Age structure:
0-14 years:
48% (male 2,022,339; female 1,994,978)
15-64 years:
49% (male 1,964,216; female 2,204,902)
65 years and over:
3% (male 99,459; female 138,610) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 3.31% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 48.81 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 15.71 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.04 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.89 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.72 male(s)/female
total population:
0.94 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 96.66 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
50.49 years
male:
48.5 years
female:
52.56 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 6.63 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Chadian(s)
adjective:
Chadian
Ethnic groups:
Muslims, commonly referred to as "northerners" or "gorane" (Arabs, Toubou, Hadjerai, Fulbe, Kotoko, Kanembou, Baguirmi, Boulala, Zaghawa, and Maba); non-Muslims, commonly referred to as "southerners" (Sara, Ngambaye, Mbaye, Goulaye, Moundang, Moussei, Massa) including nonindigenous 150,000 (of whom 1,000 are French)
note:
ethnicity and regional background more commonly used to identify Chadians than religious affiliation
Religions: Muslim 50%, Christian 25%, indigenous beliefs (mostly animism) 25%
Languages: French (official), Arabic (official), Sara and Sango (in south), more than 100 different languages and dialects
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write French or Arabic
total population:
48.1%
male:
62.1%
female:
34.7% (1995 est.)
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