Forcibly displaced people in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Forcibly displaced people was 490,761 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forcibly displaced people in Central African Republic, 2010–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
The most recent figure for forcibly displaced people in Central African Republic is 490,761, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forcibly displaced people in Central African Republic peaked at 951,958 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 124,184, in 2011.
Central African Republic ranks 47th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Forcibly displaced people in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 214,781 | — |
| 2011 | 124,184 | -42.2% |
| 2012 | 148,618 | +19.7% |
| 2013 | 951,958 | +540.5% |
| 2014 | 447,100 | -53.0% |
| 2015 | 459,664 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 424,427 | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 699,604 | +64.8% |
| 2018 | 648,049 | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 599,479 | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 691,368 | +15.3% |
| 2021 | 702,070 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 527,683 | -24.8% |
| 2023 | 577,419 | +9.4% |
| 2024 | 522,378 | -9.5% |
| 2025 | 490,761 | -6.1% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 490,761 is below the median for low income countries, which is 762,014, 64% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 490,761 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70,609, 7.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forcibly displaced people in Central African Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +540.5% | 148,618 | 951,958 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 471,786 | 124,184 | 951,958 | 10 |
| 2020s | 585,280 | 490,761 | 702,070 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
More social development data for Central African Republic
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 55,307 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 674,222 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.1223 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 674,222 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.01 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forcibly displaced people in Central African Republic?
- Forcibly displaced people in Central African Republic was 490,761 in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest forcibly displaced people recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 951,958 in 2013.
- What is the lowest forcibly displaced people recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 124,184 in 2011.
- How does Central African Republic rank for forcibly displaced people?
- Central African Republic ranks 47th out of 180 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forcibly displaced people rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), published as part of Forcibly displaced people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forcibly displaced people are represented by the sum of (1) refugees (and people in a refugee-like situation) under the mandate of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), (2) refugees under the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), (3) asylum-seekers, (4) other people in need of international protection, and (5) internally displaced people (IDPs). Situations in which people are reported in more than one of these categories are accounted for, to the extent possible.