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Central African Republic

Country

Member state of the United Nations.[1]

Capital
Population
5,513,282 in 2025[3]
Other published figures
  • 5,152,421in 2023[4]
Land area
622,980 km²[5]
Total area
622,984 km²[6] land and water
Official languages
Currency
Land borders
Cameroon, Sudan, Chad, South Sudan, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo[11]
Coast
No ocean coast (landlocked)[12][11]
Continent
Official names
  • Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka[13]
  • République centrafricaine[14]
  • Central African Republic[15]

Parts of Central African Republic

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Through time

Population over time[3]
196020255.5M

1,702,346 in 1960, 5,513,282 in 2025

Show as a table
YearPopulation
19601,702,346
19611,734,580
19621,768,115
19631,803,063
19641,839,583
19651,877,854
19661,918,082
19671,960,444
19682,005,100
19692,051,515
19702,097,505
19712,141,450
19722,183,769
19732,226,008
19742,269,338
19752,313,916
19762,348,566
19772,372,930
19782,397,961
19792,423,794
19802,450,535
19812,478,402
19822,507,375
19832,537,399
19842,568,610
19852,600,932
19862,634,258
19872,669,155
19882,713,965
19892,783,970
19902,871,910
19912,963,191
19923,058,831
19933,157,839
19943,257,954
19953,348,052
19963,435,965
19973,531,700
19983,628,827
19993,729,450
20003,833,416
20013,919,487
20024,006,077
20034,103,086
20044,192,826
20054,288,810
20064,377,579
20074,462,770
20084,558,984
20094,529,047
20104,492,995
20114,565,021
20124,610,848
20134,642,419
20144,623,182
20154,629,320
20164,713,663
20174,793,511
20184,878,657
20194,944,703
20205,026,628
20215,112,100
20225,098,039
20235,152,421
20245,330,690
20255,513,282

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Codes

ISO alpha-2
CF[16]
ISO alpha-3
CAF[17]
ISO numeric
140[18]

Changes to this page's data

No changes recorded since the dataset of 5 November 2026.

Sources

  1. United Nations: Member States (checked 2026-11-05) Published directly by the source.
  2. Wikidata: Central African Republic (Q929), capital: Bangui (revision 2564285015) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  3. World Bank, World Development Indicators: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL) (2026-10-08) Published directly by the source.
  4. Wikidata: Central African Republic (Q929), population (revision 2564285015) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  5. World Bank, World Development Indicators: Land area (sq. km) (AG.LND.TOTL.K2) (2026-10-08) Published directly by the source.
  6. Wikidata: Central African Republic (Q929), area (revision 2564285015) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  7. Wikidata: Central African Republic (Q929), official language: French (revision 2564285015) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  8. Wikidata: Central African Republic (Q929), official language: Sango (revision 2564285015) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  9. Wikidata: Central African Republic (Q929), currency: Central African CFA franc (revision 2564285015) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  10. Wikidata: Central African Republic (Q929), continent: Africa (revision 2564285015) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  11. Natural Earth: Admin 0 countries, 1:50m (revision v5.1.2) Published directly by the source.
  12. Wikidata: Central African Republic (Q929), instance of (revision 2564285015) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  13. Wikidata: Central African Republic (Q929), official name (revision 2564285015) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  14. Wikidata: Central African Republic (Q929), official name (revision 2564285015) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  15. Wikidata: Central African Republic (Q929), official name (revision 2564285015) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
    • Cites: Official Names of the United Nations Membership
  16. Wikidata: Central African Republic (Q929), ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code (revision 2564285015) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  17. Wikidata: Central African Republic (Q929), ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code (revision 2564285015) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  18. Wikidata: Central African Republic (Q929), ISO 3166-1 numeric code (revision 2564285015) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.

Flag image: Flag of the Central African Republic.svg, Public domain, Barthélemy Boganda, via Wikimedia Commons.