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Sub-Saharan Africa · Country statistics

Central African Republic

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population5.51M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$3.07B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$556.132025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth57.72024 · yearsInternet use13.8%2024 · % of populationForest area35.7%2023 · % of land area
Population growth
3.4%

% per year·2025

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Central African Republic2025 · 3.4%
-0.80.251.32.353.41960199320251961: 1.9%1962: 1.9%1963: 2%1964: 2%1965: 2.1%1966: 2.1%1967: 2.2%1968: 2.3%1969: 2.3%1970: 2.2%1971: 2.1%1972: 2%1973: 1.9%1974: 1.9%1975: 1.9%1976: 1.5%1977: 1%1978: 1%1979: 1.1%1980: 1.1%1981: 1.1%1982: 1.2%1983: 1.2%1984: 1.2%1985: 1.3%1986: 1.3%1987: 1.3%1988: 1.7%1989: 2.5%1990: 3.1%1991: 3.1%1992: 3.2%1993: 3.2%1994: 3.1%1995: 2.7%1996: 2.6%1997: 2.7%1998: 2.7%1999: 2.7%2000: 2.7%2001: 2.2%2002: 2.2%2003: 2.4%2004: 2.2%2005: 2.3%2006: 2%2007: 1.9%2008: 2.1%2009: -0.7%2010: -0.8%2011: 1.6%2012: 1%2013: 0.7%2014: -0.4%2015: 0.1%2016: 1.8%2017: 1.7%2018: 1.8%2019: 1.3%2020: 1.6%2021: 1.7%2022: -0.3%2023: 1.1%2024: 3.4%2025: 3.4%

Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Country context

Central African Republic in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Bangui
Country code
CAF

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