Central African Republic Population

Population now

5,316,600

World: 123rd
Africa: 37th

Male:	2,636,396	(49.59 %)
Female:	2,680,203	(50.41 %)

Births in 2025:	146,243
Deaths in 2025:	46,966

Life expectancy & Rates (2025)

Male:	52.96 years
Female:	57.41 years
Total:	55.18 years
Median Age:	17.60 years

Birth Rate:	33.94
Death Rate:	10.90
Growth Rate:	2.11 %
Fertility Rate:	4.19

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Population structure (mid 2025)
Urbanization

Central African Republic Population History

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	2M	739k	762k	0.97	0.53%	43.15	28.16	5.84	36.25	34.81	37.75	20.74	20.10%	2.41
1961	2M	751k	775k	0.97	0.56%	43.19	27.76	5.87	36.72	35.26	38.24	20.56	20.75%	2.45
1962	2M	764k	788k	0.97	0.58%	43.19	27.34	5.89	37.19	35.71	38.73	20.41	21.42%	2.49
1963	2M	777k	802k	0.97	0.61%	43.18	26.89	5.91	37.68	36.18	39.25	20.27	22.10%	2.54
1964	2M	792k	817k	0.97	0.63%	43.14	26.41	5.93	38.20	36.67	39.79	20.15	22.80%	2.58
1965	2M	807k	833k	0.97	0.66%	43.09	25.91	5.94	38.75	37.20	40.37	20.04	23.52%	2.63
1966	2M	823k	850k	0.97	0.70%	43.01	25.36	5.95	39.36	37.78	41.00	19.80	24.25%	2.69
1967	2M	841k	868k	0.97	0.73%	42.91	24.78	5.95	40.01	38.40	41.68	19.59	25.00%	2.74
1968	2M	858k	886k	0.97	0.77%	42.78	24.17	5.96	40.70	39.06	42.41	19.40	25.82%	2.80
1969	2M	875k	903k	0.97	0.81%	42.65	23.52	5.96	41.44	39.77	43.18	19.25	26.65%	2.86
1970	2M	891k	920k	0.97	0.86%	42.49	22.86	5.96	42.22	40.51	44.00	19.14	27.49%	2.91
1971	2M	906k	935k	0.97	0.91%	42.33	22.18	5.96	43.04	41.28	44.85	18.86	28.36%	2.95
1972	2M	919k	949k	0.97	0.96%	42.16	21.50	5.95	43.87	42.06	45.73	18.65	29.24%	3.00
1973	2M	932k	963k	0.97	1.02%	41.99	20.83	5.94	44.70	42.84	46.61	18.46	30.13%	3.04
1974	2M	946k	978k	0.97	1.07%	41.83	20.18	5.94	45.50	43.60	47.48	18.30	31.05%	3.09
1975	2M	963k	995k	0.97	1.13%	41.71	19.58	5.93	46.28	44.32	48.30	18.14	31.97%	3.14
1976	2M	982k	1M	0.97	1.19%	41.65	19.03	5.92	46.99	45.00	49.05	18.03	32.58%	3.21
1977	2M	1M	1M	0.97	1.25%	41.65	18.53	5.91	47.65	45.63	49.74	17.96	32.90%	3.27
1978	2M	1M	1M	0.97	1.31%	41.71	18.09	5.90	48.23	46.20	50.33	17.91	33.22%	3.35
1979	2M	1M	1M	0.97	1.36%	41.83	17.71	5.90	48.74	46.71	50.83	17.87	33.55%	3.44
1980	2M	1M	1M	0.97	1.41%	41.98	17.40	5.90	49.15	47.13	51.23	17.83	33.87%	3.53
1981	2M	1M	1M	0.97	1.46%	42.16	17.16	5.90	49.48	47.48	51.53	17.80	34.20%	3.63
1982	2M	1M	1M	0.97	1.49%	42.34	16.97	5.90	49.71	47.74	51.75	17.77	34.53%	3.75
1983	2M	1M	1M	0.97	1.52%	42.49	16.84	5.91	49.87	47.91	51.88	17.75	34.86%	3.87
1984	2M	1M	1M	0.97	1.54%	42.59	16.75	5.91	49.96	48.01	51.95	17.75	35.20%	3.98
1985	3M	1M	1M	0.97	1.55%	42.64	16.70	5.92	49.97	48.03	51.96	17.78	35.53%	4.08
1986	3M	1M	1M	0.97	1.56%	42.61	16.67	5.91	49.91	47.97	51.90	17.60	35.87%	4.17
1987	3M	1M	1M	0.97	1.55%	42.52	16.67	5.90	49.80	47.86	51.79	17.44	36.21%	4.25
1988	3M	1M	1M	0.97	1.54%	42.38	16.70	5.88	49.62	47.69	51.61	17.31	36.55%	4.32
1989	3M	1M	1M	0.97	1.52%	42.20	16.75	5.85	49.40	47.46	51.39	17.18	36.74%	4.41
1990	3M	1M	1M	0.97	1.50%	42.00	16.83	5.81	49.10	47.17	51.09	17.05	36.83%	4.51
1991	3M	1M	1M	0.97	1.46%	41.81	16.97	5.77	48.73	46.79	50.72	17.03	36.91%	4.62
1992	3M	1M	2M	0.97	1.43%	41.64	17.16	5.73	48.27	46.33	50.26	17.03	36.99%	4.75
1993	3M	2M	2M	0.97	1.39%	41.51	17.40	5.69	47.73	45.80	49.73	17.06	37.07%	4.89
1994	3M	2M	2M	0.97	1.34%	41.42	17.69	5.65	47.14	45.22	49.14	17.10	37.15%	5.03
1995	3M	2M	2M	0.97	1.30%	41.38	18.01	5.62	46.53	44.63	48.51	17.16	37.23%	5.17
1996	3M	2M	2M	0.97	1.26%	41.37	18.33	5.59	45.92	44.06	47.85	17.12	37.31%	5.31
1997	3M	2M	2M	0.97	1.22%	41.38	18.63	5.56	45.35	43.57	47.21	17.09	37.39%	5.45
1998	3M	2M	2M	0.97	1.19%	41.39	18.89	5.54	44.86	43.16	46.61	17.08	37.48%	5.58
1999	4M	2M	2M	0.97	1.17%	41.38	19.09	5.52	44.46	42.88	46.09	17.09	37.56%	5.71
2000	4M	2M	2M	0.97	1.15%	41.35	19.21	5.50	44.19	42.73	45.69	17.12	37.64%	5.84
2001	4M	2M	2M	0.97	1.15%	41.29	19.24	5.48	44.06	42.70	45.44	17.04	37.72%	5.97
2002	4M	2M	2M	0.97	1.15%	41.19	19.17	5.46	44.06	42.79	45.35	17.00	37.80%	6.10
2003	4M	2M	2M	0.98	1.16%	41.07	19.03	5.44	44.18	42.95	45.41	16.98	37.88%	6.23
2004	4M	2M	2M	0.98	1.18%	40.90	18.80	5.41	44.41	43.19	45.62	16.97	37.97%	6.36
2005	4M	2M	2M	0.98	1.20%	40.69	18.50	5.38	44.74	43.50	45.97	16.97	38.07%	6.48
2006	4M	2M	2M	0.98	1.23%	40.43	18.14	5.35	45.16	43.87	46.43	16.90	38.19%	6.61
2007	4M	2M	2M	0.98	1.26%	40.11	17.73	5.32	45.64	44.29	46.97	16.83	38.34%	6.74
2008	4M	2M	2M	0.98	1.30%	39.75	17.28	5.29	46.16	44.76	47.55	16.77	38.51%	6.86
2009	4M	2M	2M	0.98	1.34%	39.35	16.82	5.25	46.72	45.27	48.15	16.73	38.69%	6.96
2010	4M	2M	2M	0.98	1.38%	38.91	16.33	5.22	47.31	45.82	48.79	16.72	38.90%	7.04
2011	4M	2M	2M	0.98	1.43%	38.43	15.82	5.17	47.95	46.41	49.48	16.56	39.14%	7.09
2012	4M	2M	2M	0.98	1.48%	37.93	15.28	5.12	48.64	47.03	50.24	16.41	39.39%	7.12
2013	4M	2M	2M	0.98	1.54%	37.43	14.73	5.07	49.37	47.68	51.07	16.27	39.66%	7.14
2014	4M	2M	2M	0.98	1.61%	36.93	14.16	5.01	50.13	48.34	51.93	16.15	39.96%	7.17
2015	4M	2M	2M	0.98	1.68%	36.45	13.62	4.94	50.88	48.99	52.79	16.06	40.28%	7.21
2016	5M	2M	2M	0.98	1.75%	36.03	13.12	4.87	51.59	49.59	53.61	16.14	40.62%	7.28
2017	5M	2M	2M	0.98	1.81%	35.66	12.67	4.80	52.24	50.15	54.35	16.24	40.98%	7.38
2018	5M	2M	2M	0.98	1.88%	35.35	12.29	4.72	52.81	50.65	54.99	16.36	41.36%	7.49
2019	5M	2M	2M	0.98	1.93%	35.09	11.97	4.65	53.28	51.08	55.51	16.49	41.77%	7.62
2020	5M	2M	2M	0.98	1.98%	34.88	11.72	4.57	53.68	51.45	55.93	16.61	42.20%	7.75
2021	5M	2M	2M	0.98	1.98%	34.88	11.72	4.57	53.68	51.45	55.93	16.81	42.65%	7.90
2022	5M	2M	3M	0.98	1.98%	34.88	11.72	4.57	53.68	51.45	55.93	17.01	43.12%	8.05
2023	5M	3M	3M	0.98	2.06%	34.32	11.23	4.34	54.58	52.36	56.82	17.20	43.61%	8.22
2024	5M	3M	3M	0.98	2.09%	34.13	11.06	4.27	54.88	52.66	57.11	17.40	44.13%	8.39
2025	5M	3M	3M	0.98	2.11%	33.94	10.90	4.19	55.18	52.96	57.41	17.60	44.67%	8.57

Central African Republic Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2026	5M	3M	3M	0.98	2.12%	33.58	10.75	4.12	55.48	53.26	57.72	17.79	45.22%	8.75
2027	6M	3M	3M	0.98	2.13%	33.23	10.60	4.04	55.79	53.56	58.03	17.99	45.80%	8.94
2028	6M	3M	3M	0.98	2.14%	32.87	10.46	3.97	56.09	53.86	58.35	18.22	46.40%	9.14
2029	6M	3M	3M	0.98	2.15%	32.52	10.31	3.89	56.40	54.16	58.66	18.43	47.01%	9.34
2030	6M	3M	3M	0.98	2.17%	32.16	10.16	3.82	56.70	54.46	58.97	18.63	47.65%	9.54
2031	6M	3M	3M	0.98	2.16%	31.65	10.03	3.75	56.98	54.74	59.26	18.83	48.28%	9.74
2032	6M	3M	3M	0.98	2.14%	31.13	9.91	3.68	57.27	55.01	59.55	19.04	48.92%	9.94
2033	6M	3M	3M	0.98	2.13%	30.62	9.78	3.61	57.55	55.29	59.85	19.23	49.55%	10.15
2034	6M	3M	3M	0.99	2.12%	30.10	9.66	3.54	57.84	55.56	60.14	19.43	50.19%	10.35
2035	7M	3M	3M	0.99	2.10%	29.59	9.53	3.47	58.12	55.84	60.43	19.64	50.82%	10.56
2036	7M	3M	3M	0.99	2.08%	29.06	9.43	3.41	58.38	56.09	60.70	19.82	51.46%	10.76
2037	7M	3M	3M	0.99	2.05%	28.53	9.34	3.35	58.64	56.35	60.97	20.01	52.09%	10.96
2038	7M	3M	4M	0.99	2.03%	27.99	9.24	3.29	58.90	56.60	61.24	20.20	52.73%	11.17
2039	7M	4M	4M	0.99	2.00%	27.46	9.15	3.23	59.16	56.86	61.51	20.40	53.36%	11.37
2040	7M	4M	4M	0.98	1.98%	26.93	9.05	3.17	59.42	57.11	61.78	20.63	53.99%	11.57
2041	7M	4M	4M	0.98	1.95%	26.48	8.99	3.12	59.65	57.34	62.02	20.84	54.62%	11.76
2042	7M	4M	4M	0.98	1.91%	26.03	8.93	3.07	59.89	57.56	62.26	21.05	55.25%	11.96
2043	8M	4M	4M	0.98	1.89%	25.59	8.86	3.01	60.12	57.79	62.51	21.28	55.88%	12.16
2044	8M	4M	4M	0.98	1.86%	25.14	8.80	2.96	60.36	58.01	62.75	21.51	56.51%	12.35
2045	8M	4M	4M	0.98	1.82%	24.69	8.74	2.91	60.59	58.24	62.99	21.75	57.13%	12.54
2046	8M	4M	4M	0.98	1.79%	24.33	8.71	2.87	60.80	58.44	63.21	22.00	57.75%	12.73
2047	8M	4M	4M	0.98	1.76%	23.97	8.68	2.83	61.01	58.64	63.43	22.23	58.37%	12.92
2048	8M	4M	4M	0.98	1.73%	23.61	8.65	2.79	61.22	58.85	63.66	22.48	58.99%	13.11
2049	8M	4M	4M	0.98	1.70%	23.25	8.62	2.75	61.43	59.05	63.88	22.76	59.60%	13.30
2050	8M	4M	4M	0.98	1.66%	22.89	8.59	2.71	61.64	59.25	64.10	23.03	60.21%	13.49

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1	Bangui	928,566	542,393

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