Year
2022
Population
17723315
Population, Rural
75.94
Population, Female
49.81
Working age population
50.48
Working age population, Male
4464868
Working age population, Female
4482300
Age dependency ratio
98.09
Employment in Agriculture
69.15
GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$)
593.77
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line
30.8
Real GDP growth (inflation-adjusted)
3.39
GDP at current market prices
11308.68
Inflation rate
5.79
Growth in broad money supply
2.26
External debt outstanding (% of GDP)
22.4
Current account balance (% of GDP)
5.87
Fiscal balance (% of GDP)
5.44
Access to electricity
11.7
Access to electricity, Urban
46.3
Access to electricity, Rural
1.3
Mobile phone ownership
39.87
ATMs per 100,000 adults
1.773602
ATMs
165
Handset affordability
4.9
Mobile connectivity index
25.9
Network coverage
50.21
Mobile Data Affordability
7.72
Account ownership
24%
Account ownership, Female
23%
Account ownership, Male
25%
Account ownership, Youth
19%
Ownership of debit/credit card
6%
Ownership of debit/credit card, Female
6%
Ownership of debit/credit card, Male
6%
Ownership of debit/credit card, Youth
2%
Inactive account
4%
Inactive account, Female
3%
Inactive account, Male
5%
Inactive account, Youth
4%
Borrowed any money
10%
Borrowed any money, Female
9%
Borrowed any money, Male
12%
Borrowed any money, Youth
9%
Saved any money
9%
Saved any money, Female
8%
Saved any money, Male
10%
Saved any money, Youth
8%
Mobile money prevalence
Low
Mobile money account
12.09
Mobile money account, Female
12.26
Mobile money account, Male
11.9
Mobile money account, Youth
9.02
Borrowed any money using a mobile money account
3.39
Saved money using a mobile money account
4.66
Saved money using a mobile money account, Female
3.99
Saved money using a mobile money account, Male
5.4
Saved money using a mobile money account, Youth
5.33
Value of mobile money transactions (% of GDP)
0.04
Made or received a digital payment in the past year
18.13
Made or received a digital payment, female, Female
18.75
Made or received a digital payment, Male
17.45
Made or received a digital payment, Youth
13.32
Made a digital in-store merchant payment (age 15+)
6.83
Made a digital in-store merchant payment: using a mobile phone
5.85
Made a digital in-store merchant payment: using a mobile phone, Female
5.77
Made a digital in-store merchant payment: using a mobile phone, Male
5.95
Made a digital in-store merchant payment: using a mobile phone, Youth
4.41
Used a mobile phone or the internet to pay bills
4.55
Used a mobile phone or the internet to pay bills, Female
5.5
Used a mobile phone or the internet to pay bills, Male
3.49
Used a mobile phone or the internet to pay bills, Youth
2.7
Received government payments: into an account
6.96
Received government payments: to a card
0.07
Received government payments: in cash only
2.64
Received government payments: into a financial institution account
5.55
Received government payments: through a mobile phone
4.87
Received payments for agricultural products: to a card
0.63
Received payments for agricultural products: into a financial institution account
11.44
Received payments for agricultural products: into an account
18.67
Received payments for agricultural products: in cash only
68.1
Received payments for agricultural products: through a mobile phone
13.49
Sent or received domestic remittances: through a money transfer service
24.69
Sent or received domestic remittances: using an account
44.22
Sent or received domestic remittances: in person and in cash only
32.95
Consumer price index (2010 = 100)
129
Population ages 15 and above, female
4 677 159
Population ages 15 and above, male
4 625 945
Population ages 15 and above, total
9 303 105
Population, female (primary + secondary)
3467282
Population, male
8 896 002
Population, male (primary + secondary)
3563590
Population, youth (15-24)
3480620
Urban population
4 264 761