Central African Republic - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Central African Republic was 2,038,064 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,038,064 in 2020 and a minimum value of 301,835 in 1960.

Definition: 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 301,835
1961 316,672
1962 332,388
1963 349,042
1964 366,813
1965 385,642
1966 405,741
1967 427,077
1968 450,265
1969 473,980
1970 497,923
1971 521,897
1972 546,103
1973 570,975
1974 597,426
1975 626,110
1976 650,528
1977 671,071
1978 693,542
1979 718,145
1980 745,011
1981 774,484
1982 806,439
1983 839,637
1984 872,341
1985 903,284
1986 931,766
1987 958,313
1988 984,513
1989 1,008,893
1990 1,033,582
1991 1,062,342
1992 1,094,533
1993 1,129,146
1994 1,164,627
1995 1,199,829
1996 1,234,369
1997 1,268,566
1998 1,302,438
1999 1,336,285
2000 1,370,218
2001 1,403,944
2002 1,437,281
2003 1,470,348
2004 1,503,409
2005 1,537,371
2006 1,572,816
2007 1,609,473
2008 1,645,503
2009 1,678,400
2010 1,706,627
2011 1,729,234
2012 1,747,414
2013 1,764,188
2014 1,783,838
2015 1,809,714
2016 1,843,116
2017 1,883,450
2018 1,930,199
2019 1,982,061
2020 2,038,064

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Central African Republic was 42.20 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 42.20 in 2020, while its lowest value was 20.10 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 20.10
1961 20.75
1962 21.42
1963 22.10
1964 22.80
1965 23.52
1966 24.25
1967 25.00
1968 25.82
1969 26.65
1970 27.49
1971 28.36
1972 29.24
1973 30.13
1974 31.05
1975 31.97
1976 32.58
1977 32.90
1978 33.22
1979 33.55
1980 33.87
1981 34.20
1982 34.53
1983 34.86
1984 35.20
1985 35.53
1986 35.87
1987 36.21
1988 36.55
1989 36.74
1990 36.83
1991 36.91
1992 36.99
1993 37.07
1994 37.15
1995 37.23
1996 37.31
1997 37.39
1998 37.48
1999 37.56
2000 37.64
2001 37.72
2002 37.80
2003 37.88
2004 37.97
2005 38.07
2006 38.19
2007 38.34
2008 38.51
2009 38.69
2010 38.90
2011 39.14
2012 39.39
2013 39.66
2014 39.96
2015 40.28
2016 40.62
2017 40.98
2018 41.36
2019 41.77
2020 42.20

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization