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Congo People 1996

Population:

2,504,996 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

44% (female 543,324; male 548,840)

15-64 years:

53% (female 682,927; male 645,045)

65 years and over:

3% (female 49,879; male 34,981) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

2.32% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

39.86 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

16.7 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

109.4 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

47.09 years

male:

45.23 years

female:

49 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

5.23 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

Congolese (singular and plural)

adjective:

Congolese or Congo

Ethnic divisions:

south:

Kongo 48%

north:

Sangha 20%, M'Bochi 12%

center:

Teke 17%, Europeans 8,500 (mostly French)

Religions:

Christian 50%, animist 48%, Muslim 2%

Languages:

French (official), African languages (Lingala and Kikongo are the most widely used)

Literacy:

age 15 and over can read and write (1984)

total population:

60%

male:

71%

female:

49%

Labor force:

79,100 wage earners

by occupation:

agriculture 75%, commerce, industry, and government 25%

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