Population Census

1999 Census of Population Summary
Total Population 409,042
  Male 211,381
  Female  197,661
Intercensal annual growth rate 2.8%
Sex ratio (males per 100 females) 107
Life expectancy at birth 61.1
  Males 60.6
  Females 61.6
Infant Mortality Rate (deaths before age 1 per thousand live births) 66
Crude Birth Rate 1999 (births per thousand population) 36
Crude Death Rate 1999 (deaths per thousand population) 9
Rate of natural increase 1999 (per thousand) 27
Total Fertility Rate (1997-1999) 4.8
Number of Households 65,014
Average Household size 6.3
Population aged 14 and over, doing work 57,472 (23%)
     Males 39,761 (31%)
     Females 17,711 (15%)
Population aged 14 and over, looking for paid work 27,652 (11%)
Population aged 14 and over, doing unpaid work 111,329 (45%)
Self reported literacy, population 15 years and over 77%
     Males 84%
     Females 69%
Children 5-19 years of age attending school 56%
     Males 58%
     Females 54%
Disabled population 2.7%
Population using bed nets 53%
Population displaced due to ethnic tension (1999) 35,309
Household amenities  
Access to modern toilet facility 23%
Access to SIWA/RWSS 61%
Households with electricity 16%
Households with working radio 41%

Source: National Statistics Office