| Population : |
2,998,040 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age Structure : |
0-14 years: 37.9% (male 571,224; female 563,723)
15-64 years: 58.5% (male 865,596; female 888,125)
65 years and over: 3.6% (male 45,093; female 64,279) (2004 est.) |
| Population Growth Rate : |
1.42% (2004 est.) |
| Birth Rate / 1000 : |
28.66 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death Rate / 1000 : |
14.49 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net Migration Rate : |
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Sex Ratio : |
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant Mortality Rate / 1,000 Live Births : |
total: 93.86 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy At Birth : |
total population: 49.51 years
male: 48.51 years
female: 50.55 years (2004 est.) |
| Fertility Rate - Children Born/Woman : |
3.54 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate : |
4.9% (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Infected People Living : |
90,000 (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Deaths : |
9,700 (2003 est.) |
| Nationality : |
noun: Congolese (singular and plural)
adjective: Congolese or Congo |
| Ethnic Groups : |
Kongo 48%, Sangha 20%, M'Bochi 12%, Teke 17%, Europeans and other 3%
note: Europeans estimated at 8,500, mostly French, before the 1997 civil war; may be half that in 1998, following the widespread destruction of foreign businesses in 1997 |
| Religions : |
Christian 50%, animist 48%, Muslim 2% |
| Languages : |
French (official), Lingala and Monokutuba (lingua franca trade languages), many local languages and dialects (of which Kikongo is the most widespread) |
| Literacy : |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 83.8%
male: 89.6%
female: 78.4% (2003 est.) |
