Key demographics
- Population
- 5.7M
- Density
- 8.6/km²
- HDI
- 0.414 (Low)
- GDP per capita
- $650
- Gini index (2021)
- 43.0
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 57.7 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 5.95
- Urban population (2025)
- 44.6%
- Literacy rate (2019)
- 42.4%
- Labor force (2025)
- 73.6%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 103.6%
- Profile
- Very Young
- Urban population (2025)
- 44.6%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 46.2 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 9.4 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 41.4%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 5.95
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 58.8 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 68.9%
- Tourism (2019)
- 87.0K
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| French | français |
| Sango | yângâ tî sängö |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 73.2% |
| Islam | 13.9% |
| Traditional faiths | 12.0% |
| Other | 0.9% |
- Demonym (male)
- Central African
- Demonym (female)
- Central African
- National anthem
- La Renaissance
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 57.7 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 45.4 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 10.7% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 58.8/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 39/100
- Hospital beds (2011)
- 1.0/1000
- Physicians (2023)
- 0.07/1000
- Nurses (2023)
- 1.10/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $54
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 45.0%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2019)
- 42.4%
- Education spending (2023)
- 1.8% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 369
- Internet users (2024)
- 13.8%
- Mobile subscriptions (2022)
- 38.8/100
- Broadband (2022)
- 0.0/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 2/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2022)
- 0.0
Geography and practical
- Area
- 622,984 km²
- Continent
- Africa
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Middle Africa
- Landlocked
- Yes
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC+01:00
- Calling codes
- +236
- TLD
- .cf
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Central African Republic is composed of four equal horizontal bands of blue, white, green and yellow intersected at the center by a vertical red band of equal size as the horizontal bands. A yellow five-pointed star is situated on the hoist side of the blue band.
- National anthem
- La Renaissance
- National holiday
- 1958-12-01