Central African Republic Rural Population 1960-2024

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.
  • Central African Republic rural population for 2022 was 3,173,417, a 1.39% increase from 2021.
  • Central African Republic rural population for 2021 was 3,129,787, a 1.34% increase from 2020.
  • Central African Republic rural population for 2020 was 3,088,372, a 1.81% increase from 2019.
  • Central African Republic rural population for 2019 was 3,033,389, a 1.54% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Rural Population
Ethiopia 95,420,799
Democratic Republic of Congo 52,636,799
Tanzania 41,471,864
Uganda 34,889,566
Afghanistan 30,181,937
Nepal 23,994,819
Niger 21,780,401
Yemen 20,491,585
Mozambique 20,379,448
Madagascar 17,801,970
Malawi 16,736,441
Burkina Faso 15,446,047
Chad 13,458,554
Mali 12,327,741
Rwanda 11,335,329
Zimbabwe 11,033,499
Burundi 11,031,286
North Korea 9,667,582
Syrian Arab Republic 9,564,966
Somalia 9,269,665
Senegal 8,816,497
Guinea 8,638,804
South Sudan 8,638,206
Tajikistan 7,169,192
Benin 6,738,656
Togo 4,962,262
Sierra Leone 4,833,746
Haiti 4,770,701
Central African Republic 3,173,417
Liberia 2,488,813
Eritrea 2,113,713
Guinea-Bissau 1,157,198
Gambia 978,162
Comoros 586,880
Central African Republic Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2022 3,173,417 56.88 1.38%
2021 3,129,787 57.35 1.33%
2020 3,088,372 57.80 1.80%
2019 3,033,389 58.23 1.53%
2018 2,987,375 58.64 1.29%
2017 2,949,077 59.02 1.26%
2016 2,912,198 59.38 1.17%
2015 2,878,250 59.72 -0.10%
2014 2,881,208 60.04 -0.57%
2013 2,897,641 60.34 0.15%
2012 2,893,196 60.61 0.45%
2011 2,880,145 60.87 1.15%
2010 2,847,115 61.10 1.73%
2009 2,798,337 61.31 1.85%
2008 2,747,080 61.49 1.80%
2007 2,698,020 61.66 1.64%
2006 2,654,210 61.81 1.81%
2005 2,606,573 61.93 2.09%
2004 2,552,785 62.03 2.04%
2003 2,501,313 62.12 2.29%
2002 2,444,784 62.20 2.08%
2001 2,394,525 62.28 2.12%
2000 2,344,256 62.36 2.67%
1999 2,282,516 62.44 2.65%
1998 2,222,804 62.53 2.63%
1997 2,165,211 62.61 2.65%
1996 2,108,555 62.69 2.49%
1995 2,056,756 62.77 2.62%
1994 2,003,592 62.85 3.02%
1993 1,944,061 62.93 3.08%
1992 1,885,177 63.01 3.05%
1991 1,828,497 63.09 2.98%
1990 1,774,725 63.18 2.95%
1989 1,723,162 63.26 2.17%
1988 1,686,148 63.46 1.05%
1987 1,668,592 63.79 0.70%
1986 1,656,934 64.13 0.67%
1985 1,645,916 64.47 0.65%
1984 1,635,303 64.80 0.62%
1983 1,625,206 65.14 0.60%
1982 1,615,511 65.47 0.58%
1981 1,606,136 65.80 0.56%
1980 1,597,125 66.13 0.54%
1979 1,588,469 66.45 0.54%
1978 1,579,962 66.78 0.53%
1977 1,571,584 67.10 0.54%
1976 1,563,147 67.43 0.60%
1975 1,553,733 68.03 0.62%
1974 1,544,113 68.96 0.64%
1973 1,534,213 69.87 0.67%
1972 1,523,940 70.76 0.75%
1971 1,512,565 71.64 0.90%
1970 1,498,998 72.51 1.08%
1969 1,482,885 73.36 1.19%
1968 1,465,344 74.19 1.18%
1967 1,448,146 75.00 1.21%
1966 1,430,768 75.75 1.16%
1965 1,414,264 76.48 1.12%
1964 1,398,573 77.20 1.07%
1963 1,383,671 77.90 1.04%
1962 1,369,293 78.58 1.02%
1961 1,355,446 79.25 0.99%
1960 1,342,103 79.90 0.00%