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.)