Year
2014
Population
17551814
Population, Rural
60.8
Population, Female
49.48
Working age population
49.26
Working age population, Male
4379849
Working age population, Female
4266473
Age dependency ratio
103
Labour force participation, Female
60.33
Labour force participation, Male
82.57
Employment in Agriculture
66.7
GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$)
703.23
Real GDP growth (inflation-adjusted)
7.08
GDP at current market prices
14364.94
Inflation rate
2.73
Growth in broad money supply
5.84
External debt outstanding (% of GDP)
19.14
Current account balance (% of GDP)
-4.71
Fiscal balance (% of GDP)
-2.89
Unemployment rate
6.4
Remittances (% of GDP)
6.41
Gross enrolment ratio
62.68
Gross enrolment ratio, Male
68.08
Gross enrolment ratio, Female
57.14
Adult literacy rate
33
Access to electricity
34.2
Access to electricity, Urban
80.3
Access to electricity, Rural
4.5
Main telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
0.91
Mobile phone ownership
29.32
ATMs per 100,000 adults
3.88
ATMs
354
Handset affordability
18.86
Mobile connectivity index
20.92
Network coverage
24.17
Mobile Data Affordability
16.97
Mobile Cellular Subscribers per 100 inhabitants
138.81
Account ownership
20%
Account ownership, Female
15%
Account ownership, Male
26%
Account ownership, Youth
16%
Ownership of debit/credit card
4%
Ownership of debit/credit card, Female
3%
Ownership of debit/credit card, Male
5%
Ownership of debit/credit card, Youth
4%
Inactive account
2%
Inactive account, Female
2%
Inactive account, Male
2%
Inactive account, Youth
2%
Mobile money account
11.64
Mobile money account, Female
8.99
Mobile money account, Male
14.38
Mobile money account, Youth
10.92
Made or received a digital payment in the past year
15.2
Made or received a digital payment, female, Female
12.08
Made or received a digital payment, Male
18.41
Made or received a digital payment, Youth
12.42
Received payments for agricultural products: into a financial institution account
7.44
Received payments for agricultural products: into an account
18.19
Received payments for agricultural products: in cash only
78.97
Sent or received domestic remittances: through a money transfer service
17.04
Sent or received domestic remittances: using an account
21.76
Sent or received domestic remittances: in person and in cash only
59.29
Broad money (current LCU)
1 883 660 181 814
Consumer price index (2010 = 100)
109
Population ages 15 and above, female
4 517 123
Population ages 15 and above, male
4 597 735
Population ages 15 and above, total
9 114 857
Population, female (primary + secondary)
3380017
Population, male
8 866 537
Population, male (primary + secondary)
3465845
Population, youth (15-24)
3301108
Urban population
6 879 609
Unemployment rate, Youth
8.2
Labour force participation
71.28