Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet was 4.60 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in Central African Republic, 2017–2024
Source: FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Bai et al. (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in Central African Republic is 4.60 million people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
That places Central African Republic 60th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.20 million people | — |
| 2018 | 4.20 million people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.20 million people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.30 million people | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 4.40 million people | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 4.40 million people | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.50 million people | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 4.60 million people | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.20 million people | 4.20 million people | 4.20 million people | 3 |
| 2020s | 4.44 million people | 4.30 million people | 4.60 million people | 5 |
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More health data for Central African Republic
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 887.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5,728 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 2.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2413 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2455 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in Central African Republic?
- Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in Central African Republic was 4.60 million people in 2024, according to FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Bai et al. (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 4.60 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.20 million people in 2017.
- How does Central African Republic rank for number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Central African Republic ranks 60th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
- The figures come from FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Bai et al. (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in a given country and year.