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    Chad People - 2004

    https://immigration-usa.com/wfb2004/chad/chad_people.html
    SOURCE: 2004 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

      Population:
      9,538,544 (July 2004 est.)

      Age structure:
      0-14 years: 47.9% (male 2,297,490; female 2,269,801)
      15-64 years: 49.3% (male 2,245,586; female 2,459,796)
      65 years and over: 2.8% (male 107,594; female 158,277) (2004 est.)

      Median age:
      total: 16 years
      male: 15.3 years
      female: 16.7 years (2004 est.)

      Population growth rate:
      3% (2004 est.)

      Birth rate:
      46.5 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)

      Death rate:
      16.38 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)

      Net migration rate:
      -0.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

      Sex ratio:
      at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
      under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
      15-64 years: 0.91 male(s)/female
      65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female
      total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2004 est.)

      Infant mortality rate:
      total: 94.78 deaths/1,000 live births
      female: 85.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
      male: 104.01 deaths/1,000 live births

      Life expectancy at birth:
      total population: 48.24 years
      male: 46.91 years
      female: 49.63 years (2004 est.)


      See also: Healthy Life Expectancy


      See also: Health Performance

      Total fertility rate:
      6.38 children born/woman (2004 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
      3.6% 5%-7% (2001 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
      150,000 (2001 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - deaths:
      14,000 (confirmed AIDS cases, actual number far higher but difficult to estimate) (2001 est.)

      Nationality:
      noun: Chadian(s)
      adjective: Chadian

      Ethnic groups:
      200 distinct groups; in the north and center: Arabs, Gorane (Toubou, Daza, Kreda), Zaghawa, Kanembou, Ouaddai, Baguirmi, Hadjerai, Fulbe, Kotoko, Hausa, Boulala, and Maba, most of whom are Muslim; in the south: Sara (Ngambaye, Mbaye, Goulaye), Moundang, Moussei, Massa, most of whom are Christian or animist; about 1,000 French citizens live in Chad

      Religions:
      Muslim 51%, Christian 35%, animist 7%, other 7%

      Languages:
      French (official), Arabic (official), Sara (in south), more than 120 different languages and dialects

      Literacy:
      definition: age 15 and over can read and write French or Arabic
      total population: 47.5%
      male: 56%
      female: 39.3% (2003 est.)


      NOTE: The information regarding Chad on this page is re-published from the 2004 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Chad People 2004 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Chad People 2004 should be addressed to the CIA.



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