2.3.

Population by Age Group, by Sex

The age composition of the population in 1999 was relatively young.
There was small difference in female and male counts.
Male
= 8,296 or 49.4%
Female = 8,490 or 50.6%
Age bracket of 0 24 age constitutes over one-half or 59.5% of the total
population.
Economic Dependency Ratio
Young Population (Age 0 14)-------------------6,795
Productive Working
Age Population (Age 15 64)---------------------9, 207
Old Population (Age 65 & over)-----------------Total

784
16,786

Dependency Ratio is equal to 82.32 percent.

It is the ratio of the sum of Young Population and Old Population to the
Productive Working Age.
Old Dependency ratio is equal to 8.53% only. That is the ratio of Old
Population to Productive Working Age Population.