Central African Republic People
Population3,742,482
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (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.)
Median age
total: 18 years
male: 17.7 years
female: 18.4 years (2004 est.)
Population growth rate
1.56% (2004 est.)
Birth rate
35.55 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Death rate
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
total: 92.15 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 99.09 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 84.99 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 41.36 years
male: 39.7 years
female: 43.08 years (2004 est.)
Total fertility rate
4.59 children born/woman (2004 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
13.5% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS
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.)
