Year
2023
Population
14190612
Population, Rural
61.92
Population, Female
50.51
Working age population
55.48
Working age population, Male
3857968
Working age population, Female
4014895
Age dependency ratio
80.25
GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$)
1039.81
Real GDP growth (inflation-adjusted)
5.67
GDP at current market prices
25813.46
Inflation rate
7.76
External debt outstanding (% of GDP)
20.99
Current account balance (% of GDP)
-8.49
Fiscal balance (% of GDP)
-2.11
Mobile phone ownership
35.18
Handset affordability
57.81
Mobile connectivity index
36.83
Network coverage
78.1
Mobile Data Affordability
29.59
Instant payments system availability
No
Mobile money prevalence
High
Mobile money regulatory index
72.58
Financial Inclusion strategy index
0
Regulatory Sandbox
No
Gender, Youth & Vulnerable Groups Inclusion,
No
Interoperability solutions
Yes
Policy enablement to offer mobile money services
47.5
KYC requirement
60
Consumer price index (2010 = 100)
390
Population ages 15 and above, female
4 289 784
Population ages 15 and above, male
4 052 673
Population ages 15 and above, total
8 342 457
Population, female (primary + secondary)
2582033
Population, male
7 023 590
Population, male (primary + secondary)
2662447
Population, youth (15-24)
2897485
Urban population
5 404 495