Population by labor force status in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Population by labor force status was 2.68 million people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population by labor force status in Central African Republic, 1991–2025
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Central African Republic recorded 2.68 million people for population by labor force status in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population by labor force status in Central African Republic peaked at 2.68 million people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.33 million people, in 1991.
That places Central African Republic 89th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.52 million people | 1.33 million people | 1.70 million people | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.91 million people | 1.74 million people | 2.07 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.25 million people | 2.06 million people | 2.42 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.55 million people | 2.46 million people | 2.68 million people | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Central African Republic
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 73.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 79.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 82.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 56.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 82.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 65.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 73.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population by labor force status in Central African Republic?
- Population by labor force status in Central African Republic was 2.68 million people in 2025, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population by labor force status recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 2.68 million people in 2025.
- What is the lowest population by labor force status recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.33 million people in 1991.
- How does Central African Republic rank for population by labor force status?
- Central African Republic ranks 89th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population by labor force status rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Population by labor force status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population below working age (under 15 years old).