Rural population share — all countries

Rural population share — Central African Republic

Rural population share in the Central African Republic in 2025 — 55.4%. Ranked 55 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 24.4 pp.

2025 55.4% −0.4 pp vs 2024
World rank 55of 217
Period maximum 79.9%1960
Period minimum 55.4%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Rural population share — Central African Republic, 1960–20255060708019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 79.9%1962: 78.8%1964: 77.5%1966: 76%1968: 74.4%1970: 72.4%1972: 69.3%1974: 66.5%1976: 65.2%1978: 64.6%1980: 64.1%1982: 63.7%1984: 63.4%1986: 63.2%1988: 63%1990: 62.8%1992: 62.7%1994: 62.6%1996: 62.5%1998: 62.4%2000: 62.3%2002: 62.2%2004: 62%2006: 61.9%2008: 61.7%2010: 61.4%2012: 61%2014: 60.4%2016: 59.6%2018: 58.7%2020: 57.7%2022: 56.7%2024: 55.9%2025: 55.4%
Change over the period: −24.4 pp Annual average: -0.38 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Central African Republic 55.4%
World 42.2%
Middle Africa computed 49.1%
Low-income countries computed 64.4%
Rural population share — Central African Republic, by year Central African Republic All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 55.4 −0.4 pp
2024 55.9 −0.4 pp
2023 56.3 −0.4 pp
2022 56.7 −0.4 pp
2021 57.1 −0.5 pp
2020 57.7 −0.5 pp
2019 58.2 −0.5 pp
2018 58.7 −0.5 pp
2017 59.2 −0.4 pp
2016 59.6 −0.4 pp
2015 60 −0.4 pp
2014 60.4 −0.3 pp
2013 60.7 −0.3 pp
2012 61 −0.2 pp
2011 61.2 −0.2 pp
2010 61.4 −0.1 pp
2009 61.5 −0.1 pp
2008 61.7 −0.1 pp
2007 61.8 −0.1 pp
2006 61.9 −0.1 pp
2005 62 −0.1 pp
2004 62 −0.1 pp
2003 62.1 −0.1 pp
2002 62.2 −0.1 pp
2001 62.2 −0.1 pp
2000 62.3 −0 pp
1999 62.3 −0 pp
1998 62.4 −0 pp
1997 62.4 −0 pp
1996 62.5 −0 pp
1995 62.5 −0 pp
1994 62.6 −0 pp
1993 62.6 −0.1 pp
1992 62.7 −0.1 pp
1991 62.7 −0.1 pp
1990 62.8 −0.1 pp
1989 62.9 −0.1 pp
1988 63 −0.1 pp
1987 63.1 −0.1 pp
1986 63.2 −0.1 pp
1985 63.3 −0.1 pp
1984 63.4 −0.1 pp
1983 63.5 −0.2 pp
1982 63.7 −0.2 pp
1981 63.9 −0.2 pp
1980 64.1 −0.2 pp
1979 64.3 −0.3 pp
1978 64.6 −0.3 pp
1977 64.8 −0.3 pp
1976 65.2 −0.4 pp
1975 65.6 −0.9 pp
1974 66.5 −1.3 pp
1973 67.8 −1.5 pp
1972 69.3 −1.6 pp
1971 70.9 −1.5 pp
1970 72.4 −1.1 pp
1969 73.5 −0.9 pp
1968 74.4 −0.8 pp
1967 75.3 −0.8 pp
1966 76 −0.7 pp
1965 76.8 −0.7 pp
1964 77.5 −0.7 pp
1963 78.1 −0.6 pp
1962 78.8 −0.6 pp
1961 79.3 −0.5 pp
1960 79.9

About the indicator

The share of population living outside urban settlements, as a percent of the total. It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and therefore inherits every particularity of national definitions of urban areas.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.