Demographics of the Central African Republic
Demographic features of the population of the Central African Republic include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
Demographics of Central African Republic | |
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![]() Population pyramid of the Central African Republic in 2020 | |
Population | 5,454,533 (2022 est.) |
Growth rate | 2.28% (2022 est.) |
Birth rate | 32.79 births/1,000 population (2022 est.) |
Death rate | 11.76 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.) |
Life expectancy | 55.52 years |
• male | 54.19 years |
• female | 56.88 years |
Fertility rate | 5.98 children born/woman (2022 est.) |
Infant mortality rate | 82.97 deaths/1,000 live births |
Net migration rate | -3.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.) |
Age structure | |
0–14 years | 39.49% |
65 and over | 3.35% |
Sex ratio | |
Total | 0.99 male(s)/female (2022 est.) |
At birth | 1.03 male(s)/female |
Under 15 | 1.05 male(s)/female |
65 and over | 0.64 male(s)/female |
Nationality | |
Nationality | Central African |
Language | |
Official | French |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Central_African_Republic-demography.png/300px-Central_African_Republic-demography.png)
There are more than 80 ethnic groups in the Central African Republic (CAR), each with its own language. About 50% are Baya-Mandjia, 40% Banda (largely located in the northern and central parts of the country), and 7% are M'Baka (southwestern corner of the CAR). 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
editAccording to the 2022 revision of the World Population Prospects[1][2] the total population was 5,457,154 in 2021, compared to only 1 327 000 in 1950. The proportion of children below the age of 15 in 2010 was 40.4%, 55.6% were between 15 and 65 years of age, while 4% were 65 years or older.[3]
Year | Total | 0–14 (%) | 15–64 (%) | 65+ (%) |
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1950 | 1 327 000 | 36.2 | 58.7 | 5.1 |
1955 | 1 399 000 | 37.0 | 58.3 | 4.7 |
1960 | 1 504 000 | 38.2 | 57.5 | 4.3 |
1965 | 1 649 000 | 39.6 | 56.2 | 4.2 |
1970 | 1 829 000 | 40.6 | 55.3 | 4.1 |
1975 | 2 017 000 | 41.7 | 54.2 | 4.1 |
1980 | 2 274 000 | 42.2 | 53.6 | 4.1 |
1985 | 2 627 000 | 42.4 | 53.6 | 4.0 |
1990 | 2 935 000 | 43.2 | 52.8 | 4.0 |
1995 | 3 328 000 | 42.5 | 53.5 | 4.0 |
2000 | 3 702 000 | 42.0 | 54.0 | 3.9 |
2005 | 4 018 000 | 41.6 | 54.5 | 4.0 |
2010 | 4 401 000 | 40.4 | 55.6 | 4.0 |
2015 | 4 410 000 | 40.8 | 55.8 | 4.0 |
Vital statistics
editRegistration of vital events is not complete in the Central African Republic. The Population Department of the United Nations prepared the following estimates. [3]
Population (thousands) |
Live births (thousands) |
Deaths (thousands) |
Natural change (thousands) |
CBR[i] | CDR[i] | NC[i] | TFR[i] | IMR[i] | Life expectancy (years) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1950 | 1 437 | 63 | 42 | 20 | 43.6 | 29.5 | 14.0 | 5.74 | 190.7 | 35.39 |
1951 | 1 457 | 63 | 43 | 21 | 43.5 | 29.4 | 14.1 | 5.75 | 189.7 | 35.59 |
1952 | 1 478 | 64 | 43 | 21 | 43.5 | 29.0 | 14.5 | 5.76 | 187.5 | 36.00 |
1953 | 1 500 | 65 | 43 | 22 | 43.4 | 28.6 | 14.8 | 5.76 | 185.4 | 36.40 |
1954 | 1 522 | 66 | 43 | 23 | 43.3 | 28.2 | 15.2 | 5.77 | 183.3 | 36.80 |
1955 | 1 546 | 67 | 43 | 24 | 43.3 | 27.7 | 15.6 | 5.78 | 181.3 | 37.19 |
1956 | 1 570 | 68 | 43 | 25 | 43.2 | 27.3 | 15.9 | 5.78 | 179.3 | 37.58 |
1957 | 1 596 | 69 | 43 | 26 | 43.2 | 26.8 | 16.4 | 5.79 | 177.3 | 37.97 |
1958 | 1 623 | 70 | 43 | 27 | 43.0 | 26.4 | 16.7 | 5.80 | 175.3 | 38.35 |
1959 | 1 650 | 71 | 43 | 28 | 43.0 | 25.9 | 17.0 | 5.81 | 173.3 | 38.74 |
1960 | 1 680 | 72 | 43 | 29 | 42.9 | 25.4 | 17.5 | 5.81 | 170.5 | 39.24 |
1961 | 1 710 | 73 | 43 | 31 | 42.9 | 24.9 | 18.0 | 5.83 | 167.8 | 39.74 |
1962 | 1 743 | 75 | 43 | 32 | 43.0 | 24.4 | 18.6 | 5.85 | 164.9 | 40.26 |
1963 | 1 776 | 76 | 42 | 34 | 43.0 | 23.9 | 19.1 | 5.87 | 162.0 | 40.78 |
1964 | 1 812 | 78 | 42 | 36 | 43.3 | 23.4 | 19.9 | 5.91 | 158.9 | 41.35 |
1965 | 1 849 | 80 | 42 | 38 | 43.4 | 22.9 | 20.6 | 5.94 | 155.8 | 41.93 |
1966 | 1 889 | 83 | 42 | 40 | 43.8 | 22.4 | 21.4 | 5.98 | 152.6 | 42.53 |
1967 | 1 931 | 85 | 42 | 43 | 44.0 | 21.9 | 22.1 | 6.02 | 149.4 | 43.16 |
1968 | 1 975 | 87 | 42 | 45 | 44.3 | 21.4 | 22.9 | 6.06 | 146.2 | 43.80 |
1969 | 2 022 | 89 | 42 | 47 | 44.1 | 20.9 | 23.2 | 6.04 | 143.2 | 44.44 |
1970 | 2 067 | 90 | 42 | 48 | 43.7 | 20.3 | 23.4 | 6.00 | 140.3 | 45.07 |
1971 | 2 111 | 92 | 42 | 50 | 43.5 | 19.8 | 23.7 | 5.99 | 137.6 | 45.69 |
1972 | 2 154 | 93 | 42 | 51 | 43.1 | 19.2 | 23.8 | 5.96 | 135.1 | 46.29 |
1973 | 2 196 | 94 | 41 | 53 | 42.6 | 18.7 | 23.9 | 5.93 | 132.8 | 46.85 |
1974 | 2 239 | 95 | 41 | 54 | 42.3 | 18.3 | 24.0 | 5.91 | 130.6 | 47.40 |
1975 | 2 284 | 96 | 41 | 55 | 41.9 | 17.8 | 24.1 | 5.89 | 128.5 | 47.91 |
1976 | 2 318 | 98 | 41 | 57 | 42.0 | 17.5 | 24.5 | 5.93 | 126.6 | 48.40 |
1977 | 2 342 | 100 | 41 | 60 | 42.4 | 17.2 | 25.2 | 5.97 | 124.8 | 48.84 |
1978 | 2 366 | 103 | 41 | 62 | 43.0 | 17.0 | 26.0 | 6.02 | 123.0 | 49.24 |
1979 | 2 390 | 105 | 41 | 65 | 43.6 | 16.8 | 26.8 | 6.07 | 121.4 | 49.60 |
1980 | 2 415 | 107 | 41 | 67 | 44.1 | 16.7 | 27.4 | 6.11 | 120.0 | 49.89 |
1981 | 2 441 | 110 | 41 | 69 | 44.6 | 16.5 | 28.1 | 6.14 | 118.8 | 50.16 |
1982 | 2 468 | 112 | 41 | 71 | 44.9 | 16.4 | 28.5 | 6.14 | 117.8 | 50.30 |
1983 | 2 495 | 114 | 41 | 73 | 45.2 | 16.3 | 28.9 | 6.12 | 117.0 | 50.42 |
1984 | 2 524 | 116 | 41 | 75 | 45.5 | 16.3 | 29.3 | 6.11 | 116.3 | 50.48 |
1985 | 2 553 | 118 | 42 | 77 | 45.9 | 16.2 | 29.7 | 6.11 | 115.7 | 50.52 |
1986 | 2 584 | 120 | 42 | 78 | 46.2 | 16.1 | 30.0 | 6.09 | 115.1 | 50.49 |
1987 | 2 616 | 123 | 42 | 80 | 46.5 | 16.1 | 30.4 | 6.10 | 114.7 | 50.41 |
1988 | 2 657 | 124 | 43 | 81 | 46.5 | 16.1 | 30.4 | 6.08 | 114.5 | 50.24 |
1989 | 2 724 | 127 | 44 | 83 | 46.5 | 16.1 | 30.5 | 6.06 | 114.7 | 49.99 |
1990 | 2 809 | 130 | 45 | 85 | 46.3 | 16.1 | 30.2 | 6.05 | 115.0 | 49.64 |
1991 | 2 898 | 133 | 47 | 86 | 46.0 | 16.1 | 29.8 | 6.03 | 115.2 | 49.25 |
1992 | 2 992 | 136 | 48 | 87 | 45.4 | 16.2 | 29.2 | 5.98 | 115.1 | 48.79 |
1993 | 3 089 | 139 | 50 | 88 | 44.9 | 16.3 | 28.7 | 5.94 | 114.7 | 48.35 |
1994 | 3 188 | 142 | 52 | 90 | 44.5 | 16.4 | 28.1 | 5.93 | 114.3 | 47.85 |
1995 | 3 277 | 146 | 54 | 92 | 44.5 | 16.6 | 27.9 | 5.97 | 113.8 | 47.35 |
1996 | 3 364 | 149 | 56 | 92 | 44.3 | 16.8 | 27.5 | 5.99 | 113.4 | 46.83 |
1997 | 3 458 | 151 | 59 | 93 | 43.8 | 17.0 | 26.8 | 5.96 | 112.8 | 46.32 |
1998 | 3 555 | 155 | 61 | 94 | 43.5 | 17.1 | 26.4 | 5.93 | 112.2 | 46.03 |
1999 | 3 655 | 159 | 63 | 96 | 43.4 | 17.2 | 26.2 | 5.93 | 111.4 | 45.75 |
2000 | 3 759 | 162 | 65 | 97 | 43.3 | 17.3 | 25.9 | 5.92 | 111.0 | 45.41 |
2001 | 3 845 | 165 | 67 | 99 | 42.8 | 17.2 | 25.6 | 5.85 | 110.1 | 45.39 |
2002 | 3 931 | 167 | 67 | 100 | 42.6 | 17.2 | 25.5 | 5.84 | 109.1 | 45.41 |
2003 | 4 027 | 173 | 68 | 104 | 42.8 | 16.9 | 25.9 | 5.85 | 108.1 | 45.76 |
2004 | 4 115 | 175 | 69 | 107 | 42.5 | 16.7 | 25.9 | 5.83 | 107.2 | 46.04 |
2005 | 4 209 | 180 | 69 | 111 | 42.6 | 16.4 | 26.3 | 5.85 | 106.2 | 46.43 |
2006 | 4 294 | 185 | 69 | 115 | 42.8 | 16.1 | 26.7 | 5.87 | 104.8 | 46.85 |
2007 | 4 376 | 188 | 69 | 119 | 42.8 | 15.7 | 27.1 | 5.89 | 103.4 | 47.43 |
2008 | 4 467 | 192 | 69 | 124 | 42.9 | 15.3 | 27.6 | 5.91 | 101.7 | 48.02 |
2009 | 4 565 | 197 | 68 | 129 | 43.0 | 14.9 | 28.1 | 5.92 | 99.5 | 48.65 |
2010 | 4 660 | 202 | 68 | 134 | 43.2 | 14.5 | 28.7 | 5.94 | 97.3 | 49.26 |
2011 | 4 732 | 206 | 67 | 139 | 43.2 | 14.1 | 29.1 | 5.96 | 94.7 | 49.95 |
2012 | 4 773 | 208 | 66 | 142 | 43.0 | 13.6 | 29.4 | 6.01 | 92.1 | 50.69 |
2013 | 4 802 | 206 | 65 | 141 | 42.4 | 13.4 | 29.0 | 6.02 | 89.9 | 50.90 |
2014 | 4 799 | 205 | 66 | 139 | 41.9 | 13.5 | 28.4 | 6.02 | 89.1 | 50.57 |
2015 | 4 819 | 199 | 59 | 140 | 41.0 | 12.2 | 28.9 | 6.04 | 84.7 | 52.79 |
2016 | 4 904 | 203 | 58 | 145 | 41.2 | 11.7 | 29.5 | 6.04 | 81.6 | 53.46 |
2017 | 4 997 | 209 | 58 | 151 | 41.6 | 11.5 | 30.1 | 6.05 | 79.3 | 53.72 |
2018 | 5 095 | 214 | 58 | 157 | 41.8 | 11.2 | 30.6 | 6.04 | 77.4 | 54.37 |
2019 | 5 209 | 219 | 57 | 162 | 41.9 | 10.9 | 31.0 | 6.01 | 74.6 | 55.03 |
2020 | 5 343 | 226 | 59 | 167 | 42.2 | 11.0 | 31.1 | 5.99 | 72.4 | 54.60 |
2021 | 5 457 | 235 | 63 | 172 | 42.7 | 11.4 | 31.3 | 5.98 | 71.4 | 53.90 |
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects, 2022[4]
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Fertility and Births
editTotal Fertility Rate (TFR) (Wanted Fertility Rate) and Crude Birth Rate (CBR):[5]
Year | CBR (Total) | TFR (Total) | CBR (Urban) | TFR (Urban) | CBR (Rural) | TFR (Rural) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1994-95 | 38,0 | 5,07 (4,7) | 37,9 | 4,86 (4,3) | 37,9 | 5,23 (5,0) |
Life expectancy
editPeriod | Life expectancy in Years[6] |
---|---|
1950–1955 | 33.44 |
1955–1960 | 35.50 |
1960–1965 | 37.57 |
1965–1970 | 40.16 |
1970–1975 | 43.90 |
1975–1980 | 47.62 |
1980–1985 | 49.56 |
1985–1990 | 49.49 |
1990–1995 | 47.65 |
1995–2000 | 44.96 |
2000–2005 | 43.68 |
2005–2010 | 45.99 |
2010–2015 | 49.40 |
Other demographic statistics
editDemographic statistics according to the World Population Review in 2022.[7]
- One birth every 3 minutes
- One death every 9 minutes
- One net migrant every 25 minutes
- Net gain of one person every 6 minutes
The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook.[8]
Population
edit- 5,454,533 (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 119th
- 5,745,062 (July 2018 est.)
- 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 2015 est.)
Age structure
edit- 0-14 years: 39.49% (male 1,188,682/female 1,176,958)
- 15-24 years: 19.89% (male 598,567/female 593,075)
- 25-54 years: 32.95% (male 988,077/female 986,019)
- 55-64 years: 4.32% (male 123,895/female 134,829)
- 65 years and over: 3.35% (male 78,017/female 122,736) (2020 est.)
- 0-14 years: 39.89% (male 1,151,724 /female 1,140,083)
- 15-24 years: 19.91% (male 574,969 /female 568,942)
- 25-54 years: 32.64% (male 938,365 /female 936,948)
- 55-64 years: 4.17% (male 112,310 /female 127,045)
- 65 years and over: 3.39% (male 75,401 /female 119,275) (2018 est.)
Median age
edit- total: 20 years. Country comparison to the world: 194th
- male: 19.7 years
- female: 20.3 years (2020 est.)
- total: 19.8 years. Country comparison to the world: 197th
- male: 19.5 years
- female: 20.1 years (2018 est.)
- Total: 21.4 years
- Male: 19.6 years
- Female: 20.2 years (2015 est.)
Population growth rate
edit- 1.78% (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 52nd
- 2.11% (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 43rd
- 2.12% (2016 est.)
Birth rate
edit- 32.79 births/1,000 population (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 23rd
- 34 births/1,000 population (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 24th
Death rate
edit- 11.76 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 16th
- 12.9 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.)
Net migration rate
edit- -3.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 183rd
- 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.) Country comparison to the world: 78th
- 3.99 children born/woman (2023 est.) Country comparison to the world: 26th
- 4.04 children born/woman (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 27th
- 4.25 children born/woman (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 29th
Urbanization
edit- urban population: 43.1% of total population (2022)
- rate of urbanization: 3.32% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Sex ratio
edit- At birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
- Under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
- 15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
- 65 years and over: 0.67 male(s)/female
- Total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2015 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
edit- total population: 55.52 years. Country comparison to the world: 226th
- male: 54.19 years
- female: 56.88 years (2022 est.)
- male: 51.9 years (2018 est.)
- female: 54.7 years (2018 est.)
- total dependency ratio: 90 (2015 est.)
- youth dependency ratio: 83.1 (2015 est.)
- elderly dependency ratio: 7 (2015 est.)
- potential support ratio: 14.4 (2015 est)
Contraceptive prevalence rate
edit- 17.8% (2019)
- 15.2% (2010/11)
School life expectancy
edit- total: 7 years (2012)
- male: 8 years (2012)
- female: 6 years (2012)
HIV/AIDS
edit- Adult prevalence rate: 4.7% (2009 est.)
- People living with HIV/AIDS: 130,000 (2009 est.)
- Deaths: 11,000 (2010 est.)
Major infectious diseases
edit- degree of risk: very high (2020)
- food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever
- vectorborne diseases: malaria and dengue fever
- water contact diseases: schistosomiasis
- animal contact diseases: rabies
- respiratory diseases: meningococcal meningitis
note: on 21 March 2022, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Travel Alert for polio in Africa; the Central African Republic is currently considered a high risk to travelers for polio; the CDC recommends that before any international travel, anyone unvaccinated, incompletely vaccinated, or with an unknown polio vaccination status should complete the routine polio vaccine series; before travel to any high-risk destination, CDC recommends that adults who previously completed the full, routine polio vaccine series receive a single, lifetime booster dose of polio vaccine
Nationality
edit- Noun: Central African(s)
- Adjective: Central African
Ethnic groups
editAn approximate distribution of the ethnic groups is shown in the chart below:
Ethnic group | Percentage | Population |
---|---|---|
Baggara Arabs | 2.4% | 107,000 |
Baka | 0.5% | 20,000 |
Banda | 27% | 1,190,700 |
Bayaka | ? | ? |
Fula | ? | ? |
Gbaya | 33% | 1,300,000 |
Kara | 2.3% | 100,000 |
Kresh | ? | ? |
Mbaka | 4% | 176,400 |
Mandja | 13% | 573,300 |
Ngbandi | ? | ? |
Sara | 10% | 441,000 |
Vidiri | ? | ? |
Wodaabe | 2.3% | 100,000 |
Yakoma | 4% | 176,400 |
Yulu | ? | ? |
Zande | 1.4% | 62,000 |
Others | ? | ? |
Religion
edit- Christian 89%, Muslim 9%, folk religionist 1%, unaffiliated 1% (2020 est.)
- Indigenous beliefs 35%, Protestant 25%, Roman Catholic 25%, Islam 15%[9]
note: animistic beliefs and practices strongly influence the Christian majority
Languages
editLiteracy
edit- Definition: age 15 and over can read and write
- Total population: 51%
- Male: 63.3%
- Female: 39.9% (2010 est.)
Urbanization
edit- urban population: 41.4% of total population (2018)
- rate of urbanization: 2.52% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "World Population Prospects 2022". United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- ^ "World Population Prospects 2022: Demographic indicators by region, subregion and country, annually for 1950-2100" (XSLX) ("Total Population, as of 1 July (thousands)"). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- ^ a b Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, World Population Prospects: The 2010 Revision Archived May 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division (2022). "World Population Prospects 2022 Demographic indicators by region, subregion and country, annually for 1950-2100" (XLS (91MB)). United Nations Population Division. 27 (Online ed.). New York: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. rows 3389:3460, cols M,X,AE,S,AH,S,AA,AV,AI. Archived from the original on 2022-08-09.
- ^ "MEASURE DHS: Demographic and Health Surveys". microdata.worldbank.org.
- ^ "World Population Prospects - Population Division - United Nations". esa.un.org. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
- ^ "Central African Republic Population 2022", World Population Review
- ^ This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: "The World FactBook - Central African Republic", The World Factbook, July 12, 2018
- ^ a b "Africa: CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC". CIA The World Factbook. 14 November 2022.
Attribution:
- This article incorporates public domain material from The World Factbook (2024 ed.). CIA. (Archived 2006 edition.)