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Democratic Republic of Congo (Formerly Zaire) People 1996

Population:

44,060,636 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

48% (female 10,522,368; male 10,527,451)

15-64 years:

50% (female 11,211,353; male 10,630,118)

65 years and over:

2% (female 647,307; male 522,039) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

3.18% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

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

Death rate:

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

Net migration rate:

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

note:

in 1994, more than one million refugees fled into Zaire to escape the fighting between the Hutus and the Tutsis in Rwanda and Burundi; a small number of these are returning to their homes in 1995 despite fear of the ongoing violence; additionally, Zaire is host to 105,000 Angolan, more than 250,000 Burundian and 100,000 Sudanese refugees; repatriation of Angolan refugees was suspended in May 1994 because of the recurrence of fighting in Angola; if present peace accords hold, repatriation of Angolans may recommence

Infant mortality rate:

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

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

47.54 years

male:

45.68 years

female:

49.46 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

6.7 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

Zairian(s)

adjective:

Zairian

Ethnic divisions:

over 200 African ethnic groups, the majority are Bantu; 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 traditional beliefs 10%

Languages:

French, Lingala, Swahili, Kingwana, Kikongo, Tshiluba

Literacy:

age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)

total population:

72%

male:

84%

female:

61%

Labor force:

15 million (25% of the labor force comprises wage earners)

by occupation:

agriculture 75%, industry 13%, services 12% (1985)

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