Rural population in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Rural population was 3.06 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Rural population in Central African Republic, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
Central African Republic recorded 3.06 million for rural population in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population in Central African Republic peaked at 3.06 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.36 million, in 1960.
Central African Republic ranks 90th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.43 million | 1.36 million | 1.51 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.53 million | 1.51 million | 1.56 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.64 million | 1.57 million | 1.75 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.06 million | 1.80 million | 2.33 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.62 million | 2.39 million | 2.81 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.81 million | 2.76 million | 2.88 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.94 million | 2.89 million | 3.06 million | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Central African Republic
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Rural population 55.4% (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 27.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 846.47 million current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 344,610 hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 878.1 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 302,592 metric tons (2023)
- Fertilizer consumption 0.0439 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population in Central African Republic?
- Rural population in Central African Republic was 3.06 million in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 3.06 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest rural population recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.36 million in 1960.
- How does Central African Republic rank for rural population?
- Central African Republic ranks 90th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.