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| Population: |
2,894,336
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 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
42.43% (male 618,411; female 609,633)
15-64 years:
54.23% (male 765,501; female 804,125)
65 years and over:
3.34% (male 38,772; female 57,894) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
2.2% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
38.24 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
16.22 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:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.67 male(s)/female
total population:
0.97 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
99.73 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
47.57 years
male:
44.38 years
female:
50.85 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
5 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
6.43% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
86,000 (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
8,600 (1999 est.)
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Congolese (singular and plural)
adjective:
Congolese or Congo
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| Ethnic groups: |
Kongo 48%, Sangha 20%, M'Bochi 12%, Teke 17%, Europeans NA%; note - Europeans estimated at 8,500, mostly French, before the 1997 civil war; may be half that of 1998, following the widespread destruction of foreign businesses in 1997
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| Religions: |
Christian 50%, animist 48%, Muslim 2%
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| Languages: |
French (official), Lingala and Monokutuba (lingua franca trade languages), many local languages and dialects (of which Kikongo has the most users)
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
74.9%
male:
83.1%
female:
67.2% (1995 est.)
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