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POPULATION
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Age range:
 

0-14 years: 24.11% (male 73,466 /female 70,704)
 

15-24 years: 17.36% (male 52,876 /female 50,913)
 

25-54 years: 44.42% (male 135,282 /female 130,327)
 

55-64 years: 7.94% (male 23,377 /female 24,085)
 

65 years and over: 6.17% (male 16,019 /female 20,878) (2018 est.)

Literacy
Total population: 95.6%
Male: 96.1 %
Female: 95 % (2015 est.)
Unemployment
Youth ages 15 -28: 13.4%
2017: 8.9% est.
2016: 9.7% est.
Labor force by occupation (est. 2010)
Agriculture: 11.2 %
Industry: 19.5 %
Services: 69.3 % 
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