Demographics of Zaire
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Population
- 62,660,551
- 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 2006 est.)
Age structure
- 0-14 years: 47.4% (male 14,906,488/female 14,798,210)
- 15-64 years: 50.1% (male 15,597,353/female 15,793,350)
- 65 years and over: 2.5% (male 632,143/female 933,007) (2006 est.)
Median age
- Total: 16.2 years
- Male: 16 years
- Female: 16.4 years (2006 est.)
Population growth rate
- 3.07% (2006 est.)
Birth rate
- 43.69 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Death rate
- 13.27 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Net migration rate
- 0.25 migrant(s)/1,000 population
Sex ratio
- At birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
- Under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
- 15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
- 65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female
- Total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2006 est.)
Infant mortality rate
- Total: 188.62 deaths/1,000 live births
- Male: 196.9 deaths/1,000 live births
- Female: 180.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
- Total population: 46.46 years
- Male: 45.01 years
- Female: 47.94 years (2006 est.)
Total fertility rate
- 6.45 children born/woman (20006 est.)
HIV/AIDS
- Adult prevalence rate: 4.2% (2003 est.)
- People living with HIV/AIDS: 1.1 million (2003 est.)
- Deaths: 100,000 (2003 est.)
Major infectious diseases
- Degree of risk: very high
- Food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
- Vectorborne diseases: malaria, plague, and African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) are high risks in some locations
- Water contact disease: schistosomiasis (2005)
Nationality
- Noun: Zairian (singular and plural)
- Adjective: Zairian
Ethnic groups
- over 200 African ethnic groups of which the majority are Bantu; the four largest tribes - Mongo, Luba, Kongo (all Bantu), and the Mangbetu-Azande (Hamitic) make up about 45% of the population
Religions
- Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 20%, Kimbanguist 10%, Muslim 10%, other syncretic sects and indigenous beliefs 10%
Languages
- French (official), Lingala (a lingua franca trade language), Kingwana (a dialect of Kiswahili or Swahili), Kikongo, Tshiluba
Literacy
- Definition: age 15 and over can read and write French, Lingala, Kingwana, or Tshiluba
- Total population: 65.5%
- Male: 76.2%
- Female: 55.1%