| Population : |
3,742,482 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age Structure : |
0-14 years: 42.8% (male 806,506; female 795,639)
15-64 years: 53.8% (male 990,522; female 1,021,491)
65 years and over: 3.4% (male 53,860; female 74,464) (2004 est.) |
| Population Growth Rate : |
1.56% (2004 est.) |
| Birth Rate / 1000 : |
35.55 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death Rate / 1000 : |
19.99 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: 0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant Mortality Rate / 1,000 Live Births : |
total: 92.15 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy At Birth : |
total population: 41.36 years
male: 39.7 years
female: 43.08 years (2004 est.) |
| Fertility Rate - Children Born/Woman : |
4.59 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate : |
13.5% (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Infected People Living : |
260,000 (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Deaths : |
23,000 (2003 est.) |
| Nationality : |
noun: Central African(s)
adjective: Central African |
| Ethnic Groups : |
Baya 33%, Banda 27%, Mandjia 13%, Sara 10%, Mboum 7%, M'Baka 4%, Yakoma 4%, other 2% |
| Religions : |
indigenous beliefs 35%, Protestant 25%, Roman Catholic 25%, Muslim 15%
note: animistic beliefs and practices strongly influence the Christian majority |
| Languages : |
French (official), Sangho (lingua franca and national language), tribal languages |
| Literacy : |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 51%
male: 63.3%
female: 39.9% (2003 est.) |
