Population density — all countries

Population density — Central African Republic

Population density in the Central African Republic in 2023 — 8.3 per km². Ranked 203 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 197%.

2023 8.3 per km² +1.07% vs 2022
World rank 203of 215
Period maximum 8.3 per km²2023
Period minimum 2.8 per km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · people per km²

Population density — Central African Republic, 1961–202302.557.51019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 2.8 per km²1963: 2.9 per km²1965: 3 per km²1967: 3.1 per km²1969: 3.3 per km²1971: 3.4 per km²1973: 3.6 per km²1975: 3.7 per km²1977: 3.8 per km²1979: 3.9 per km²1981: 4 per km²1983: 4.1 per km²1985: 4.2 per km²1987: 4.3 per km²1989: 4.5 per km²1991: 4.8 per km²1993: 5.1 per km²1995: 5.4 per km²1997: 5.7 per km²1999: 6 per km²2001: 6.3 per km²2003: 6.6 per km²2005: 6.9 per km²2007: 7.2 per km²2009: 7.3 per km²2011: 7.3 per km²2013: 7.5 per km²2015: 7.4 per km²2017: 7.7 per km²2019: 7.9 per km²2021: 8.2 per km²2023: 8.3 per km²
Change over the period: +5.5 (+197.04%) Average annual rate: 1.77 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Central African Republic

Central African Republic 8.3 per km²
World 62.1 per km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 52.7 per km²
Middle Africa computed 31.7 per km²
Low-income countries computed 50.6 per km²
Population density — Central African Republic, by year Central African Republic All countries CSV XLSX
Year per km² Change Change, %
2023 8.3 +0.1 +1.07%
2022 8.2 −0 −0.28%
2021 8.2 +0.1 +1.7%
2020 8.1 +0.1 +1.66%
2019 7.9 +0.1 +1.35%
2018 7.8 +0.1 +1.78%
2017 7.7 +0.1 +1.69%
2016 7.6 +0.1 +1.82%
2015 7.4 +0 +0.13%
2014 7.4 −0 −0.41%
2013 7.5 +0.1 +0.68%
2012 7.4 +0.1 +1%
2011 7.3 +0.1 +1.6%
2010 7.2 −0.1 −0.8%
2009 7.3 −0 −0.66%
2008 7.3 +0.2 +2.16%
2007 7.2 +0.1 +1.95%
2006 7 +0.1 +2.07%
2005 6.9 +0.2 +2.29%
2004 6.7 +0.1 +2.19%
2003 6.6 +0.2 +2.42%
2002 6.4 +0.1 +2.21%
2001 6.3 +0.1 +2.25%
2000 6.2 +0.2 +2.79%
1999 6 +0.2 +2.77%
1998 5.8 +0.2 +2.75%
1997 5.7 +0.2 +2.79%
1996 5.5 +0.1 +2.63%
1995 5.4 +0.1 +2.77%
1994 5.2 +0.2 +3.17%
1993 5.1 +0.2 +3.24%
1992 4.9 +0.2 +3.23%
1991 4.8 +0.1 +3.18%
1990 4.6 +0.1 +3.16%
1989 4.5 +0.1 +2.58%
1988 4.4 +0.1 +1.68%
1987 4.3 +0.1 +1.32%
1986 4.2 +0.1 +1.28%
1985 4.2 +0.1 +1.26%
1984 4.1 +0.1 +1.23%
1983 4.1 +0 +1.2%
1982 4 +0 +1.17%
1981 4 +0 +1.14%
1980 3.9 +0 +1.1%
1979 3.9 +0 +1.08%
1978 3.8 +0 +1.05%
1977 3.8 +0 +1.04%
1976 3.8 +0.1 +1.5%
1975 3.7 +0.1 +1.96%
1974 3.6 +0.1 +1.95%
1973 3.6 +0.1 +1.93%
1972 3.5 +0.1 +1.98%
1971 3.4 +0.1 +2.1%
1970 3.4 +0.1 +2.24%
1969 3.3 +0.1 +2.31%
1968 3.2 +0.1 +2.28%
1967 3.1 +0.1 +2.21%
1966 3.1 +0.1 +2.14%
1965 3 +0.1 +2.08%
1964 3 +0.1 +2.03%
1963 2.9 +0.1 +1.98%
1962 2.8 +0.1 +1.93%
1961 2.8

About the indicator

Population divided by the land area of the country (excluding inland water bodies). Average density says little about actual settlement: in countries with vast deserts or tundra almost the whole population lives on a small part of the territory, so the average figure comes out an order of magnitude below the actual density of the settled areas.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by land area: it is the whole population of the group over its whole area. It cannot be an average of country densities — otherwise Monaco would weigh as much as Russia.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.