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Central African Republic

Central African Republic / CF

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Central African Republic in numbers.

Area622,980 kmยฒWorld # 44 โ†’Population5.5MWorld # 119 โ†’Population density8.8 people/kmยฒWorld # 201 โ†’Life expectancy57.7 yearsWorld # 213 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 556World # 210 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Central African Republic across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area622,980 kmยฒWorld # 44 / 2023 โ†’Population5.5MWorld # 119 / 2025 โ†’Population density8.8 people/kmยฒWorld # 201 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference yearNo dataNo rank โ†’

People & society

Population growth3.4%World # 7 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate6World # 4 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate46.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 1 / 2024 โ†’Death rate9.4 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 53 / 2024 โ†’Median age14.3 yearsWorld # 236 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+2.2%World # 211 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1448.7%World # 1 / 2025 โ†’Urban population44.6%World # 162 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-14.7KWorld # 162 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-2.7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 170 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share1.8%World # 153 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy57.7 yearsWorld # 213 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy45.4 yearsWorld # 184 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people0.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 189 / 2023 โ†’Smoking rateNo dataNo rank โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 556World # 210 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 3.1BWorld # 181 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 1,314World # 200 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth4.5%World # 65 / 2025 โ†’Inflation1%World # 151 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment6.3%World # 73 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment10.1%World # 114 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hoursNo dataNo rank โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)43World # 26 / 2021 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)1.8%World # 179 / 2023 โ†’Researchers per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Patent applications per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,419 kcal/dayWorld # 162 / 2022 โ†’Meat supply per person39.1 kg/person/yearWorld # 119 / 2022 โ†’Rice production52.9K tWorld # 83 / 2024 โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee production324.9K tWorld # 9 / 2024 โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area35.7%World # 86 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per personNo dataNo rank โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person0.1 tWorld # 210 / 2024 โ†’Internet use13.8%World # 204 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions38.8 per 100 peopleWorld # 205 / 2022 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate20.1 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 20 / 2016 โ†’Road traffic death rate37.7 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 6 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)2.5%World # 42 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament11.4%World # 164 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals87KWorld # 172 / 2019 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 15.6MWorld # 175 / 2013 โ†’World Heritage sites2 sitesWorld # 114 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupNo dataNo comparison data for this countryMain languagesgMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceHydro2023Top export categoryGems, precious metals and glass2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal99 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightsgLargest staple-food calorie sourceRoots and plantains2013Current currencyCFA Franc BEACXAFDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country