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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: 41.8% of total population (2019)

Rate of urbanization: 2.52% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

Age Structure

0 - 14 years : 39.89% (male 1,151,724 /female 1,140,083)

15 - 24 years : 19.91% (male 574,969 /female 568,942)

25 - 54 years : 32.64% (male 938,365 /female 936,948)

55 - 64 years : 4.17% (male 112,310 /female 127,045)

65 - years and over : 3.39% (male 75,401 /female 119,275) (2018 est.)

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 90 (2015 est.)

Youth dependency ratio: 83.1 (2015 est.)

Elderly dependency ratio: 7 (2015 est.)

Potential support ratio: 14.4 (2015 est.)

Median Age

Total: 19.8 years (2018 est.)

Male: 19.5 years

Female: 20.1 years

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 : 0.88 male(s)/female

65 - years and over : 0.63 male(s)/female

total - population : 0.99 male(s)/female (2018 est.)

Maternal Mortality Rate

829 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 84.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2018 est.)

Male: 91.6 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 76.7 deaths/1,000 live births

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 53.3 years (2018 est.)

Male: 51.9 years

Female: 54.7 years

Total Fertility Rate

4.25 children born/woman (2018 est.)

Contraceptive Prevalence Rate

15.2% (2010/11)

Drinking Water Source

Improved urban: 89.6% of population

Improved rural: 54.4% of population

Improved total: 68.5% of population

Unimproved urban: 10.4% of population

Unimproved rural: 45.6% of population

Unimproved total: 31.5% of population (2015 est.)

Current Health Expenditure

4.3% (2016)

Physicians Density

0.06 physicians/1,000 population (2015)

Sanitation Facility Access

Improved urban: 43.6% of population (2015 est.)

Improved rural: 7.2% of population (2015 est.)

Improved total: 21.8% of population (2015 est.)

Unimproved urban: 56.4% of population (2015 est.)

Unimproved rural: 92.8% of population (2015 est.)

Unimproved total: 78.2% of population (2015 est.)

HIV Aids Adult Prevalence Rate

3.6% (2018 est.)

HIV Aids People Living with HIV Aids

110,000 (2018 est.)

HIV Aids Deaths

4,800 (2018 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases

Degree of risk: Very high (2019)

Food or waterborne diseases: Bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever (2019)

Vectorborne diseases: Malaria and dengue fever (2019)

Water contact diseases: Schistosomiasis (2019)

Animal contact diseases: Rabies (2019)

Respiratory diseases: Meningococcal meningitis (2019)

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

7.5% (2016)

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

24.6% (2012)

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)

School Life Expectancy Primary to Tertiary Education

Total: 7 years

Male: 8 years

Female: 6 years (2012)

Year

Population

  • 5,745,062

Nationality 2019

  • Central African(s) noun


  • Central African adjective


Religions

  • Indigenous Beliefs
    35.00%
  • Protestant
    25.00%
  • Roman Catholic
    25.00%
  • Muslim
    152,018.00%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    2.11% (2018 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 34 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Death Rate

  • 12.9 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • 870
  • (capital)
    000 BANGUI

Health Expenditure

  • 4.3% (2016)

Physicians Density

  • 0.06 physicians/1,000 population (2015)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 1 beds/1,000 population (2011)