| Population: |
8,707,078 (July 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
47.73% (male 2,091,724; female 2,064,514)
15-64 years:
49.46% (male 2,035,099; female 2,271,389)
65 years and over:
2.81% (male 101,579; female 142,773) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
3.29% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
48.28 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
15.4 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Sex ratio: |
at birth:
1.04 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.9 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.71 male(s)/female
total population:
0.94 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
95.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
50.88 years
male:
48.86 years
female:
52.98 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
6.56 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
2.69% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
92,000 (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
10,000 (1999 est.)
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Chadian(s)
adjective:
Chadian
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| Ethnic groups: |
Muslims, commonly referred to as "northerners" or "gorane" (Arabs, Toubou, Hadjerai, Fulbe, Kotoko, Kanembou, Baguirmi, Boulala, Zaghawa, and Maba); non-Muslims, commonly referred to as "southerners" (Sara, Ngambaye, Mbaye, Goulaye, Moundang, Moussei, Massa) including nonindigenous 150,000 (of whom 1,000 are French)
note:
ethnicity and regional background more commonly used to identify Chadians than religious affiliation
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| Religions: |
Muslim 50%, Christian 25%, indigenous beliefs (mostly animism) 25%
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| Languages: |
French (official), Arabic (official), Sara and Sango (in south), more than 100 different languages and dialects
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write French or Arabic
total population:
48.1%
male:
62.1%
female:
34.7% (1995 est.)
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