Year
2023
Population
2436566
Population, Rural
8.97
Population, Female
49.17
Working age population
60.02
Working age population, Male
751646
Working age population, Female
710746
Age dependency ratio
66.62
GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$)
6654.76
Real GDP growth (inflation-adjusted)
2.29
GDP at current market prices
21150.04
Inflation rate
3.6
External debt outstanding (% of GDP)
39.01
Current account balance (% of GDP)
-3.07
Fiscal balance (% of GDP)
0.43
Mobile phone ownership
54.97
Handset affordability
48.67
Mobile connectivity index
53.28
Network coverage
86.94
Mobile Data Affordability
49.64
Instant payments system availability
No
Mobile money prevalence
Very high
Mobile money regulatory index
76.45
Financial Inclusion strategy index
0
Regulatory Sandbox
No
Gender, Youth & Vulnerable Groups Inclusion,
Yes
Interoperability solutions
Yes
Policy enablement to offer mobile money services
60
KYC requirement
100
Consumer price index (2010 = 100)
136
Population ages 15 and above, female
761 061
Population ages 15 and above, male
796 166
Population ages 15 and above, total
1 557 227
Population, female (primary + secondary)
397682
Population, male
1 238 576
Population, male (primary + secondary)
401357
Population, youth (15-24)
427536
Urban population
2 217 982