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  De Jure Population

Census 2016

 2,007,201  
  Inflation rate May 2019 5.9%  
  Unemployment 2nd Quarter 2015/16 CMS 32.8%  
  Literate (tested) Census 2016 86.2%  
  Infant mortality Census 2016 53.3  
  Child mortality Census 2016 28.4  
  Under-Five mortality Census 2016 80.2  
  Maternal mortality Census 2016 618  
  Total Fertility Rate (TFR) Census 2016 3.2  
  Life Expectancy at birth (For the total) Census 2016 56.0  
  Life Expectancy at birth (Females) Census 2016 59.6  
  Life Expectancy at birth (Males) Census 2016 51.7  
  GDP growth rate (Sum of 4 Quarters 2018) 2018 NA 1.2%  
  GNI per capita at current prices 2017 2017 NA M 18 696  
  GNI per capita at constant prices 2017 2017 NA M 14 498 
  GDP per capita at current prices 2017 2017 NA M 16 695  
  GDP per capita at constant prices 2017 2017 NA M 11 748  
  GDP at constant prices (Sum of 4 Quarters 2018) 2018 NA M 24 392 Million
  Food Poverty Line 2010/11 HBS M 138.90  
  Poverty Line 2010/11 HBS M 246.60  

  Crops 2016/17                      

Maize Sorghum Wheat
  Yield per hectare for 2016/17 1.04 0.76 1.29  
  Area Planted (ha) for 2016/17 174,500 46,591 8,503  
  Production (mt) for 2016/17 172,666 33,858 8,851  

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