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Central African Republic: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 5,579,144 (2022)
Population Growth Rate 2.211 annual % (2022)
Age Dependency Ratio 102.618 % of working-age population (2022)
Urban Population 43.12 % of total (2022)
Infant Mortality Rate 75.4 per 1,000 live births (2021)
Life Expectancy at Birth 53.895 years (2021)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2022)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 0.15 billion kWh (2021) #183
Consumption 0.14 billion kWh (2021) #183
Exports 0 billion kWh (2021) #96
Imports 0 billion kWh (2021) #118
Renewable Electricity Generation 0.15 billion kWh (2021) #149

Oil

Ranking
Production 0 thousand bbl/day (2021) #119
Consumption 1.97 thousand bbl/day (2021) #182
Exports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #87
Imports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #85
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0 billion bbl (2021) #100

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #97
Consumption (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #122
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #57
Imports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #86
Proved Reserves 0 trillion cu ft (2021) #100

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 39 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 1,279,261 (2018 est.)
Highways 24,000 km (2018)
Internet Users 246,000 (2016 est.)
Telephones 2,193 (2018 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationCentral Africa, north of Democratic Republic of the Congo
Total Area622,984 sq. km
Land Area622,984 sq. km
Water Area0 sq. km
Coastline0 km
Climatetropical; hot, dry winters; mild to hot, wet summers
Terrainvast, flat to rolling plateau; scattered hills in northeast and southwest
Lowest PointOubangui River 335 m
Highest Point Mont Ngaoui 1,410 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 9/11/2023
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020