Central African Republic

Population estimates and projections 5,152,420 people 2023 · UN Population Division Median age estimates and projections 14.3 years 2023 · UN Population Division Fertility rate estimates and projections 6.01 births per woman 2023 · UN Population Division Population growth estimates and projections 3.41% 2023 · UN Population Division Population 5,513,282 people 2025 · World Bank Population growth 3.37% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 65 and over 2.2% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 0 to 14 48.7% 2025 · World Bank Fertility rate 5.95 births per woman 2024 · World Bank Crude birth rate 46.2 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Crude death rate 9.4 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Urban population share 44.6% 2025 · World Bank Adolescent birth rate 161.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 2024 · World Bank Age dependency ratio 103.6 per 100 working-age people 2025 · World Bank Population density 8.6 people per km² 2024 · World Bank Urban population growth 4.34% 2025 · World Bank

Net migration estimates and projections -2.8 per 1,000 people 2023 · UN Population Division Net migration -14,693 people 2025 · World Bank International migrant stock 1.8% 2024 · World Bank Personal remittances received 0.0% 1993 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the unemployment rate 6.3% 2025 · ILOSTAT ILO estimate of youth unemployment 10.1% 2025 · ILOSTAT Labour force participation 73.4% 2025 · ILOSTAT Women's labour force participation 65.5% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment-to-population ratio 68.8% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment in agriculture 66.1% 2025 · World Bank Employment in industry 13.4% 2025 · World Bank Employment in services 20.5% 2025 · World Bank

GDP in US dollars US$3.1 billion 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita in US dollars US$556 per person 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita, PPP Int$1,123 per person 2025 · World Bank GNI per capita, Atlas method US$560 per person 2025 · World Bank Real GDP growth 4.5% 2025 · World Bank Services share of GDP 41.4% 2025 · World Bank Investment share of GDP 9.3% 2025 · World Bank Savings share of GDP 15.1% 1994 · World Bank Household consumption per person US$459 per person 2025 · World Bank

Consumer price inflation 1.0% 2025 · World Bank Consumer price index 179.4 (2010 = 100) 2025 · World Bank Inflation measured by the GDP deflator 2.3% 2025 · World Bank Exchange rate to the US dollar 581.928 per US$ 2025 · World Bank

Slum population 68.9% 2022 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate 29.9% 2025 · ILOSTAT Primary completion (UIS) 27.0% 2019 · UNESCO UIS Lower secondary completion 12.3% 2019 · UNESCO UIS Upper secondary completion 5.6% 2019 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school children 37.9%uis_est (UIS estimate) 2012 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school adolescents 60.1% 2012 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school youth 85.9% 2012 · UNESCO UIS Primary net enrolment 62.1%uis_est (UIS estimate) 2012 · UNESCO UIS Youth literacy 50.6% 2019 · UNESCO UIS Education share of public spending 10.0% 2023 · UNESCO UIS Education spending 1.8% 2023 · World Bank Primary school enrolment (gross) 96.8% 2016 · World Bank Tertiary education enrolment (gross) 2.8% 2012 · World Bank Adult literacy rate 42.4% 2019 · World Bank Primary school completion rate 38.5% 2016 · World Bank Secondary school enrolment (gross) 15.8% 2017 · World Bank

Life expectancy estimates and projections 57.4 years 2023 · UN Population Division Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections 12.9 years 2023 · UN Population Division Healthy life expectancy 44.7 years 2023 · WHO UHC service coverage 39 2023 · WHO Alcohol consumption 1.25 litres 2024 · WHO Adult obesity 10.9% 2024 · WHO Hypertension 41.3% 2019 · WHO Suicide rate 24.0 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Premature NCD mortality 40.1% 2023 · WHO Physical inactivity 14.5% 2022 · WHO DTP3 immunisation 46% 2025 · WHO Anaemia in women 43.4% 2023 · WHO Poisoning deaths 1.8 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Nurses and midwives 4.4 per 10,000 people 2024 · WHO Dentists 0.01 per 10,000 people 2023 · WHO Life expectancy at birth 57.7 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, women 59.6 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, men 55.5 years 2024 · World Bank Health spending share of GDP 10.7% 2023 · World Bank Under-five mortality rate 89.7 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Infant mortality rate 58.8 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Maternal mortality ratio 692 per 100,000 live births 2023 · World Bank Physicians 0.07 per 1,000 people 2023 · World Bank Hospital beds 1.0 per 1,000 people 2011 · World Bank Measles immunisation 41% 2024 · World Bank Out-of-pocket health spending 45.0% 2023 · World Bank Health spending per person US$54 per person 2023 · World Bank Diabetes prevalence 7.6% 2024 · World Bank Neonatal mortality rate 29.9 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Child stunting 37.9% 2022 · World Bank Malaria incidence 343.8 per 1,000 at risk 2024 · World Bank Tuberculosis incidence 419 per 100,000 people 2024 · World Bank HIV incidence 0.95 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 2024 · World Bank

Internet users 13.8% 2024 · World Bank Mobile subscriptions 39 per 100 people 2022 · World Bank Fixed broadband subscriptions 0.0 per 100 people 2022 · World Bank

Industry share of GDP 21.2% 2025 · World Bank New businesses registered 258 companies 2024 · World Bank Medium and high-tech manufacturing 9.2% 2024 · World Bank Manufacturing share of GDP 18.0% 2023 · World Bank

Exports share of GDP 19.3% 2025 · World Bank Imports share of GDP 33.6% 2025 · World Bank Trade as a share of GDP 52.9% 2025 · World Bank Foreign direct investment inflows 1.4% 2025 · World Bank Current account balance -2.9% 1994 · World Bank High-technology exports 8.3% 2024 · World Bank

Road traffic deaths 37.7 per 100,000 people 2019 · World Bank Air passengers carried 46,364 passengers 2001 · World Bank

Access to electricity 18.2% 2024 · World Bank Clean cooking access 1.0% 2024 · World Bank Renewable energy share 90.9% 2022 · World Bank Fossil electricity share 3.5% 2021 · World Bank

Temperature change 1.30e (Estimate) °C 2025 · FAOSTAT Agrifood emissions per person 11.96e (Estimate) t CO2e per person 2024 · FAOSTAT Total greenhouse gas emissions 13.4 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Greenhouse gas emissions per person 2.5 t CO2e per person 2024 · World Bank CO2 emissions per person 0.06 t CO2 per person 2024 · World Bank Methane emissions 8.2 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Nitrous oxide emissions 4.38 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank

PM2.5 air pollution 25.0 µg/m³ 2023 · WHO Forest area 72.5% 2024 · World Bank Protected areas 14.8% 2025 · World Bank PM2.5 air pollution exposure 33.3 µg/m³ 2023 · World Bank Terrestrial protected areas 14.8% 2025 · World Bank

Basic drinking water access 36.5% 2024 · World Bank Safely managed drinking water 6.2% 2024 · World Bank Basic sanitation access 14.0% 2024 · World Bank Level of water stress 0.3% 2022 · World Bank Renewable internal freshwater per person 27,658 m³ per person 2022 · World Bank Safely managed sanitation 13.5% 2024 · World Bank

Cost of a healthy diet Int$4.34e (Estimate) per person per day 2025 · FAOSTAT Healthy diet unaffordable 87.6%e (Estimate) 2025 · FAOSTAT Pesticide use 0.02e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Nitrogen fertiliser use 0.0e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Agriculture share of GDP 27.6% 2025 · World Bank Cereal yield 788 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Agricultural land 9.3% 2024 · World Bank Capture fisheries production 29,000 tonnes 2024 · World Bank Prevalence of undernourishment 29.8% 2024 · World Bank Food production index 154.0 (2014-16 = 100) 2024 · World Bank Fertiliser use 0.0 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Land area 622,980 km² 2024 · World Bank

Gini index 43.0 (0 to 100) 2021 · World Bank Income share held by the richest 10% 33.1% 2021 · World Bank Extreme poverty rate 71.6% 2021 · World Bank Poverty rate at national poverty lines 68.8% 2021 · World Bank Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 83.9% 2021 · World Bank Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 96.1% 2021 · World Bank

Tax revenue 8.2% 2021 · World Bank Central government expense 11.7% 2021 · World Bank

Scientific and technical journal articles 26 articles 2023 · World Bank

Intentional homicides 20.1 per 100,000 people 2016 · World Bank

Women in national parliament 11.4% 2025 · World Bank