Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.4455 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Central African Republic, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Central African Republic is 0.4455 people per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Central African Republic peaked at 0.4455 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2012 people per person, in 1960.
That places Central African Republic 164th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2012 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.2066 people per person | +2.7% |
| 1962 | 0.2124 people per person | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.2186 people per person | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.2251 people per person | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2321 people per person | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.2395 people per person | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.2474 people per person | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 0.2558 people per person | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 0.2648 people per person | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 0.2762 people per person | +4.3% |
| 1971 | 0.2908 people per person | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 0.3067 people per person | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 0.3221 people per person | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 0.3353 people per person | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 0.3439 people per person | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.3484 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.3516 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.3545 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.357 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.3593 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3613 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.3631 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.3647 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.3661 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.3673 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.3684 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.3695 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.3704 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.3712 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.372 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3727 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3733 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3738 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3743 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3748 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3752 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3756 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3761 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3765 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.377 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3776 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3782 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3789 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3796 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3804 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3813 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3823 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3835 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3848 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3862 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.388 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3903 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.393 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3962 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3998 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4038 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4082 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4128 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4178 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4231 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4285 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4328 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.437 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4412 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.4455 people per person | +1.0% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 0.4455 people per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3454 people per person, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 0.4455 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4552 people per person, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2304 people per person | 0.2012 people per person | 0.2648 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3286 people per person | 0.2762 people per person | 0.357 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3661 people per person | 0.3593 people per person | 0.3712 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3744 people per person | 0.372 people per person | 0.3765 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3804 people per person | 0.377 people per person | 0.3848 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3996 people per person | 0.3862 people per person | 0.4178 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4347 people per person | 0.4231 people per person | 0.4455 people per person | 6 |
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More population data for Central African Republic
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.4069 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.8749 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.4069 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.248 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 11,533 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 3.07 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5628 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.4% (2100)
- Population density 30.14 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.36 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Central African Republic?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Central African Republic was 0.4455 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4455 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2012 people per person in 1960.
- How does Central African Republic rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Central African Republic ranks 164th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.