2 GeoFroggy

Languages

French (official), Sangho (lingua franca and national language), tribal languages

Ethnic Groups

Baya 33%
Banda 27%
Mandjia 13%
Sara 10%
Mboum 7%
M'Baka 4%
Yakoma 4%
Other 2%
%

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 43% (male 788,417; female 776,721)

15-64 years - : 53.2% (male 951,908; female 986,947)

65 years and over - : 3.8% (male 60,395; female 78,351) (2002 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.03 male(s)/female

under 15 years - : 1.02 male(s)/female

15-64 years - : 0.96 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.77 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.98 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

103.81 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 43.58 years

Female: 45.13 years (2002 est.)

Male: 42.08 years

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

13.84% (1999 est.)

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

23,000 (1999 est.)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 60%

Male: 68.5%

Female: 52.4% (1995 est.)

Year

Population

  • 3,642,739

Nationality

  • Central African(s) noun


  • Central African adjective


Religions

Indigenous beliefs 35%, Protestant 25%, Roman Catholic 25%, Muslim 15%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    1.8% (2002 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 36.6 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death Rate

  • 18.62 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 4.77 children born/woman (2002 est.)