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Last update: 2025-08-05
Geographical location
Economy and finance
Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$ 76 (2024)
Inflation rate
3% (2023)
Unemployment rate
5.9% (2024)
Below the poverty line
68.8% (2021)
Gini coefficient
43 (2021)
Area (sq. km)
Total area
622 984
Land area
622 984
Popular payment systems
- PayPal
- Visa
- Mastercard
Age-sex pyramid
Phone operating systems
Android
71.8%
iOS
4.63%
Current as of
2025
Internet and telecommunications
Telephone code
+236
Internet domain
.cf
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
1 (2022)
Internet user penetration
8% (2019)
Fixed internet penetration
1% (2022)
General information
Сontinent
Africa
Time zone
UTC+1
Tier
Tier-3
ISO code
CT
Capital
Bangi
Official language
French
Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)
Total quantity
0.94
Beer
0.55
Wine
0.04
Spirits
0.02
Other alcohol
0.33
Current as of
2019
Population and society
Population size
5 650 957 (2024)
Male population
2 814 497
Female population
2 836 460
Population growth rate
1.76% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
31.9 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
11.3 (2024)
Urbanization
43.6% (2023)
Popular social networks and messengers
- Facebook
- Instagram
- TikTok
Age structure
0-14 years
8.5%
15-64 years
58%
65+ years
3.5%
Current as of
2024
Religion
Main religion
Catholicism
Non-religious
0.7%
Current as of
2020
Last update: 2025-08-05