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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%
%

Population Distribution

Majority of residents live in the western and central areas of the country, especially in and around the capital of Bangui

Urbanization

Urban population: 40.6% of total population (2017)

Rate of urbanization: 2.73% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 40.09% (male 1,133,361/female 1,121,640)

15-24 years - : 19.94% (male 563,730/female 557,676)

25-54 years - : 32.45% (male 913,363/female 912,096)

55-64 years - : 4.1% (male 106,651/female 123,839)

65 years and over - : 3.43% (male 74,834/female 117,928) (2017 est.)

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 90

Youth dependency ratio: 83.1

Elderly dependency ratio: 7

Potential support ratio: 14.4 (2015 est.)

Median Age

Total: 19.7 years

Male: 19.4 years

Female: 20 years (2017 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 195

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 - : 0.84 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.64 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.98 male(s)/female (2016 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 52.8 years

Male: 51.4 years

Female: 54.2 years (2017 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 217

Drinking Water Source

Sanitation Facility Access

total: 78.2% of population (2015 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

4% (2016 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

AIDS - people living with HIV

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 (2016)

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

7.5% (2016)

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

23.5% (2010)

Education Expenditures

1.2% of GDP (2011)

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 36.8%

Male: 50.7%

Female: 24.4% (2015 est.)

School Life Expectancy Primary to Tertiary Education

Total: 7 years

Male: 8 years

Female: 6 years (2012)

Year

Population

  • 5,625,118Array

Nationality

  • Central African(s) noun


  • Central African adjective


Religions

  • Indigenous Beliefs
    35.00%
  • Protestant
    25.00%
  • Roman Catholic
    25.00%
  • Muslim
    15.00%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    2.12% (2017 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 34.3 births/1,000 population (2017 est.)

Death Rate

  • 13.2 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • BANGUI (capital) 794,000
    (2015)

Health Expenditure

  • 4.2% of GDP (2014)

Physicians Density

  • 0.05 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 1 beds/1,000 population (2011)

Total fertility rate

  • 4.3 children born/woman (2017 est.)