Largest Cities by Population in the Central African Republic (2025)

Below are the urban areas with more than 100,000 inhabitants in the Central African Republic ranked by population.

Urban Area (or urban agglomeration) population refers to the population contained within the contours of a contiguous territory inhabited at urban density levels, typically comprising a city and its surrounding suburban fringe.

Rank Urban Area Population Estimate (2025) 1 Year Change (over 2024) Land Area (Km²) Density (P/Km²) Global Rank Projections (2030) Projections (2050)
1 Bangui 1,056,949 0.79% 119 8,882 485 1,194,135 1,628,188
2 Carnot 78,387 0.81% 9 8,710 7,948 90,179 129,967
3 Bouar 62,698 1.27% 13 4,823 9,885 75,717 111,887
4 Badokwa 60,959 0.99% 12 5,080 10,180 70,539 101,864
5 Bambari 56,913 1.1% 13 4,378 10,824 67,456 97,056
6 Nola 53,625 10 5,363 11,484 62,376 98,965

See also

Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025). World Urbanization Prospects: The 2025 Revision, Online Edition.