Central African Republic People
Central African Republic People: A summary of information about Central African Republic People, from government research data as well as independent research and other sources.
Central African Republic: People
Population
3,512,751 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2000 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 43% (male 768,550; female 757,710) 15-64 years: 53% (male 909,463; female 946,083) 65 years and over: 4% (male 58,224; female 72,721) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate
1.77% (2000 est.)
Birth rate
37.52 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate
18.44 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate
-1.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate
106.69 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 44.02 years male: 42.26 years female: 45.84 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate
4.95 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality
noun: Central African(s) adjective: Central African
Ethnic groups
Baya 34%, Banda 27%, Sara 10%, Mandjia 21%, Mboum 4%, M'Baka 4%, Europeans 6,500 (including 1,500 French)
Religions
indigenous beliefs 24%, Protestant 25%, Roman Catholic 25%, Muslim 15%, other 11% note: animistic beliefs and practices strongly influence the Christian majority
Languages
French (official), Sangho (lingua franca and national language), Arabic, Hunsa, Swahili
Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 60% male: 68.5% female: 52.4% (1995 est.)
