Central African Republic
Population 2026
5,698,990
Overview
- Yearly change
- +3.37%
- Density
- 9 per km²
- Land area
- 622,980 km²
- Capital
- Bangui
- Currency
- Franc (XAF)
- Official languages
- FR-CF, SG, LN, KG
- Urban population
- 44.6%
- Continent
- AF
Demographics
- Births
- 254,7832026
- Deaths
- 52,0662026
- Birth rate
- 46.2per 1,000
- Death rate
- 9.4per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 5.95
- Life expectancy
- 57.7At birth, years
- Median age
- 14.6
- Net migration
- -14,693
Age distribution
- 0–1448.7%
- 15–6449.1%
- 65+2.2%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $3.1B
- GDP per capita
- $556
- GDP growth
- +4.5%
- Inflation
- 1.0%
- Unemployment
- 6.3%
- Exports
- $593M
- Imports
- $1.0B
- Tourism receipts
- —% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture27.6%
- Industry21.2%
- Manufacturing18.0%
- Services41.4%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture66.1%
- Industry13.4%
- Services20.5%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BanguiBangui | 812,4072023 |
| 2 | BimboOmbella-M'Poko | 348,8022026 |
| 3 | BégouaOmbella-M'Poko | 264,0672026 |
| 4 | CarnotMambéré | 129,0322026 |
| 5 | BerbératiMambéré-Kadéï | 103,7132026 |
| 6 | BambariOuaka | 83,0292026 |
| 7 | BouarNana-Mambéré | 71,6802026 |
| 8 | BossangoaOuham | 55,3532026 |
| 9 | Kaga-BandoroNana-Grébizi | 55,0472026 |
| 10 | BangassouMbomou | 54,0592026 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5,698,990 | 255K | 52.1K |
| 2020 | 5,026,629 | 224K | 66.6K |
| 2010 | 4,493,003 | 202K | 71.5K |
| 2000 | 3,833,421 | 161K | 63.8K |
| 1990 | 2,871,915 | 135K | 47.0K |
| 1980 | 2,450,537 | 111K | 41.8K |
| 1970 | 2,097,513 | 91.1K | 42.4K |
| 1960 | 1,702,346 | 74.1K | 43.0K |
| 1950 | 1,438,062 | 65.2K | 42.1K |