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Central African Republic People Profile 2012

The Central African Republic is inhabited by a great variety of ethnic groups, the largest of which are the Banda, Baya, and M'Baka. Half of the population professes Christianity, although many still adhere to animist beliefs. The official language is French, but Sanghocc, an African tongue, is understood throughout the country. Education is provided for some 50 per cent of the children of elementary school age. Only a small percentage go on to secondary school.

Population

Value:

4 844 927

Date:

juil.-09

Comparison to the world:

116

Age structure

Age:

0-14 years

Value:

41.1% (male 1,002,625/female 989,039)

Year:

2009

Age:

15-64 years

Value:

55.1% (male 1,318,765/female 1,350,647)

Age:

65 years and over

Value:

3.8% (male 73,823/female 110,028) (2010 est.)

Median Age

Name:

total

Value:

19.1 years

Year:

2010

Name:

male

Value:

18.7 years

Name:

female

Value:

19.5 years

Population growth rate

Value:

2,149%

Year:

2010

Comparison to the world:

Birth rate

Value:

36.79 births/1,000 population

Year:

2010

Comparison to the world:

Death rate

Value:

15.3 deaths/1,000 population

Date:

July 2010 est

Comparison to the world:

Net migration rate

Value:

Year:

2009

Comparison to the world:

Urbanization

Urban population:

39% of total population

Rate of urbanization:

2.3% annual rate of change

Note:

Sex ratio

Range:

at birth

Value:

1.03 male(s)/female

Year:

2010

Range:

under 15 years

Value:

1.01 male(s)/female

Range:

15-64 years

Value:

0.98 male(s)/female

Range:

65 years and over

Value:

0.67 male(s)/female

Range:

total population

Value:

0.98 male(s)/female

Infant mortality rate

Total value:

101.6 deaths/1,000 live births

Comparison to the world:

Male value:

109.65 deaths/1,000 live births

Female value:

93.3 deaths/1,000 live births

Year:

2010

Life expectancy at birth

Total value:

49.68 years

Comparison to the world:

214

Male value:

48.45 years

Female value:

50.95 years

Year:

2010

Total fertility rate

Value:

4.68 children born/woman

Year:

2010

Comparison to the world:

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

Value:

6,30%

Year:

2007

Comparison to the world:

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

Value:

160 000

Year:

2007

Comparison to the world:

HIV/AIDS - deaths

Value:

11 000

Year:

2007

Comparison to the world:

Nationality

Noun:

Central African(s)

Adjective:

Central African

Ethnic groups

Value:

<p> Baya 33%, Banda 27%, Mandjia 13%, Sara 10%, Mboum 7%, M'Baka 4%, Yakoma 4%, other 2%</p>

Religions

Value:

indigenous beliefs 35%, Protestant 25%, Roman Catholic 25%, Muslim 15%

Note:

animistic beliefs and practices strongly influence the Christian majority

Languages

Languages info:

French (official), Sangho (lingua franca and national language), tribal languages

Literacy

Definition:

age 15 and over can read and write

Total population:

48.6%

Male:

64.8%

Female:

33,5%

Year:

2000

Note:

Education expenditures

Value:

1.4% of GDP

Comparison to the world:

174

Year:

2006

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