Central African Republic vs Serbia: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas

Central African Republic
2.21 million people
in 2020
Serbia
2.43 million people
in 2020
Central African Republic rank
98th
Serbia rank
95th

Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time

  • Central African Republic
  • Serbia
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How they compare

Serbia currently reports 2.43 million people against 2.21 million people in Central African Republic, a difference of 221,010 people.

That makes Serbia's figure about 1.1 times Central African Republic's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Serbia has been ahead every year.

Central African Republic ranks 98th and Serbia ranks 95th of 236 countries.

Serbia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic Serbia Difference Ahead
1950s 866,315 people 2.75 million people 1.88 million people Serbia
1960s 984,050 people 2.86 million people 1.87 million people Serbia
1970s 1.13 million people 2.94 million people 1.81 million people Serbia
1980s 1.31 million people 2.96 million people 1.65 million people Serbia
1990s 1.58 million people 2.91 million people 1.34 million people Serbia
2000s 1.92 million people 2.78 million people 850,380 people Serbia
2010s 2.07 million people 2.60 million people 526,220 people Serbia
2020s 2.21 million people 2.43 million people 221,010 people Serbia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Central African Republic or Serbia?
Serbia, at 2.43 million people against 2.21 million people in Central African Republic as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Central African Republic and Serbia?
221,010 people, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Serbia?
15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
How do Central African Republic and Serbia rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
Central African Republic ranks 98th and Serbia ranks 95th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Unit
people
Source
European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 3,540 data points, 1950–2020
Last refreshed

Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.