Demographics of Central African Republic | |
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Population | 5,454,533 (2022 est.) |
Growth rate | 2.28% (2022 est.) |
Birth rate | 32.79 births/1,000 population (2022 est.) |
Death rate | 11.76 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.) |
Life expectancy | 55.52 years |
• male | 54.19 years |
• female | 56.88 years |
Fertility rate | 5.98 children born/woman (2022 est.) |
Infant mortality rate | 82.97 deaths/1,000 live births |
Net migration rate | -3.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.) |
Age structure | |
0–14 years | 39.49% |
65 and over | 3.35% |
Sex ratio | |
Total | 0.99 male(s)/female (2022 est.) |
At birth | 1.03 male(s)/female |
Under 15 | 1.05 male(s)/female |
65 and over | 0.64 male(s)/female |
Nationality | |
Nationality | Central African |
Language | |
Official | French |
Demographic features of the population of the Central African Republic include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
There are more than 80 ethnic groups in the Central African Republic (CAR), each with its own language. About 50% are Baya-Mandjia, 40% Banda (largely located in the northern and central parts of the country), and 7% are M'Baka (southwestern corner of the CAR). Sangho, the language of a small group along the Oubangui River, is the national language spoken by the majority of Central Africans. Only a small part of the population has more than an elemental knowledge of French, the official language.
More than 55% of the population of the CAR lives in rural areas. The chief agricultural areas are around the Bossangoa and Bambari. Bangui, Berberati, Bangassou, and Bossangoa are the most densely populated urban centers.
According to the 2022 revision of the World Population Prospects [1] [2] the total population was 5,457,154 in 2021, compared to only 1 327 000 in 1950. The proportion of children below the age of 15 in 2010 was 40.4%, 55.6% were between 15 and 65 years of age, while 4% were 65 years or older. [3]
Year | Total | 0–14 (%) | 15–64 (%) | 65+ (%) |
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1950 | 1 327 000 | 36.2 | 58.7 | 5.1 |
1955 | 1 399 000 | 37.0 | 58.3 | 4.7 |
1960 | 1 504 000 | 38.2 | 57.5 | 4.3 |
1965 | 1 649 000 | 39.6 | 56.2 | 4.2 |
1970 | 1 829 000 | 40.6 | 55.3 | 4.1 |
1975 | 2 017 000 | 41.7 | 54.2 | 4.1 |
1980 | 2 274 000 | 42.2 | 53.6 | 4.1 |
1985 | 2 627 000 | 42.4 | 53.6 | 4.0 |
1990 | 2 935 000 | 43.2 | 52.8 | 4.0 |
1995 | 3 328 000 | 42.5 | 53.5 | 4.0 |
2000 | 3 702 000 | 42.0 | 54.0 | 3.9 |
2005 | 4 018 000 | 41.6 | 54.5 | 4.0 |
2010 | 4 401 000 | 40.4 | 55.6 | 4.0 |
2015 | 4 410 000 | 40.8 | 55.8 | 4.0 |
Registration of vital events is not complete in the Central African Republic. The Population Department of the United Nations prepared the following estimates. [3]
Population (thousands) | Live births (thousands) | Deaths (thousands) | Natural change (thousands) | CBR [lower-roman 1] | CDR [lower-roman 1] | NC [lower-roman 1] | TFR [lower-roman 1] | IMR [lower-roman 1] | Life expectancy (years) | |
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1950 | 1 437 | 63 | 42 | 20 | 43.6 | 29.5 | 14.0 | 5.74 | 190.7 | 35.39 |
1951 | 1 457 | 63 | 43 | 21 | 43.5 | 29.4 | 14.1 | 5.75 | 189.7 | 35.59 |
1952 | 1 478 | 64 | 43 | 21 | 43.5 | 29.0 | 14.5 | 5.76 | 187.5 | 36.00 |
1953 | 1 500 | 65 | 43 | 22 | 43.4 | 28.6 | 14.8 | 5.76 | 185.4 | 36.40 |
1954 | 1 522 | 66 | 43 | 23 | 43.3 | 28.2 | 15.2 | 5.77 | 183.3 | 36.80 |
1955 | 1 546 | 67 | 43 | 24 | 43.3 | 27.7 | 15.6 | 5.78 | 181.3 | 37.19 |
1956 | 1 570 | 68 | 43 | 25 | 43.2 | 27.3 | 15.9 | 5.78 | 179.3 | 37.58 |
1957 | 1 596 | 69 | 43 | 26 | 43.2 | 26.8 | 16.4 | 5.79 | 177.3 | 37.97 |
1958 | 1 623 | 70 | 43 | 27 | 43.0 | 26.4 | 16.7 | 5.80 | 175.3 | 38.35 |
1959 | 1 650 | 71 | 43 | 28 | 43.0 | 25.9 | 17.0 | 5.81 | 173.3 | 38.74 |
1960 | 1 680 | 72 | 43 | 29 | 42.9 | 25.4 | 17.5 | 5.81 | 170.5 | 39.24 |
1961 | 1 710 | 73 | 43 | 31 | 42.9 | 24.9 | 18.0 | 5.83 | 167.8 | 39.74 |
1962 | 1 743 | 75 | 43 | 32 | 43.0 | 24.4 | 18.6 | 5.85 | 164.9 | 40.26 |
1963 | 1 776 | 76 | 42 | 34 | 43.0 | 23.9 | 19.1 | 5.87 | 162.0 | 40.78 |
1964 | 1 812 | 78 | 42 | 36 | 43.3 | 23.4 | 19.9 | 5.91 | 158.9 | 41.35 |
1965 | 1 849 | 80 | 42 | 38 | 43.4 | 22.9 | 20.6 | 5.94 | 155.8 | 41.93 |
1966 | 1 889 | 83 | 42 | 40 | 43.8 | 22.4 | 21.4 | 5.98 | 152.6 | 42.53 |
1967 | 1 931 | 85 | 42 | 43 | 44.0 | 21.9 | 22.1 | 6.02 | 149.4 | 43.16 |
1968 | 1 975 | 87 | 42 | 45 | 44.3 | 21.4 | 22.9 | 6.06 | 146.2 | 43.80 |
1969 | 2 022 | 89 | 42 | 47 | 44.1 | 20.9 | 23.2 | 6.04 | 143.2 | 44.44 |
1970 | 2 067 | 90 | 42 | 48 | 43.7 | 20.3 | 23.4 | 6.00 | 140.3 | 45.07 |
1971 | 2 111 | 92 | 42 | 50 | 43.5 | 19.8 | 23.7 | 5.99 | 137.6 | 45.69 |
1972 | 2 154 | 93 | 42 | 51 | 43.1 | 19.2 | 23.8 | 5.96 | 135.1 | 46.29 |
1973 | 2 196 | 94 | 41 | 53 | 42.6 | 18.7 | 23.9 | 5.93 | 132.8 | 46.85 |
1974 | 2 239 | 95 | 41 | 54 | 42.3 | 18.3 | 24.0 | 5.91 | 130.6 | 47.40 |
1975 | 2 284 | 96 | 41 | 55 | 41.9 | 17.8 | 24.1 | 5.89 | 128.5 | 47.91 |
1976 | 2 318 | 98 | 41 | 57 | 42.0 | 17.5 | 24.5 | 5.93 | 126.6 | 48.40 |
1977 | 2 342 | 100 | 41 | 60 | 42.4 | 17.2 | 25.2 | 5.97 | 124.8 | 48.84 |
1978 | 2 366 | 103 | 41 | 62 | 43.0 | 17.0 | 26.0 | 6.02 | 123.0 | 49.24 |
1979 | 2 390 | 105 | 41 | 65 | 43.6 | 16.8 | 26.8 | 6.07 | 121.4 | 49.60 |
1980 | 2 415 | 107 | 41 | 67 | 44.1 | 16.7 | 27.4 | 6.11 | 120.0 | 49.89 |
1981 | 2 441 | 110 | 41 | 69 | 44.6 | 16.5 | 28.1 | 6.14 | 118.8 | 50.16 |
1982 | 2 468 | 112 | 41 | 71 | 44.9 | 16.4 | 28.5 | 6.14 | 117.8 | 50.30 |
1983 | 2 495 | 114 | 41 | 73 | 45.2 | 16.3 | 28.9 | 6.12 | 117.0 | 50.42 |
1984 | 2 524 | 116 | 41 | 75 | 45.5 | 16.3 | 29.3 | 6.11 | 116.3 | 50.48 |
1985 | 2 553 | 118 | 42 | 77 | 45.9 | 16.2 | 29.7 | 6.11 | 115.7 | 50.52 |
1986 | 2 584 | 120 | 42 | 78 | 46.2 | 16.1 | 30.0 | 6.09 | 115.1 | 50.49 |
1987 | 2 616 | 123 | 42 | 80 | 46.5 | 16.1 | 30.4 | 6.10 | 114.7 | 50.41 |
1988 | 2 657 | 124 | 43 | 81 | 46.5 | 16.1 | 30.4 | 6.08 | 114.5 | 50.24 |
1989 | 2 724 | 127 | 44 | 83 | 46.5 | 16.1 | 30.5 | 6.06 | 114.7 | 49.99 |
1990 | 2 809 | 130 | 45 | 85 | 46.3 | 16.1 | 30.2 | 6.05 | 115.0 | 49.64 |
1991 | 2 898 | 133 | 47 | 86 | 46.0 | 16.1 | 29.8 | 6.03 | 115.2 | 49.25 |
1992 | 2 992 | 136 | 48 | 87 | 45.4 | 16.2 | 29.2 | 5.98 | 115.1 | 48.79 |
1993 | 3 089 | 139 | 50 | 88 | 44.9 | 16.3 | 28.7 | 5.94 | 114.7 | 48.35 |
1994 | 3 188 | 142 | 52 | 90 | 44.5 | 16.4 | 28.1 | 5.93 | 114.3 | 47.85 |
1995 | 3 277 | 146 | 54 | 92 | 44.5 | 16.6 | 27.9 | 5.97 | 113.8 | 47.35 |
1996 | 3 364 | 149 | 56 | 92 | 44.3 | 16.8 | 27.5 | 5.99 | 113.4 | 46.83 |
1997 | 3 458 | 151 | 59 | 93 | 43.8 | 17.0 | 26.8 | 5.96 | 112.8 | 46.32 |
1998 | 3 555 | 155 | 61 | 94 | 43.5 | 17.1 | 26.4 | 5.93 | 112.2 | 46.03 |
1999 | 3 655 | 159 | 63 | 96 | 43.4 | 17.2 | 26.2 | 5.93 | 111.4 | 45.75 |
2000 | 3 759 | 162 | 65 | 97 | 43.3 | 17.3 | 25.9 | 5.92 | 111.0 | 45.41 |
2001 | 3 845 | 165 | 67 | 99 | 42.8 | 17.2 | 25.6 | 5.85 | 110.1 | 45.39 |
2002 | 3 931 | 167 | 67 | 100 | 42.6 | 17.2 | 25.5 | 5.84 | 109.1 | 45.41 |
2003 | 4 027 | 173 | 68 | 104 | 42.8 | 16.9 | 25.9 | 5.85 | 108.1 | 45.76 |
2004 | 4 115 | 175 | 69 | 107 | 42.5 | 16.7 | 25.9 | 5.83 | 107.2 | 46.04 |
2005 | 4 209 | 180 | 69 | 111 | 42.6 | 16.4 | 26.3 | 5.85 | 106.2 | 46.43 |
2006 | 4 294 | 185 | 69 | 115 | 42.8 | 16.1 | 26.7 | 5.87 | 104.8 | 46.85 |
2007 | 4 376 | 188 | 69 | 119 | 42.8 | 15.7 | 27.1 | 5.89 | 103.4 | 47.43 |
2008 | 4 467 | 192 | 69 | 124 | 42.9 | 15.3 | 27.6 | 5.91 | 101.7 | 48.02 |
2009 | 4 565 | 197 | 68 | 129 | 43.0 | 14.9 | 28.1 | 5.92 | 99.5 | 48.65 |
2010 | 4 660 | 202 | 68 | 134 | 43.2 | 14.5 | 28.7 | 5.94 | 97.3 | 49.26 |
2011 | 4 732 | 206 | 67 | 139 | 43.2 | 14.1 | 29.1 | 5.96 | 94.7 | 49.95 |
2012 | 4 773 | 208 | 66 | 142 | 43.0 | 13.6 | 29.4 | 6.01 | 92.1 | 50.69 |
2013 | 4 802 | 206 | 65 | 141 | 42.4 | 13.4 | 29.0 | 6.02 | 89.9 | 50.90 |
2014 | 4 799 | 205 | 66 | 139 | 41.9 | 13.5 | 28.4 | 6.02 | 89.1 | 50.57 |
2015 | 4 819 | 199 | 59 | 140 | 41.0 | 12.2 | 28.9 | 6.04 | 84.7 | 52.79 |
2016 | 4 904 | 203 | 58 | 145 | 41.2 | 11.7 | 29.5 | 6.04 | 81.6 | 53.46 |
2017 | 4 997 | 209 | 58 | 151 | 41.6 | 11.5 | 30.1 | 6.05 | 79.3 | 53.72 |
2018 | 5 095 | 214 | 58 | 157 | 41.8 | 11.2 | 30.6 | 6.04 | 77.4 | 54.37 |
2019 | 5 209 | 219 | 57 | 162 | 41.9 | 10.9 | 31.0 | 6.01 | 74.6 | 55.03 |
2020 | 5 343 | 226 | 59 | 167 | 42.2 | 11.0 | 31.1 | 5.99 | 72.4 | 54.60 |
2021 | 5 457 | 235 | 63 | 172 | 42.7 | 11.4 | 31.3 | 5.98 | 71.4 | 53.90 |
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects, 2022 [4]
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Total Fertility Rate (TFR) (Wanted Fertility Rate) and Crude Birth Rate (CBR): [5]
Year | CBR (Total) | TFR (Total) | CBR (Urban) | TFR (Urban) | CBR (Rural) | TFR (Rural) |
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1994–95 | 38,0 | 5,07 (4,7) | 37,9 | 4,86 (4,3) | 37,9 | 5,23 (5,0) |
Period | Life expectancy in Years [6] |
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1950–1955 | 33.44 |
1955–1960 | 35.50 |
1960–1965 | 37.57 |
1965–1970 | 40.16 |
1970–1975 | 43.90 |
1975–1980 | 47.62 |
1980–1985 | 49.56 |
1985–1990 | 49.49 |
1990–1995 | 47.65 |
1995–2000 | 44.96 |
2000–2005 | 43.68 |
2005–2010 | 45.99 |
2010–2015 | 49.40 |
Demographic statistics according to the World Population Review in 2022. [7]
The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook. [8]
note: on 21 March 2022, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Travel Alert for polio in Africa; the Central African Republic is currently considered a high risk to travelers for polio; the CDC recommends that before any international travel, anyone unvaccinated, incompletely vaccinated, or with an unknown polio vaccination status should complete the routine polio vaccine series; before travel to any high-risk destination, CDC recommends that adults who previously completed the full, routine polio vaccine series receive a single, lifetime booster dose of polio vaccine
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Ethnic group | Percentage | Population |
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Baggara Arabs | 2.4% | 107,000 |
Baka | 0.5% | 20,000 |
Banda | 27% | 1,190,700 |
Bayaka | ? | ? |
Fula | ? | ? |
Gbaya | 33% | 1,300,000 |
Kara | 2.3% | 100,000 |
Kresh | ? | ? |
Mbaka | 4% | 176,400 |
Mandja | 13% | 573,300 |
Ngbandi | ? | ? |
Sara | 10% | 441,000 |
Vidiri | ? | ? |
Wodaabe | 2.3% | 100,000 |
Yakoma | 4% | 176,400 |
Yulu | ? | ? |
Zande | 1.4% | 62,000 |
Others | ? | ? |
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