# Population density in Central African Republic

Population density in Central African Republic was 8.6 inhabitants per km² in 2024. Source: World Bank.

- Indicator id: `population_density`
- Place id: `cf`
- Unit: inhabitants per km²
- Definition: Resident population divided by land area in km². World Bank figures use mid-year population and land area excluding inland water.
- Note: United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July divided by land area (water excluded) from the latest Census Gazetteer files. US tables often give people per square mile; multiply persons per km² by 2.59 to compare.
- Source: World Bank, Population density, people per km² of land area (EN.POP.DNST) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.POP.DNST)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-09
- License: CC BY 4.0 (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Population density, people per km² of land area (EN.POP.DNST). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.POP.DNST. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/population-density/central-african-republic
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/population-density/central-african-republic.csv
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=population_density&place=cf

| Period | inhabitants per km² |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | 8.6 |
| 2023 | 8.3 |
| 2022 | 8.2 |
| 2021 | 8.2 |
| 2020 | 8.1 |
| 2019 | 7.9 |
| 2018 | 7.8 |
| 2017 | 7.7 |
| 2016 | 7.6 |
| 2015 | 7.4 |
| 2014 | 7.4 |
| 2013 | 7.5 |
| 2012 | 7.4 |
| 2011 | 7.3 |
| 2010 | 7.2 |
| 2009 | 7.3 |
| 2008 | 7.3 |
| 2007 | 7.2 |
| 2006 | 7 |
| 2005 | 6.9 |
| 2004 | 6.7 |
| 2003 | 6.6 |
| 2002 | 6.4 |
| 2001 | 6.3 |
| 2000 | 6.2 |
| 1999 | 6 |
| 1998 | 5.8 |
| 1997 | 5.7 |
| 1996 | 5.5 |
| 1995 | 5.4 |
| 1994 | 5.2 |
| 1993 | 5.1 |
| 1992 | 4.9 |
| 1991 | 4.8 |
| 1990 | 4.6 |
| 1989 | 4.5 |
| 1988 | 4.4 |
| 1987 | 4.3 |
| 1986 | 4.2 |
| 1985 | 4.2 |
| 1984 | 4.1 |
| 1983 | 4.1 |
| 1982 | 4 |
| 1981 | 4 |
| 1980 | 3.9 |
| 1979 | 3.9 |
| 1978 | 3.8 |
| 1977 | 3.8 |
| 1976 | 3.8 |
| 1975 | 3.7 |
| 1974 | 3.6 |
| 1973 | 3.6 |
| 1972 | 3.5 |
| 1971 | 3.4 |
| 1970 | 3.4 |
| 1969 | 3.3 |
| 1968 | 3.2 |
| 1967 | 3.1 |
| 1966 | 3.1 |
| 1965 | 3 |
| 1964 | 3 |
| 1963 | 2.9 |
| 1962 | 2.8 |
| 1961 | 2.8 |