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Central African Republic

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Capital
Bangui
Currency
Central African CFA franc
Continent
Africa
Area
622,984 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q929 ↗ · Official languages: French, Sango
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population ↗
5.51M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP ↗
3.07B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita ↗
556.13 · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation ↗
1 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment ↗
6.25 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate ↗
5.95 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy ↗
57.67 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

Population

All countries ↗
people · 2006–2025
2025Central African Republic: 5.51M
Central African Republic · Population4.26M4.6M4.95M5.29M5.63M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Central African Republic · Population · people
YearCentral African Republic
20255,513,282
20245,330,690
20235,152,421
20225,098,039
20215,112,100
20205,026,628
20194,944,703
20184,878,657
20174,793,511
20164,713,663
20154,629,320
20144,623,182
20134,642,419
20124,610,848
20114,565,021
20104,492,995
20094,529,047
20084,558,984
20074,462,770
20064,377,579

GDP

All countries ↗
current US$ · 2006–2025
2025Central African Republic: 3.07B
Central African Republic · GDP1.3B1.78B2.26B2.75B3.23B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Central African Republic · GDP · current US$
YearCentral African Republic
20253,066,109,226.4
20242,751,494,281.07
20232,555,492,085.95
20222,382,618,615.02
20212,516,498,412.46
20202,326,720,900.38
20192,221,301,351.44
20182,220,979,146.11
20172,072,349,972.68
20161,825,018,144.66
20151,695,825,714.19
20141,894,813,389.4
20131,691,544,110.19
20122,510,126,512.23
20112,437,982,705.12
20102,142,591,540.4
20092,067,381,665.25
20081,993,407,888.5
20071,699,811,294.95
20061,461,859,762.33

GDP per capita

All countries ↗
current US$ / person · 2006–2025
2025Central African Republic: 556.13
Central African Republic · GDP per capita311.72378.38445.04511.69578.352006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Central African Republic · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearCentral African Republic
2025556.13
2024516.16
2023495.98
2022467.36
2021492.26
2020462.88
2019449.23
2018455.24
2017432.32
2016387.18
2015366.32
2014409.85
2013364.37
2012544.4
2011534.06
2010476.87
2009456.47
2008437.25
2007380.89
2006333.94

Inflation

All countries ↗
% · 2006–2025
2025Central African Republic: 1
Central African Republic · Inflation-0.433.757.9312.1116.292006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Central African Republic · Inflation · %
YearCentral African Republic
20251
20241.48
20232.98
20225.58
20214.26
20201.71
20192.69
20181.61
20174.18
20164.95
20151.4
201414.9
20136.99
20125.48
20111.19
20101.49
20093.52
20089.26
20070.96
20066.7

Unemployment

All countries ↗
% of labor force · 2006–2025
2025Central African Republic: 6.25
Central African Republic · Unemployment5.395.756.116.466.822006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Central African Republic · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearCentral African Republic
20256.25
20246.25
20236.18
20226.29
20216.7
20206.52
20195.92
20185.83
20175.84
20165.79
20155.78
20145.63
20135.57
20125.58
20115.64
20105.66
20095.58
20085.51
20075.56
20065.61

Fertility rate

All countries ↗
births / woman · 2006–2025
2025Central African Republic: —
Central African Republic · Fertility rate5.815.95.986.076.162006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Central African Republic · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearCentral African Republic
2025No data available
20245.95
20236.01
20226.02
20216.05
20206.06
20196.09
20186.11
20176.13
20166.13
20156.13
20146.1
20136.08
20126.05
20116.01
20105.96
20095.94
20085.9
20075.87
20065.84

Life expectancy

All countries ↗
years · 2006–2025
2025Central African Republic: —
Central African Republic · Life expectancy10.3623.2736.1749.0761.972006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Central African Republic · Life expectancy · years
YearCentral African Republic
2025No data available
202457.67
202357.41
202218.82
202140.28
202050.6
201931.53
201852.3
201745.23
201651
201551.93
201440.27
201349.49
201251.34
201150.11
201046.87
200914.67
200849.87
200749.33
200648.69
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology ↗

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