| Population : |
9,538,544 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age Structure : |
0-14 years: 47.9% (male 2,297,490; female 2,269,801)
15-64 years: 49.3% (male 2,245,586; female 2,459,796)
65 years and over: 2.8% (male 107,594; female 158,277) (2004 est.) |
| Population Growth Rate : |
3% (2004 est.) |
| Birth Rate / 1000 : |
46.5 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death Rate / 1000 : |
16.38 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net Migration Rate : |
-0.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Sex Ratio : |
at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.91 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant Mortality Rate / 1,000 Live Births : |
total: 94.78 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy At Birth : |
total population: 48.24 years
male: 46.91 years
female: 49.63 years (2004 est.) |
| Fertility Rate - Children Born/Woman : |
6.38 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate : |
4.8% (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Infected People Living : |
200,000 (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Deaths : |
18,000 (2003 est.) |
| Nationality : |
noun: Chadian(s)
adjective: Chadian |
| Ethnic Groups : |
200 distinct groups; in the north and center: Arabs, Gorane (Toubou, Daza, Kreda), Zaghawa, Kanembou, Ouaddai, Baguirmi, Hadjerai, Fulbe, Kotoko, Hausa, Boulala, and Maba, most of whom are Muslim; in the south: Sara (Ngambaye, Mbaye, Goulaye), Moundang, Moussei, Massa, most of whom are Christian or animist; about 1,000 French citizens live in Chad |
| Religions : |
Muslim 51%, Christian 35%, animist 7%, other 7% |
| Languages : |
French (official), Arabic (official), Sara (in south), more than 120 different languages and dialects |
| Literacy : |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write French or Arabic
total population: 47.5%
male: 56%
female: 39.3% (2003 est.) |
