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Population estimates and projections 26,418,204 people 2023 · UN Population Division Median age estimates and projections 36.0 years 2023 · UN Population Division Fertility rate estimates and projections 1.78 births per woman 2023 · UN Population Division Population growth estimates and projections 0.32% 2023 · UN Population Division Population 26,571,036 people 2025 · World Bank Population growth 0.27% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 65 and over 12.7% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 0 to 14 18.9% 2025 · World Bank Fertility rate 1.78 births per woman 2024 · World Bank Crude birth rate 12.9 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Crude death rate 9.9 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Urban population share 64.2% 2025 · World Bank Adolescent birth rate 0.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 2024 · World Bank Age dependency ratio 46.3 per 100 working-age people 2025 · World Bank Population density 220.1 people per km² 2024 · World Bank Urban population growth 0.79% 2025 · World Bank

Net migration estimates and projections -0.1 per 1,000 people 2023 · UN Population Division Net migration -2,787 people 2025 · World Bank International migrant stock 0.2% 2024 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the unemployment rate 3.5% 2025 · ILOSTAT ILO estimate of youth unemployment 7.9% 2025 · ILOSTAT Labour force participation 82.2% 2025 · ILOSTAT Women's labour force participation 77.7% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment-to-population ratio 79.2% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment in agriculture 54.1% 2025 · World Bank Employment in industry 22.4% 2025 · World Bank Employment in services 23.5% 2025 · World Bank

Slum population 23.0% 2022 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate 9.4% 2025 · ILOSTAT Out-of-school children 0.5%uis_est (UIS estimate) 2009 · UNESCO UIS Primary net enrolment 99.5%uis_est (UIS estimate) 2009 · UNESCO UIS Youth literacy 100.0% 2008 · UNESCO UIS Education share of public spending 14.6% 2025 · UNESCO UIS Primary school enrolment (gross) 92.1% 2018 · World Bank Tertiary education enrolment (gross) 26.7% 2018 · World Bank Adult literacy rate 100.0% 2008 · World Bank Primary school completion rate 97.1% 2009 · World Bank Secondary school enrolment (gross) 94.3% 2015 · World Bank

Life expectancy estimates and projections 73.6 years 2023 · UN Population Division Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections 16.0 years 2023 · UN Population Division Healthy life expectancy 63.0 years 2023 · WHO UHC service coverage 77 2023 · WHO Alcohol consumption 2.26 litres 2024 · WHO Adult obesity 12.0% 2024 · WHO Hypertension 26.5% 2019 · WHO Suicide rate 10.6 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Premature NCD mortality 21.4% 2023 · WHO Physical inactivity 28.1% 2022 · WHO DTP3 immunisation 99% 2025 · WHO Anaemia in women 27.5% 2023 · WHO Poisoning deaths 1.3 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Nurses and midwives 44.5 per 10,000 people 2024 · WHO Dentists 3.00 per 10,000 people 2024 · WHO Life expectancy at birth 73.7 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, women 75.9 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, men 71.6 years 2024 · World Bank Under-five mortality rate 16.7 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Infant mortality rate 13.3 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Maternal mortality ratio 67 per 100,000 live births 2023 · World Bank Physicians 3.63 per 1,000 people 2017 · World Bank Hospital beds 12.8 per 1,000 people 2018 · World Bank Measles immunisation 99% 2024 · World Bank Tobacco use 15.6% 2024 · World Bank Diabetes prevalence 9.9% 2024 · World Bank Neonatal mortality rate 8.9 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Child stunting 19.1% 2017 · World Bank Malaria incidence 0.5 per 1,000 at risk 2024 · World Bank

Internet users 0.0% 2004 · World Bank Mobile subscriptions 24 per 100 people 2022 · World Bank

Road traffic deaths 24.2 per 100,000 people 2019 · World Bank Air passengers carried 3,690 passengers 2023 · World Bank

Access to electricity 61.4% 2024 · World Bank Clean cooking access 22.0% 2024 · World Bank Renewable energy share 14.7% 2021 · World Bank Fossil electricity share 38.1% 2024 · World Bank Net energy imports 5.0% 2024 · World Bank

Temperature change 2.26e (Estimate) °C 2025 · FAOSTAT Agrifood emissions per person 0.51e (Estimate) t CO2e per person 2024 · FAOSTAT Total greenhouse gas emissions 91.3 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Greenhouse gas emissions per person 3.4 t CO2e per person 2024 · World Bank CO2 emissions per person 2.50 t CO2 per person 2024 · World Bank Methane emissions 20.1 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Nitrous oxide emissions 1.69 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank

PM2.5 air pollution 24.7 µg/m³ 2023 · WHO Forest area 64.1% 2024 · World Bank Protected areas 1.3% 2025 · World Bank PM2.5 air pollution exposure 21.8 µg/m³ 2023 · World Bank Terrestrial protected areas 2.4% 2025 · World Bank

Basic drinking water access 93.9% 2023 · World Bank Safely managed drinking water 66.6% 2023 · World Bank Basic sanitation access 84.8% 2023 · World Bank Level of water stress 27.7% 2022 · World Bank Renewable internal freshwater per person 2,545 m³ per person 2022 · World Bank

Nitrogen fertiliser use 1.1e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Cereal yield 3,610 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Agricultural land 21.6% 2024 · World Bank Capture fisheries production 208,365 tonnes 2024 · World Bank Prevalence of undernourishment 47.0% 2018 · World Bank Food production index 94.9 (2014-16 = 100) 2024 · World Bank Fertiliser use 9.5 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Land area 120,410 km² 2024 · World Bank

Scientific and technical journal articles 269 articles 2023 · World Bank

Women in national parliament 17.6% 2025 · World Bank