Demographics of the Central African Republic


This article is about the demographic features of the population of the Central African Republic, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands.
There are more than 80 ethnic groups in the Central African Republic, each with its own language. About 50% are Baya-Mandjia, 40% Banda, and 7% are M'Baka. Sangho, the language of a small group along the Oubangui River, is the national language spoken by the majority of Central Africans. Only a small part of the population has more than an elemental knowledge of French, the official language.
More than 55% of the population of the CAR lives in rural areas. The chief agricultural areas are around the Bossangoa and Bambari. Bangui, Berberati, Bangassou, and Bossangoa are the most densely populated urban centers.

Population

According to the total population was in, compared to only 1 327 000 in 1950. The proportion of children below the age of 15 in 2010 was 40.4%, 55.6% was between 15 and 65 years of age, while 4% was 65 years or older
Total populationPopulation aged 0–14 Population aged 15–64 Population aged 65+
19501 327 00036.258.75.1
19551 399 00037.058.34.7
19601 504 00038.257.54.3
19651 649 00039.656.24.2
19701 829 00040.655.34.1
19752 017 00041.754.24.1
19802 274 00042.253.64.1
19852 627 00042.453.64.0
19902 935 00043.252.84.0
19953 328 00042.553.54.0
20003 702 00042.054.03.9
20054 018 00041.654.54.0
20104 401 00040.455.64.0
20154 410 00040.855.84.0

Vital statistics

Registration of vital events is in the Central African Republic not complete. The Population Departement of the United Nations prepared the following estimates.

Fertility and Births

Total Fertility Rate and Crude Birth Rate :
YearCBR TFR CBR TFR CBR TFR
1994-9538,05,07 37,94,86 37,95,23

Life expectancy

Other demographic statistics

Demographic statistics according to the World Population Review in 2019.
The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook.

Population

Age structure

Median age

Population growth rate

Birth rate

Death rate

Net migration rate

[Total fertility rate]

Sex ratio

Life expectancy at birth

[Dependency ratio]s

Contraceptive prevalence rate

School life expectancy

HIV/AIDS

Major infectious diseases

Nationality

Ethnic groups

An approximate distribution of the ethnic groups is shown in the chart below:
Ethnic groupPercentagePopulation
Baggara Arabs2.4%107,000
Baka0.5%20,000
Banda27%1,190,700
Bayaka??
Fula??
Gbaya33%1,300,000
Kara2.3%100,000
Kresh??
Mbaka4%176,400
Mandja13%573,300
Ngbandi??
Sara10%441,000
Vidiri??
Wodaabe2.3%100,000
Yakoma4%176,400
Yulu??
Zande1.4%62,000
Others??

Religions

Languages

Literacy

Urbanization