Chad

Chad People

Population
9,538,544 (July 2004 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 47.9% (male 2,297,490; female 2,269,801)
15-64 years: 49.3% (male 2,245,586; female 2,459,796)
65 years and over: 2.8% (male 107,594; female 158,277) (2004 est.)

Median age
total: 16 years
male: 15.3 years
female: 16.7 years (2004 est.)

Population growth rate
3% (2004 est.)

Birth rate
46.5 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Death rate
16.38 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Net migration rate
-0.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.91 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2004 est.)

Infant mortality rate
total: 94.78 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 104.01 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 85.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 48.24 years
male: 46.91 years
female: 49.63 years (2004 est.)

Total fertility rate
6.38 children born/woman (2004 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
4.8% (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS
200,000 (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths
18,000 (2003 est.)

Nationality
noun: Chadian(s)
adjective: Chadian

Ethnic groups
200 distinct groups; in the north and center: Arabs, Gorane (Toubou, Daza, Kreda), Zaghawa, Kanembou, Ouaddai, Baguirmi, Hadjerai, Fulbe, Kotoko, Hausa, Boulala, and Maba, most of whom are Muslim; in the south: Sara (Ngambaye, Mbaye, Goulaye), Moundang, Moussei, Massa, most of whom are Christian or animist; about 1,000 French citizens live in Chad

Religions
Muslim 51%, Christian 35%, animist 7%, other 7%

Languages
French (official), Arabic (official), Sara (in south), more than 120 different languages and dialects

Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write French or Arabic
total population: 47.5%
male: 56%
female: 39.3% (2003 est.)



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