• Population..................................................................................5,990,855 (July 2020 est.)
• Population growth rate ..........................................................................2.09% (2020 est.)
• Birth rate.............................................................33.2 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)
• Death rate..........................................................12.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)
• Net migration rate..............................................0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)
• Ethnic groups................................................Baya 33%, Banda 27%, Mandjia 13%, Sara 10%, Mboum 7%, M'Baka 4%, Yakoma 4%, other 2%

​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, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected.

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