Central African Republic vs Seychelles: Do more people live in urban or rural areas?

Central African Republic

44.6%

in 2025

Seychelles

45.5%

in 2025

Central African Republic rank

178th

Seychelles rank

175th

Do more people live in urban or rural areas? over time

Seychelles currently reports 45.5% against 44.6% in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.9%.

Across all 76 years both countries report, Seychelles has been ahead every year.

Central African Republic ranks 178th and Seychelles ranks 175th of 238 countries.

Indicator: Do more people live in urban or rural areas?
Unit: %
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 24,444 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.