Central African Republic, year by year

Every index this site holds for Central African Republic, in time order: 12 series across 1990–2025, each value as its source published it. The profile shows the latest snapshot; this is the record behind it.

HDI since 1990

Human development rose from 0.342 in 1990 to 0.414 in 2023.

UNDP Human Development Report, 2025 edition. 32 annual values, none interpolated.

Twenty years here

The world report

Life expectancy at birth: 57.7 years2024at birthUp 9.5 years from 48.2 years in 2005
Internet users: 14%2024of people onlineUp 13 points from 0% in 2006
Urban population: 45%2025of people in towns and citiesUp 6 points from 38% in 2006
Births per woman: 5.952024births per womanUp 0.14 from 5.81 in 2005
Renewable share of energy: 91%2022of energy usedLevel with 2004
Access to electricity: 18%2024of people with electricityUp 11 points from 7% in 2005
Infant mortality: 592024deaths before age one, per 1,000 birthsDown 31 from 90 in 2005
CO2 emissions per person: 0.1 t2024of CO2 per person a yearLevel with 2005
Forest area: 36%2023of land under forestDown 1 point from 37% in 2004

World Bank, from the first to the last observed year of each indicator; each has its own window.

All indexes, 1990–2025

36 years · 12 series · 32 values marked for checking

Year	HDI0–1	Life expectancy at birthyears	Internet users% of people	Urban population% of people	Births per womanbirths	Renewable share of energy% of energy	Access to electricity% of people	Infant mortalityper 1,000 births	CO2 emissions per persont/year	Forest area% of land	GDP per capitaUS$	GDP per capita, PPPintl $
1990	0.342	49.9	—	—	6.05	93.9	—	109	0.1	37.3	—	—
1991	0.336	49.6	—	37.3	6.03	94.1	—	109	0.1	37.2	—	—
1992	0.321	49.2	—	37.3	5.96	94.1	—	108	0.1	37.1	—	—
1993	0.321	48.9	—	37.4	5.93	93.8	—	107	0.1	37.1	—	—
1994	0.323	48.5	—	37.4	5.92	93.2	—	106	0.1	37.0	—	—
1995	0.326	48.1	—	37.5	5.94	93.0	3	106	0.1	37.0	—	—
1996	0.323	47.7	0.0	37.5	5.96	91.7	3	105	0.1	37.0	—	—
1997	0.325	47.3	0.0	37.6	5.92	91.9	4	104	0.1	36.9	—	—
1998	0.328	47.1	0.0	37.6	5.89	89.0	4	102	0.1	36.9	—	—
1999	0.332	46.9	0.0	37.6	5.88	89.0	5	101	0.1	36.8	—	—
2000	0.333	46.6	0.1	37.7	5.85	88.9	6	100	0.1	36.8	—	—
2001	0.335	46.7	0.1	37.8	5.81	88.9	6	98	0.1	36.7	—	—
2002	0.337	46.8	0.1	37.8	5.79	89.2	6	96	0.1	36.7	—	—
2003	0.338	47.3	0.1	37.9	5.80	90.2	7	94	0.1	36.6	—	—
2004	0.342	47.7	0.2	38.0	5.78	90.6	7	92	0.1	36.6	—	—
2005	0.346	48.2	0.3	38.0	5.81	91.0	7	90	0.1	36.5	—	—
2006	0.350	48.7	0.3	38.1	5.84	90.8	8	87	0.1	36.5	334	743
2007	0.356	49.3	0.4	38.2	5.87	90.9	8	85	0.1	36.4	381	783
2008	0.362	49.9	1.0	38.4	5.90	93.6	8	83	0.0	36.4	437	798
2009	—	14.7	1.8	38.5	5.94	93.9	9	240	0.0	36.3	456	877
2010	0.358	46.9	2.0	38.6	5.96	93.8	10	89	0.0	36.3	477	936
2011	0.377	50.1	2.2	38.8	6.01	93.3	10	78	0.1	36.2	534	980
2012	0.385	51.3	2.4	39.0	6.05	93.1	11	76	0.1	36.2	544	1062
2013	0.359	49.5	2.5	39.3	6.08	95.1	12	81	0.0	36.1	364	710
2014	0.319	40.3	2.7	39.6	6.10	94.8	12	102	0.0	36.1	410	699
2015	0.377	51.9	2.9	40.0	6.13	92.9	13	72	0.1	36.0	366	769
2016	0.376	51.0	3.1	40.4	6.13	92.1	13	77	0.1	36.0	387	826
2017	0.356	45.2	4.0	40.8	6.13	91.6	14	88	0.1	35.9	432	884
2018	0.391	52.3	5.1	41.3	6.11	91.4	15	74	0.1	35.9	455	906
2019	0.279	31.5	7.5	41.8	6.09	91.3	14	129	0.1	35.9	449	985
2020	0.386	50.6	—	42.3	6.06	90.9	15	75	0.1	35.8	463	1066
2021	0.339	40.3	—	42.9	6.05	90.9	16	96	0.1	35.8	492	1129
2022	—	18.8	13.8	43.3	6.02	90.9	16	207	0.1	35.7	467	1218
2023	0.414	57.4	13.8	43.7	6.01	—	18	61	0.1	35.7	496	1258
2024	—	57.7	13.8	44.1	5.95	—	18	59	0.1	—	516	1265
2025	—	—	—	44.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	556	1314
On the profile	0.414	57.7	13.8	44.6	5.95	90.9	—	—	0.1	35.7	556	1314

Sources: HDI: UNDP HDR 2025; Life expectancy at birth: World Bank SP.DYN.LE00.IN; Internet users: World Bank IT.NET.USER.ZS; Urban population: World Bank SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS; Births per woman: World Bank SP.DYN.TFRT.IN; Renewable share of energy: World Bank EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS; Access to electricity: World Bank EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS; Infant mortality: World Bank SP.DYN.IMRT.IN; CO2 emissions per person: World Bank EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5; Forest area: World Bank AG.LND.FRST.ZS; GDP per capita: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.CD; GDP per capita, PPP: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD. Profile snapshot from the site dataset regenerated 2026-10-04. Observed years only.

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