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Central African Republic: area, population and density
Central African Republic has 622,980 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 5,513,282; calculated population density is 8.8 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
Central African Republic ranks 43rd of 196 by land area, 119th by population and 184th by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 622,980 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 5,513,282World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 8.8 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Central African Republic in the country comparison set
Central African Republic has 622,980 sq km of land area and a population value of 5,513,282 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 43rd by land area, 119th by population, and 184th by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
Country outline: Natural Earth Admin 0 at 1:10m. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.
Browse a separate Central African Republic first-level divisions map and list. It includes generalized reference boundaries and approximate outline-area comparisons, not official regional population or land-area statistics.
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