth Rates |
41 |
| Crude Death Rates |
11 |
| Infant Mortality
Rates |
108 |
| Child Mortality
under 5 years |
159 |
| Maternal Mortality
Rate |
5-6 |
| Total Fertility
Rate |
5.4 |
| Singulate mean age
at marriage for females |
21.7 years |
| Median age at first
marriage among women age 25-49 |
18.6 years |
KNOWLEDGE AND USE OF FAMILY PLANNING |
| Percent of currently married
women: |
|
knowing any method |
78.0
percent |
|
knowing a modern method |
77.0
percent |
|
knowing a modern method and
knowing a source for the method |
50.0
percent |
|
Had ever used any method |
21.0
percent |
|
Currently using any method |
12.0
percent |
| Percent of currently married
women currently using: |
|
Pills |
0.7 percent |
|
IUD |
1.3 percent |
|
Injection |
0.8 percent |
|
Condom |
2.7 percent |
|
Female sterilisation |
3.5 percent |
|
Periodic abstinence |
1.3 percent |
|
Withdrawal |
1.2 percent |
|
Other traditional |
0.3 percent |
|
Total |
11.8
percent |
DESIRE FOR CHILDREN |
| Percent of currently married
women who: |
|
Want no more children |
36 percent |
|
Want to delay their next birth
by at least 2 years |
18 percent |
| Percent of births in the last 5
years which were: |
|
Unwanted |
13 percent |
|
Mistimed |
8 percent |
HEALTH |
| Expectation of life at birth: |
|
Males |
59.3 years |
|
Females |
60.7 years |
| Births attended by
health personnel |
40 percent |
| Children under 5
suffering from malnutrition |
62 percent |
| Population with
access to health facilities |
55 percent |
| Population with
access of safe drinking water |
55 percent |
| Population with
access to sanitation |
18 percent |
| Population per
Doctor** |
2910 |
| Population per
Nurse** |
4900 |
| Population per
hospital bed |
1500 |
EDUCATION |
| Literacy Rate: |
|
Total |
35 percent |
|
Males |
47 percent |
|
Females |
21 percent |
| Primary school enrollment: |
|
Total |
52 percent |
|
Females |
35 percent |
| Primary
Pupil/teacher ratio |
41 |
HOUSING |
| Number of Housing
Units |
17.0
million |
| Persons per housing
unit |
7.0 persons |
| 1 Room Housing Units |
52.0
percent |
| 2 Rooms Housing
Units |
30.0
percent |
| 3 and More Rooms
Housing Units |
18.0
percent |
| Persons per room |
3.5 persons |
| Houses without
piped drinking water |
79.0
percent |
| Houses without
electricity |
69.0
percent |
| Houses without
toilet facility |
66.0
percent |
| Houses without bath
facility |
76.0
percent |
EMPLOYMENT AND PRODUCTIVITY |
| Total Labor Force
as percent of total Population |
29.0
percent |
| Women in labor
force as present of total labor force |
11.0
percent |
| Agriculture |
49.6
percent |
| Industry |
18.6
percent |
| Manufacturing |
12.3
percent |
| Mining |
0.1 percent |
| Construction |
6.2 percent |
| Services |
28.7
percent |
| Unemployment |
3.1 percent |
DISABLED POPULATION |
| Males |
17 million |
| Females |
2.0 million |
