Chad People - 2004

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