Year
2021
Population
17065581
Population, Rural
53.27
Population, Female
49.87
Working age population
50.15
Working age population, Male
4266389
Working age population, Female
4292199
Age dependency ratio
99.4
Employment in Agriculture
26.5
GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$)
512.45
Real GDP growth (inflation-adjusted)
3.31
GDP at current market prices
9838.71
Inflation rate
4.62
External debt outstanding (% of GDP)
35.74
Current account balance (% of GDP)
-7.93
Fiscal balance (% of GDP)
-1.1
Access to electricity
49.3
Access to electricity, Urban
70.6
Access to electricity, Rural
30.6
Mobile phone ownership
24.75
Handset affordability
20.29
Mobile connectivity index
33.67
Network coverage
56.82
Mobile Data Affordability
24.76
Mobile money prevalence
Medium
Mobile money regulatory index
75.36
Digital ID
No
Innovation Facilitators
No
Data Protection
Yes
Cybersecurity regulation
No
Legislation on equity crowdfunding
No
Population ages 15 and above, female
4 536 417
Population ages 15 and above, male
4 465 295
Population ages 15 and above, total
9 001 711
Population, female (primary + secondary)
3312479
Population, male
8 555 628
Population, male (primary + secondary)
3400707
Population, youth (15-24)
3388216
Urban population
7 974 917