• Population.................................................................................5,650,957 (2024 est.)
• Population growth rate ..................................................................1.76% (2024 est.)
• Birth rate............................................................31.9 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)
• Death rate..........................................................11.3 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)
• Net migration rate.............................................-3.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)
• Ethnic groups...............................................Baya 28.8%, Banda 22.9%, Mandjia 9.9%, Sara 7.9%, M'Baka-Bantu 7.9%, Arab-Fulani (Peuhl) 6%, Mbum 6%, Ngbanki 5.5%, Zande-Nzakara 3%, other Central African Republic ethnic groups 2%, non-Central African Republic ethnic groups .1% (2003 est.)

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