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%
%

Urbanization

urban population: 39.1% of total population (2011)

rate of urbanization: 2.6% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 40.6% (male 1,077,247/female 1,064,660)

15-24 years - : 20.1% (male 534,257/female 528,822)

25-54 years - : 31.8% (male 838,484/female 838,858)

55-64 years - : 3.9% (male 91,696/female 115,600)

65 years and over - : 3.6% (male 73,914/female 114,421) (2014 est.)

Dependency Ratios

total dependency ratio: 76.5 %

youth dependency ratio: 69.7 %

elderly dependency ratio: 6.7 %

potential support ratio: 14.8 (2014 est.)

Median Age

total: 19.4 years

male: 19.1 years

female: 19.8 years (2014 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 - : 0.98 male(s)/female

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

total population - : 0.98 male(s)/female (2014 est.)

Maternal Mortality Rate

890 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) country comparison to the world: 4

Infant Mortality Rate

total: 92.86 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 50.06 years

female: 52.67 years (2014 est.)

total population: 51.35 years

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total Fertility Rate

4.46 children born/woman (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 31

Contraceptive Prevalence Rate

19% (2006)

Drinking Water Source

Urban: 10.4% of population

Rural: 45.6% of population

Total: 31.8% of population (2012 est.)

Physicians Density

0.05 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Sanitation Facility Access

Urban: 56.4% of population

Rural: 92.8% of population

Total: 78.5% of population (2012 est.)

HIV Aids Adult Prevalence Rate

4.7% (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 14

HIV Aids People Living with HIV Aids

130,000 (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 39

HIV Aids Deaths

11,000 (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 28

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: 22

Education Expenditures

1.2% of GDP (2011) country comparison to the world: 171

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 56.6%

male: 69.6%

female: 44.2% (2011 est.)

School Life Expectancy Primary to Tertiary Education

total: 7 years

male: 9 years

female: 6 years (2012)

Year

Population

  • 5,277,959

Nationality 2014

  • 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
    2.13% (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 46

Birth Rate

  • 35.45 births/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 23

Death Rate

  • 14.11 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 8

Migration Rate

  • 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 103

Urban Areas Population

  • 740
    BANGUI (capital)
  • 000 (2011)

Physicians Density

  • 0.05 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 1 beds/1,000 population (2011)