Bangui, Central African Republic Metro Area Population 1950-2024

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Bangui, Central African Republic metro area from 1950 to 2024. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
  • The current metro area population of Bangui in 2024 is 986,000, a 2.92% increase from 2023.
  • The metro area population of Bangui in 2023 was 958,000, a 2.68% increase from 2022.
  • The metro area population of Bangui in 2022 was 933,000, a 2.53% increase from 2021.
  • The metro area population of Bangui in 2021 was 910,000, a 2.36% increase from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

MLA Citation:
Other Cities in Central African Republic
City Name Population
Bangui 986,000
Bangui - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2024 986,000 2.92%
2023 958,000 2.68%
2022 933,000 2.53%
2021 910,000 2.36%
2020 889,000 2.18%
2019 870,000 2.23%
2018 851,000 2.16%
2017 833,000 2.21%
2016 815,000 2.13%
2015 798,000 2.18%
2014 781,000 2.23%
2013 764,000 2.14%
2012 748,000 2.19%
2011 732,000 2.09%
2010 717,000 2.14%
2009 702,000 2.18%
2008 687,000 2.23%
2007 672,000 2.13%
2006 658,000 2.17%
2005 644,000 2.22%
2004 630,000 2.11%
2003 617,000 2.15%
2002 604,000 2.20%
2001 591,000 2.07%
2000 579,000 2.30%
1999 566,000 2.17%
1998 554,000 2.21%
1997 542,000 2.07%
1996 531,000 2.12%
1995 520,000 2.16%
1994 509,000 2.21%
1993 498,000 2.26%
1992 487,000 2.10%
1991 477,000 2.14%
1990 467,000 2.19%
1989 457,000 2.70%
1988 445,000 3.01%
1987 432,000 3.35%
1986 418,000 3.21%
1985 405,000 3.05%
1984 393,000 3.15%
1983 381,000 3.25%
1982 369,000 3.07%
1981 358,000 3.17%
1980 347,000 3.27%
1979 336,000 3.07%
1978 326,000 3.16%
1977 316,000 3.27%
1976 306,000 5.15%
1975 291,000 7.38%
1974 271,000 7.54%
1973 252,000 7.23%
1972 235,000 7.31%
1971 219,000 7.35%
1970 204,000 7.37%
1969 190,000 7.34%
1968 177,000 7.27%
1967 165,000 7.84%
1966 153,000 7.75%
1965 142,000 8.40%
1964 131,000 9.17%
1963 120,000 8.11%
1962 111,000 8.82%
1961 102,000 8.51%
1960 94,000 6.82%
1959 88,000 4.76%
1958 84,000 6.33%
1957 79,000 5.33%
1956 75,000 5.63%
1955 71,000 10.94%
1954 64,000 12.28%
1953 57,000 9.62%
1952 52,000 10.64%
1951 47,000 11.90%
1950 42,000 0.00%