Central African Republic: cities by population
Central African Republic has a population of 5,698,984 (UN estimate, 2026), with Bangui as its capital. The 50 largest of its 51 recorded towns and cities, ranked.
+49%
since 2000 (3,833,416)
+86%
projected by 2050 (10,616,753)
9
people per km²
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.
Largest cities in Central African Republic
| # | Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangui | Bangui | 812,407 |
| 2 | Bimbo | Ombella-M'Poko | 348,802 |
| 3 | Bégoua | Ombella-M'Poko | 264,067 |
| 4 | Carnot | Mambéré | 129,032 |
| 5 | Berbérati | Mambéré-Kadéï | 103,713 |
| 6 | Bambari | Ouaka | 83,029 |
| 7 | Bouar | Nana-Mambéré | 71,680 |
| 8 | Bossangoa | Ouham | 55,353 |
| 9 | Kaga-Bandoro | Nana-Grébizi | 55,047 |
| 10 | Bangassou | Mbomou | 54,059 |
| 11 | Paoua | Lim-Pendé | 47,703 |
| 12 | Bria | Haute-Kotto | 47,226 |
| 13 | Kouango | Ouaka | 36,575 |
| 14 | Bocaranga | Ouham-Pendé | 36,418 |
| 15 | Baboua | Nana-Mambéré | 33,739 |
| 16 | Alindao | Basse-Kotto | 32,588 |
| 17 | Sibut | Kémo | 31,986 |
| 18 | Nola | Sangha-Mbaéré | 31,923 |
| 19 | Ippy | Ouaka | 28,319 |
| 20 | Ndélé | Bamingui-Bangoran | 27,071 |
| 21 | Batangafo | Ouham-Fafa | 24,119 |
| 22 | Mbaïki | Lobaye | 21,867 |
| 23 | Yaloké | Ombella-M'Poko | 21,710 |
| 24 | Bozoum | Ouham-Pendé | 20,665 |
| 25 | Abba | Nana-Mambéré | 20,043 |
| 26 | Dekoa | Kémo | 19,639 |
| 27 | Bouca | Ouham-Fafa | 19,320 |
| 28 | Boali | Ombella-M'Poko | 18,090 |
| 29 | Baoro | Nana-Mambéré | 18,089 |
| 30 | Zemio | Haut-Mbomou | 17,829 |
| 31 | Bossembélé | Ombella-M'Poko | 17,203 |
| 32 | Bobangui | Lobaye | 16,486 |
| 33 | Kabo | Ouham-Fafa | 16,279 |
| 34 | Grimari | Ouaka | 14,941 |
| 35 | Obo | Haut-Mbomou | 14,402 |
| 36 | Gamboula | Mambéré-Kadéï | 13,048 |
| 37 | Boda | Lobaye | 11,688 |
| 38 | Bossemtele I | Ouham-Pendé | 11,136 |
| 39 | Mbrés | Nana-Grébizi | 10,269 |
| 40 | Mongoumba | Lobaye | 9,985 |
| 41 | Damara | Ombella-M'Poko | 9,117 |
| 42 | Bayanga | Sangha-Mbaéré | 8,920 |
| 43 | Birao | Vakaga | 8,457 |
| 44 | Kembé | Basse-Kotto | 7,317 |
| 45 | Mobaye | Basse-Kotto | 7,179 |
| 46 | Bamingui | Bamingui-Bangoran | 6,230 |
| 47 | Ouadda | Haute-Kotto | 5,434 |
| 48 | Gambo | Mbomou | 4,971 |
| 49 | Ouango | Mbomou | 4,365 |
| 50 | Kaboro | Ouham | 2,917 |
Twenty years earlier: Central African Republic in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 3,228,916.
Common questions
What is the population of Central African Republic?
Central African Republic has a population of 5,698,984, the UN World Population Prospects estimate for 2026. The UN's medium-variant projection for 2050 is 10,616,753 — a forecast, not a measurement.
What is the capital of Central African Republic?
Bangui.