Central African Republic People 1997

Population 3,342,051 (July 1997 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 44% (male 738,623; female 731,163)
15-64 years : 52% (male 858,386; female 894,695)
65 years and over: 4% (male 54,848; female 64,336) (July 1997 est.)

Population growth rate 2.01% (1997 est.)

Birth rate 39.52 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Death rate 17.94 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Net migration rate -1.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 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: 0.85 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Infant mortality rate 110.2 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 45.24 years
male: 44.4 years
female : 46.12 years (1997 est.)

Total fertility rate 5.35 children born/woman (1997 est.)

Nationality
noun: Central African(s)
adjective: Central African

Ethnic groups Baya 34%, Banda 27%, Sara 10%, Mandjia 21%, Mboum 4%, M'Baka 4%, Europeans6,500 (including 3,600 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.)

NOTE: The information regarding Central African Republic on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Central African Republic People 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Central African Republic People 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.