Statizoid

Central African Republic vs Gabon: Urban population

Central African Republic
2.46 million
in 2025
Gabon
2.39 million
in 2025
Central African Republic rank
131st
Gabon rank
133rd

Urban population over time

  • Central African Republic
  • Gabon
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How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 2.46 million against 2.39 million in Gabon, a difference of 68,390.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Globally, Central African Republic ranks 131st and Gabon ranks 133rd of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.