Population density in Central African Republic

Central African Republic: Population density was 30.14 people per km² in 2100. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2100)
30.14 people per km²
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
189th
of 235 countries
All-time high
30.14 people per km²
in 2100
All-time low
0.3503 people per km²
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population density in Central African Republic, 1000–2100

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people per km².

Analysis

Central African Republic recorded 30.14 people per km² for population density in 2100. That is the highest value across all 318 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population density in Central African Republic peaked at 30.14 people per km² in 2100 and was at its lowest, 0.3503 people per km², in 1000.

That places Central African Republic 189th out of 235 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Population density in Central African Republic, year by year

Annual values for Population density in Central African Republic, 1000 to 2100.
Year people per km² Change
1000 0.3503 people per km²
1100 0.3687 people per km² +5.3%
1200 0.3881 people per km² +5.3%
1300 0.4085 people per km² +5.3%
1400 0.43 people per km² +5.3%
1500 0.4527 people per km² +5.3%
1600 0.4765 people per km² +5.3%
1700 0.5016 people per km² +5.3%
1710 0.5032 people per km² +0.3%
1720 0.5107 people per km² +1.5%
1730 0.5186 people per km² +1.5%
1740 0.527 people per km² +1.6%
1750 0.5359 people per km² +1.7%
1760 0.5454 people per km² +1.8%
1770 0.5557 people per km² +1.9%
1780 0.5667 people per km² +2.0%
1790 0.5786 people per km² +2.1%
1800 0.7696 people per km² +33.0%
1801 0.7696 people per km² +0.0%
1802 0.7696 people per km² +0.0%
1803 0.7696 people per km² +0.0%
1804 0.7696 people per km² +0.0%
1805 0.7696 people per km² +0.0%
1806 0.7696 people per km² +0.0%
1807 0.7696 people per km² +0.0%
1808 0.7696 people per km² +0.0%
1809 0.7696 people per km² +0.0%
1810 0.7696 people per km² +0.0%
1811 0.7696 people per km² +0.0%
1812 0.7696 people per km² +0.0%
1813 0.7696 people per km² +0.0%
1814 0.7696 people per km² +0.0%
1815 0.7696 people per km² +0.0%
1816 0.7696 people per km² +0.0%
1817 0.7696 people per km² +0.0%
1818 0.7696 people per km² +0.0%
1819 0.773 people per km² +0.4%
1820 0.78 people per km² +0.9%
1821 0.7906 people per km² +1.4%
1822 0.8048 people per km² +1.8%
1823 0.8228 people per km² +2.2%
1824 0.8412 people per km² +2.2%
1825 0.86 people per km² +2.2%
1826 0.8792 people per km² +2.2%
1827 0.8989 people per km² +2.2%
1828 0.919 people per km² +2.2%
1829 0.9395 people per km² +2.2%
1830 0.9606 people per km² +2.2%
1831 0.982 people per km² +2.2%
1832 1 people per km² +2.2%
1833 1.03 people per km² +2.2%
1834 1.05 people per km² +2.2%
1835 1.07 people per km² +2.2%
1836 1.1 people per km² +2.2%
1837 1.12 people per km² +2.2%
1838 1.15 people per km² +2.2%
1839 1.17 people per km² +2.2%
1840 1.2 people per km² +2.2%
1841 1.23 people per km² +2.2%
1842 1.25 people per km² +2.2%
1843 1.28 people per km² +2.2%
1844 1.31 people per km² +2.2%
1845 1.34 people per km² +2.2%
1846 1.37 people per km² +2.2%
1847 1.4 people per km² +2.2%
1848 1.43 people per km² +2.2%
1849 1.46 people per km² +1.8%
1850 1.48 people per km² +1.3%
1851 1.49 people per km² +1.1%
1852 1.5 people per km² +0.6%
1853 1.5 people per km² +0.2%
1854 1.51 people per km² +0.2%
1855 1.51 people per km² +0.2%
1856 1.51 people per km² +0.2%
1857 1.51 people per km² +0.2%
1858 1.52 people per km² +0.2%
1859 1.52 people per km² +0.2%
1860 1.52 people per km² +0.2%
1861 1.53 people per km² +0.3%
1862 1.53 people per km² +0.3%
1863 1.54 people per km² +0.3%
1864 1.54 people per km² +0.3%
1865 1.55 people per km² +0.3%
1866 1.55 people per km² +0.3%
1867 1.56 people per km² +0.3%
1868 1.56 people per km² +0.3%
1869 1.57 people per km² +0.4%
1870 1.58 people per km² +0.4%
1871 1.58 people per km² +0.4%
1872 1.59 people per km² +0.4%
1873 1.6 people per km² +0.5%
1874 1.6 people per km² +0.5%
1875 1.61 people per km² +0.5%
1876 1.62 people per km² +0.5%
1877 1.63 people per km² +0.5%
1878 1.64 people per km² +0.5%
1879 1.64 people per km² +0.5%
1880 1.65 people per km² +0.5%
1881 1.66 people per km² +0.5%
1882 1.67 people per km² +0.5%
1883 1.68 people per km² +0.5%
1884 1.68 people per km² +0.5%
1885 1.69 people per km² +0.5%
1886 1.7 people per km² +0.5%
1887 1.71 people per km² +0.5%
1888 1.72 people per km² +0.5%
1889 1.72 people per km² +0.3%
1890 1.72 people per km² +0.2%
1891 1.72 people per km² -0.0%
1892 1.72 people per km² -0.2%
1893 1.72 people per km² -0.3%
1894 1.71 people per km² -0.3%
1895 1.7 people per km² -0.3%
1896 1.7 people per km² -0.3%
1897 1.69 people per km² -0.3%
1898 1.69 people per km² -0.3%
1899 1.68 people per km² -0.4%
1900 1.68 people per km² -0.4%
1901 1.67 people per km² -0.4%
1902 1.66 people per km² -0.4%
1903 1.65 people per km² -0.5%
1904 1.65 people per km² -0.5%
1905 1.64 people per km² -0.5%
1906 1.63 people per km² -0.5%
1907 1.62 people per km² -0.5%
1908 1.61 people per km² -0.5%
1909 1.61 people per km² -0.5%
1910 1.6 people per km² -0.4%
1911 1.59 people per km² -0.4%
1912 1.59 people per km² -0.4%
1913 1.58 people per km² -0.4%
1914 1.58 people per km² -0.4%
1915 1.57 people per km² -0.4%
1916 1.56 people per km² -0.4%
1917 1.56 people per km² -0.4%
1918 1.55 people per km² -0.5%
1919 1.55 people per km² -0.1%
1920 1.55 people per km² +0.2%
1921 1.56 people per km² +0.6%
1922 1.58 people per km² +0.9%
1923 1.6 people per km² +1.3%
1924 1.62 people per km² +1.3%
1925 1.64 people per km² +1.3%
1926 1.66 people per km² +1.3%
1927 1.68 people per km² +1.3%
1928 1.7 people per km² +1.3%
1929 1.72 people per km² +1.3%
1930 1.75 people per km² +1.3%
1931 1.77 people per km² +1.2%
1932 1.79 people per km² +1.2%
1933 1.81 people per km² +1.2%
1934 1.83 people per km² +1.2%
1935 1.85 people per km² +1.2%
1936 1.88 people per km² +1.2%
1937 1.9 people per km² +1.2%
1938 1.92 people per km² +1.2%
1939 1.95 people per km² +1.3%
1940 1.97 people per km² +1.4%
1941 2 people per km² +1.4%
1942 2.03 people per km² +1.5%
1943 2.06 people per km² +1.6%
1944 2.1 people per km² +1.6%
1945 2.13 people per km² +1.6%
1946 2.17 people per km² +1.6%
1947 2.2 people per km² +1.6%
1948 2.23 people per km² +1.6%
1949 2.27 people per km² +1.6%
1950 2.31 people per km² +1.7%
1951 2.35 people per km² +1.6%
1952 2.38 people per km² +1.6%
1953 2.42 people per km² +1.6%
1954 2.46 people per km² +1.6%
1955 2.5 people per km² +1.7%
1956 2.55 people per km² +1.7%
1957 2.59 people per km² +1.7%
1958 2.64 people per km² +1.8%
1959 2.68 people per km² +1.8%
1960 2.73 people per km² +1.9%
1961 2.78 people per km² +1.9%
1962 2.84 people per km² +1.9%
1963 2.89 people per km² +2.0%
1964 2.95 people per km² +2.0%
1965 3.01 people per km² +2.1%
1966 3.08 people per km² +2.1%
1967 3.15 people per km² +2.2%
1968 3.22 people per km² +2.3%
1969 3.29 people per km² +2.3%
1970 3.37 people per km² +2.2%
1971 3.44 people per km² +2.1%
1972 3.51 people per km² +2.0%
1973 3.57 people per km² +1.9%
1974 3.64 people per km² +1.9%
1975 3.71 people per km² +2.0%
1976 3.77 people per km² +1.5%
1977 3.81 people per km² +1.0%
1978 3.85 people per km² +1.1%
1979 3.89 people per km² +1.1%
1980 3.93 people per km² +1.1%
1981 3.98 people per km² +1.1%
1982 4.02 people per km² +1.2%
1983 4.07 people per km² +1.2%
1984 4.12 people per km² +1.2%
1985 4.17 people per km² +1.3%
1986 4.23 people per km² +1.3%
1987 4.28 people per km² +1.3%
1988 4.36 people per km² +1.7%
1989 4.47 people per km² +2.6%
1990 4.61 people per km² +3.2%
1991 4.76 people per km² +3.2%
1992 4.91 people per km² +3.2%
1993 5.07 people per km² +3.2%
1994 5.23 people per km² +3.2%
1995 5.37 people per km² +2.8%
1996 5.52 people per km² +2.6%
1997 5.67 people per km² +2.8%
1998 5.82 people per km² +2.8%
1999 5.99 people per km² +2.8%
2000 6.15 people per km² +2.8%
2001 6.29 people per km² +2.2%
2002 6.43 people per km² +2.2%
2003 6.59 people per km² +2.4%
2004 6.73 people per km² +2.2%
2005 6.88 people per km² +2.3%
2006 7.03 people per km² +2.1%
2007 7.16 people per km² +1.9%
2008 7.32 people per km² +2.2%
2009 7.27 people per km² -0.7%
2010 7.21 people per km² -0.8%
2011 7.33 people per km² +1.6%
2012 7.4 people per km² +1.0%
2013 7.45 people per km² +0.7%
2014 7.42 people per km² -0.4%
2015 7.43 people per km² +0.1%
2016 7.57 people per km² +1.8%
2017 7.69 people per km² +1.7%
2018 7.83 people per km² +1.8%
2019 7.94 people per km² +1.4%
2020 8.07 people per km² +1.7%
2021 8.21 people per km² +1.7%
2022 8.18 people per km² -0.3%
2023 8.27 people per km² +1.1%
2024 8.56 people per km² +3.5%
2025 8.85 people per km² +3.4%
2026 9.15 people per km² +3.4%
2027 9.45 people per km² +3.3%
2028 9.76 people per km² +3.3%
2029 10.08 people per km² +3.2%
2030 10.4 people per km² +3.2%
2031 10.72 people per km² +3.1%
2032 11.05 people per km² +3.1%
2033 11.38 people per km² +3.0%
2034 11.71 people per km² +2.9%
2035 12.04 people per km² +2.8%
2036 12.37 people per km² +2.7%
2037 12.7 people per km² +2.6%
2038 13.03 people per km² +2.6%
2039 13.36 people per km² +2.5%
2040 13.69 people per km² +2.5%
2041 14.01 people per km² +2.4%
2042 14.34 people per km² +2.3%
2043 14.66 people per km² +2.3%
2044 15 people per km² +2.3%
2045 15.33 people per km² +2.2%
2046 15.67 people per km² +2.2%
2047 16.01 people per km² +2.2%
2048 16.35 people per km² +2.1%
2049 16.7 people per km² +2.1%
2050 17.04 people per km² +2.1%
2051 17.39 people per km² +2.0%
2052 17.74 people per km² +2.0%
2053 18.09 people per km² +2.0%
2054 18.45 people per km² +1.9%
2055 18.8 people per km² +1.9%
2056 19.15 people per km² +1.9%
2057 19.5 people per km² +1.8%
2058 19.85 people per km² +1.8%
2059 20.19 people per km² +1.7%
2060 20.54 people per km² +1.7%
2061 20.88 people per km² +1.7%
2062 21.21 people per km² +1.6%
2063 21.55 people per km² +1.6%
2064 21.88 people per km² +1.5%
2065 22.2 people per km² +1.5%
2066 22.52 people per km² +1.4%
2067 22.84 people per km² +1.4%
2068 23.16 people per km² +1.4%
2069 23.46 people per km² +1.3%
2070 23.77 people per km² +1.3%
2071 24.07 people per km² +1.3%
2072 24.36 people per km² +1.2%
2073 24.65 people per km² +1.2%
2074 24.93 people per km² +1.1%
2075 25.2 people per km² +1.1%
2076 25.47 people per km² +1.1%
2077 25.74 people per km² +1.1%
2078 26 people per km² +1.0%
2079 26.25 people per km² +0.9%
2080 26.49 people per km² +0.9%
2081 26.73 people per km² +0.9%
2082 26.97 people per km² +0.9%
2083 27.2 people per km² +0.9%
2084 27.43 people per km² +0.8%
2085 27.64 people per km² +0.8%
2086 27.86 people per km² +0.8%
2087 28.06 people per km² +0.7%
2088 28.26 people per km² +0.7%
2089 28.45 people per km² +0.7%
2090 28.63 people per km² +0.6%
2091 28.81 people per km² +0.6%
2092 28.99 people per km² +0.6%
2093 29.15 people per km² +0.6%
2094 29.31 people per km² +0.5%
2095 29.47 people per km² +0.5%
2096 29.62 people per km² +0.5%
2097 29.76 people per km² +0.5%
2098 29.89 people per km² +0.5%
2099 30.02 people per km² +0.4%
2100 30.14 people per km² +0.4%

Central African Republic compared with similar countries

  • Central African Republic's 30.14 people per km² is below the median for low income countries, which is 165.91 people per km², 18% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Central African Republic's 30.14 people per km² is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 156.3 people per km², 19% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population density in Central African Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1800 +33.0% 0.5786 people per km² 0.7696 people per km²

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 0.3503 people per km² 0.3503 people per km² 0.3503 people per km² 1
1100s 0.3687 people per km² 0.3687 people per km² 0.3687 people per km² 1
1200s 0.3881 people per km² 0.3881 people per km² 0.3881 people per km² 1
1300s 0.4085 people per km² 0.4085 people per km² 0.4085 people per km² 1
1400s 0.43 people per km² 0.43 people per km² 0.43 people per km² 1
1500s 0.4527 people per km² 0.4527 people per km² 0.4527 people per km² 1
1600s 0.4765 people per km² 0.4765 people per km² 0.4765 people per km² 1
1700s 0.5016 people per km² 0.5016 people per km² 0.5016 people per km² 1
1710s 0.5032 people per km² 0.5032 people per km² 0.5032 people per km² 1
1720s 0.5107 people per km² 0.5107 people per km² 0.5107 people per km² 1
1730s 0.5186 people per km² 0.5186 people per km² 0.5186 people per km² 1
1740s 0.527 people per km² 0.527 people per km² 0.527 people per km² 1
1750s 0.5359 people per km² 0.5359 people per km² 0.5359 people per km² 1
1760s 0.5454 people per km² 0.5454 people per km² 0.5454 people per km² 1
1770s 0.5557 people per km² 0.5557 people per km² 0.5557 people per km² 1
1780s 0.5667 people per km² 0.5667 people per km² 0.5667 people per km² 1
1790s 0.5786 people per km² 0.5786 people per km² 0.5786 people per km² 1
1800s 0.7696 people per km² 0.7696 people per km² 0.7696 people per km² 10
1810s 0.7699 people per km² 0.7696 people per km² 0.773 people per km² 10
1820s 0.8536 people per km² 0.78 people per km² 0.9395 people per km² 10
1830s 1.06 people per km² 0.9606 people per km² 1.17 people per km² 10
1840s 1.33 people per km² 1.2 people per km² 1.46 people per km² 10
1850s 1.5 people per km² 1.48 people per km² 1.52 people per km² 10
1860s 1.55 people per km² 1.52 people per km² 1.57 people per km² 10
1870s 1.61 people per km² 1.58 people per km² 1.64 people per km² 10
1880s 1.69 people per km² 1.65 people per km² 1.72 people per km² 10
1890s 1.71 people per km² 1.68 people per km² 1.72 people per km² 10
1900s 1.64 people per km² 1.61 people per km² 1.68 people per km² 10
1910s 1.57 people per km² 1.55 people per km² 1.6 people per km² 10
1920s 1.63 people per km² 1.55 people per km² 1.72 people per km² 10
1930s 1.84 people per km² 1.75 people per km² 1.95 people per km² 10
1940s 2.12 people per km² 1.97 people per km² 2.27 people per km² 10
1950s 2.49 people per km² 2.31 people per km² 2.68 people per km² 10
1960s 3 people per km² 2.73 people per km² 3.29 people per km² 10
1970s 3.66 people per km² 3.37 people per km² 3.89 people per km² 10
1980s 4.16 people per km² 3.93 people per km² 4.47 people per km² 10
1990s 5.29 people per km² 4.61 people per km² 5.99 people per km² 10
2000s 6.79 people per km² 6.15 people per km² 7.32 people per km² 10
2010s 7.53 people per km² 7.21 people per km² 7.94 people per km² 10
2020s 8.86 people per km² 8.07 people per km² 10.08 people per km² 10
2030s 11.88 people per km² 10.4 people per km² 13.36 people per km² 10
2040s 15.17 people per km² 13.69 people per km² 16.7 people per km² 10
2050s 18.62 people per km² 17.04 people per km² 20.19 people per km² 10
2060s 22.02 people per km² 20.54 people per km² 23.46 people per km² 10
2070s 25.04 people per km² 23.77 people per km² 26.25 people per km² 10
2080s 27.51 people per km² 26.49 people per km² 28.45 people per km² 10
2090s 29.37 people per km² 28.63 people per km² 30.02 people per km² 10
2100s 30.14 people per km² 30.14 people per km² 30.14 people per km² 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is population density in Central African Republic?
Population density in Central African Republic was 30.14 people per km² in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population density recorded in Central African Republic?
The highest recorded value was 30.14 people per km² in 2100.
What is the lowest population density recorded in Central African Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3503 people per km² in 1000.
How does Central African Republic rank for population density?
Central African Republic ranks 189th out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
Is population density rising or falling in Central African Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population density
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people per km²
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
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