Short facts about people of Chad

Population:

8,707,078 (July 2001 est.)

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.)

Population growth rate:

3.29% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

48.28 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

15.4 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

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.)

Infant mortality rate:

95.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  50.88 years male:  48.86 years female:  52.98 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

6.56 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

2.69% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

92,000 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

10,000 (1999 est.)

Nationality:

noun:  Chadian(s) adjective:  Chadian

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

Religions:

Muslim 50%, Christian 25%, indigenous beliefs (mostly animism) 25%

Languages:

French (official), Arabic (official), Sara and Sango (in south), more than 100 different languages and dialects

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.)

Source: World Factbook