Share of the population that is female in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Share of the population that is female was 51.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of the population that is female in Central African Republic, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population that is female in Central African Republic is 51.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Central African Republic peaked at 52.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 49.4%, in 1988.
Central African Republic ranks 30th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.5% | 50.4% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.3% | 50.0% | 50.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.6% | 49.4% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.6% | 49.4% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.8% | 49.7% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.0% | 50.8% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.8% | 51.4% | 52.1% | 6 |
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More gender data for Central African Republic
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 116,671 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 119,287 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 111,077 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 113,219 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 102,344 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 103,758 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 94,216 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 95,082 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 90,647 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 91,767 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that is female in Central African Republic?
- Share of the population that is female in Central African Republic was 51.9% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 52.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.4% in 1988.
- How does Central African Republic rank for share of the population that is female?
- Central African Republic ranks 30th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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