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 - : 40.7% (male 1,058,523/female 1,045,664)

15-24 years - : 20.2% (male 525,581/female 520,274)

25-54 years - : 31.5% (male 814,003/female 815,169)

55-64 years - : 3.9% (male 86,860/female 113,190)

65 years and over - : 3.6% (male 73,942/female 113,304) (2013 est.)

population pyramid - :

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 77.5 %

Youth dependency ratio: 70.7 %

Elderly dependency ratio: 6.8 %

Potential support ratio: 14.7 (2013)

Median Age

Total: 19.3 years

Male: 19 years

Female: 19.7 years (2013 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.03 male(s)/female

0-14 years - : 1.01 male(s)/female

15-24 years - : 1.01 male(s)/female

25-54 years - : 1 male(s)/female

55-64 years - : 0.75 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.66 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.98 male(s)/female (2013 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 95.04 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 102.83 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 87.02 deaths/1,000 live births (2013 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 50.9 years

Male: 49.64 years

Female: 52.2 years (2013 est.)

Drinking Water Source

Improved:

Urban: 8% of population

Rural: 49% of population

Total: 33% of population (2010 est.)

Unimproved:

Sanitation Facility Access

Array

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

4.7% (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 16

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

11,000 (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 24

Major Infectious Diseases

Degree of risk: very high

Food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever

Vectorborne diseases: malaria and dengue fever

Respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis

Water contact disease: schistosomiasis

Animal contact disease: rabies (2013)

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

3.5% (2008)country comparison to the world: 175

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

28% (2006)country comparison to the world: 21

Education Expenditures

1.2% of GDP (2011)country comparison to the world: 169

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 56.6%

Male: 69.6%

Female: 44.2% (2011 est.)

Year

Population

  • 5,166,510

Nationality

  • Central African(s) noun


  • Central African adjective


Religions

  • Indigenous Beliefs
    35.00%
  • Protestant
    25.00%
  • Roman Catholic
    25.00%
  • Muslim Note Animistic Beliefs And Practices Strongly Influence The Christian Majority
    15.00%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    2.14% (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 45

Birth Rate

  • 35.8 births/1,000 population (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 23

Death Rate

  • 14.42 deaths/1,000 population (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 6

Migration Rate

  • 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 83

Urban Areas Population

  • BANGUI (capital) 740,000
    (2011)

Health Expenditure

  • 3.8% of GDP (2011)country comparison to the world: 171

Physicians Density

  • 0.05 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 1 beds/1,000 population (2011)

Total fertility rate

  • 4.52 children born/woman (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 30