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Population in Argentina compared to the Central African Republic: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Argentina was 45,696,159 in 2024 vs 5,330,690 people in the Central African Republic in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Argentina's population is 46,048,053 people compared to 5,753,659 in the Central African Republic.

Population statistics:

  • Argentina's population is 8 times bigger than the Central African Republic's.
  • Argentina is ranked the 35th most populous country in the world, while the Central African Republic is the 118th.
  • The countries together account for 0.63% of the world: 0.56% for Argentina vs 0.07% for the Central African Republic.
  • For the last 10 years, Argentina has had an average growth rate of +0.64% per year vs +1.27% in the Central African Republic.
  • Since 2006, the population of Argentina has increased from 39.6M people to 46M (16.2% growth), while the Central African Republic has grown from 4.38M to 5.75M (31.4% growth).

Argentina vs Central African Republic: population by year and forecast

Argentina
Factual

Projection
Central African Republic
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Argentina CAR
2100 38,471,783 19,066,004
2099 38,772,947 18,985,867
2098 39,074,625 18,901,154
2097 39,376,738 18,815,607
2096 39,679,110 18,724,783
2095 39,981,245 18,626,431
2094 40,282,313 18,526,390
2093 40,582,830 18,425,013
2092 40,881,884 18,316,437
2091 41,178,738 18,205,237
2090 41,473,104 18,087,725
2089 41,763,899 17,972,896
2088 42,050,838 17,848,943
2087 42,333,938 17,721,681
2086 42,613,089 17,585,946
2085 42,887,833 17,451,621
2084 43,156,997 17,310,863
2083 43,420,795 17,164,209
2082 43,678,479 17,014,388
2081 43,929,498 16,864,906
2080 44,174,077 16,708,761
2079 44,412,059 16,556,341
2078 44,643,698 16,396,395
2077 44,867,972 16,228,166
2076 45,086,578 16,055,590
2075 45,298,701 15,881,626
2074 45,505,420 15,710,778
2073 45,705,435 15,530,355
2072 45,899,342 15,350,553
2071 46,088,206 15,162,785
2070 46,271,163 14,968,105
2069 46,448,901 14,772,746
2068 46,620,798 14,575,859
2067 46,786,379 14,373,538
2066 46,946,544 14,170,754
2065 47,101,596 13,967,146
2064 47,250,827 13,761,777
2063 47,393,888 13,548,616
2062 47,530,427 13,336,037
2061 47,659,802 13,123,628
2060 47,781,281 12,906,496
2059 47,893,477 12,688,037
2058 47,996,726 12,467,461
2057 48,089,306 12,245,441
2056 48,170,520 12,023,522
2055 48,239,306 11,801,006
2054 48,295,502 11,578,020
2053 48,339,726 11,354,432
2052 48,370,895 11,131,786
2051 48,389,268 10,910,913
2050 48,394,628 10,689,058
2049 48,387,928 10,471,199
2048 48,370,090 10,252,433
2047 48,340,778 10,037,332
2046 48,300,342 9,822,499
2045 48,248,946 9,608,962
2044 48,187,525 9,397,018
2043 48,116,784 9,188,292
2042 48,037,158 8,982,316
2041 47,948,478 8,777,138
2040 47,851,132 8,570,085
2039 47,746,488 8,360,267
2038 47,634,690 8,151,599
2037 47,517,545 7,944,754
2036 47,395,986 7,736,415
2035 47,270,379 7,527,731
2034 47,140,631 7,316,613
2033 47,007,890 7,106,984
2032 46,872,893 6,898,917
2031 46,735,140 6,691,778
2030 46,594,989 6,488,327
2029 46,452,139 6,287,899
2028 46,306,859 6,086,983
2027 46,158,426 5,892,506
2026 46,007,129 5,702,177
2025 45,853,190 5,514,692
2024 45,696,159 5,330,690
2023 45,538,401 5,152,421
2022 45,407,904 5,098,039
2021 45,312,281 5,112,100
2020 45,191,965 5,026,628
2019 44,973,465 4,944,703
2018 44,654,882 4,878,657
2017 44,288,894 4,793,511
2016 43,900,313 4,713,663
2015 43,477,012 4,629,320
2014 43,024,071 4,623,182
2013 42,582,455 4,642,419
2012 42,161,721 4,610,848
2011 41,730,660 4,565,021
2010 41,288,694 4,492,995
2009 40,854,831 4,529,047
2008 40,424,148 4,558,984
2007 40,016,763 4,462,770
2006 39,622,115 4,377,579
2005 39,216,789 4,288,810
2004 38,815,916 4,192,826
2003 38,424,282 4,103,086
2002 38,029,349 4,006,077
2001 37,624,825 3,919,487
2000 37,213,984 3,833,416
1999 36,794,682 3,729,450
1998 36,372,860 3,628,827
1997 35,947,791 3,531,700
1996 35,513,793 3,435,965
1995 35,070,020 3,348,052
1994 34,613,491 3,257,954
1993 34,152,717 3,157,839
1992 33,693,527 3,058,831
1991 33,230,294 2,963,191
1990 32,755,901 2,871,910
1989 32,270,948 2,783,970
1988 31,780,532 2,713,965
1987 31,291,762 2,669,155
1986 30,811,980 2,634,258
1985 30,336,441 2,600,932
1984 29,863,093 2,568,610
1983 29,391,332 2,537,399
1982 28,924,262 2,507,375
1981 28,463,959 2,478,402
1980 28,011,596 2,450,535
1979 27,568,895 2,423,794
1978 27,132,158 2,397,961
1977 26,701,805 2,372,930
1976 26,282,283 2,348,566
1975 25,874,107 2,313,916
1974 25,461,351 2,269,338
1973 25,046,005 2,226,008
1972 24,644,328 2,183,769
1971 24,257,208 2,141,450
1970 23,878,327 2,097,505
1969 23,508,711 2,051,515
1968 23,150,583 2,005,100
1967 22,799,059 1,960,444
1966 22,453,893 1,918,082
1965 22,112,629 1,877,854
1964 21,769,453 1,839,583
1963 21,421,705 1,803,063
1962 21,072,538 1,768,115
1961 20,726,276 1,734,580
1960 20,386,045 1,702,346

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/argentina/central-african-republic | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Argentina increased by 4,278,198 people (a 10.8% growth), while the Central African Republic gained 336,084 people (a 7.68% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Argentina gained 2,147,740 people (a 4.89% growth), while the Central African Republic's population increased by 1,039,996 people (a 22.1% growth).

Argentina was ranked 31st most populous country in 2006 and is 35th in 2026. The Central African Republic was ranked 118th in 2006 and still ranked 118th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Argentina's population will grow by 5.1% to 48,394,628 people with a rank change from 35th to 44th. The population of the Central African Republic will increase by 85.8% to 10,689,058 people and rank change from 118th to 96th.

Argentina is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 48.4M people compared to the peak of 19.1M people in 2100 for the Central African Republic.

Population growth rate by year

Argentina
Factual

Projection
Central African Republic
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Argentina CAR
2100 -0.78% 0.42%
2099 -0.77% 0.45%
2098 -0.77% 0.45%
2097 -0.76% 0.49%
2096 -0.76% 0.53%
2095 -0.75% 0.54%
2094 -0.74% 0.55%
2093 -0.73% 0.59%
2092 -0.72% 0.61%
2091 -0.71% 0.65%
2090 -0.7% 0.64%
2089 -0.68% 0.69%
2088 -0.67% 0.72%
2087 -0.66% 0.77%
2086 -0.64% 0.77%
2085 -0.62% 0.81%
2084 -0.61% 0.85%
2083 -0.59% 0.88%
2082 -0.57% 0.89%
2081 -0.55% 0.93%
2080 -0.54% 0.92%
2079 -0.52% 0.98%
2078 -0.5% 1.04%
2077 -0.48% 1.07%
2076 -0.47% 1.1%
2075 -0.45% 1.09%
2074 -0.44% 1.16%
2073 -0.42% 1.17%
2072 -0.41% 1.24%
2071 -0.4% 1.3%
2070 -0.38% 1.32%
2069 -0.37% 1.35%
2068 -0.35% 1.41%
2067 -0.34% 1.43%
2066 -0.33% 1.46%
2065 -0.32% 1.49%
2064 -0.3% 1.57%
2063 -0.29% 1.59%
2062 -0.27% 1.62%
2061 -0.25% 1.68%
2060 -0.23% 1.72%
2059 -0.22% 1.77%
2058 -0.19% 1.81%
2057 -0.17% 1.85%
2056 -0.14% 1.89%
2055 -0.12% 1.93%
2054 -0.09% 1.97%
2053 -0.06% 2%
2052 -0.04% 2.02%
2051 -0.01% 2.08%
2050 0.01% 2.08%
2049 0.04% 2.13%
2048 0.06% 2.14%
2047 0.08% 2.19%
2046 0.11% 2.22%
2045 0.13% 2.26%
2044 0.15% 2.27%
2043 0.17% 2.29%
2042 0.18% 2.34%
2041 0.2% 2.42%
2040 0.22% 2.51%
2039 0.23% 2.56%
2038 0.25% 2.6%
2037 0.26% 2.69%
2036 0.27% 2.77%
2035 0.28% 2.89%
2034 0.28% 2.95%
2033 0.29% 3.02%
2032 0.29% 3.1%
2031 0.3% 3.14%
2030 0.31% 3.19%
2029 0.31% 3.3%
2028 0.32% 3.3%
2027 0.33% 3.34%
2026 0.34% 3.4%
2025 0.34% 3.45%
2024 0.35% 3.46%
2023 0.29% 1.07%
2022 0.21% -0.28%
2021 0.27% 1.7%
2020 0.49% 1.66%
2019 0.71% 1.35%
2018 0.83% 1.78%
2017 0.89% 1.69%
2016 0.97% 1.82%
2015 1.05% 0.13%
2014 1.04% -0.41%
2013 1% 0.68%
2012 1.03% 1%
2011 1.07% 1.6%
2010 1.06% -0.8%
2009 1.07% -0.66%
2008 1.02% 2.16%
2007 1% 1.95%
2006 1.03% 2.07%
2005 1.03% 2.29%
2004 1.02% 2.19%
2003 1.04% 2.42%
2002 1.08% 2.21%
2001 1.1% 2.25%
2000 1.14% 2.79%
1999 1.16% 2.77%
1998 1.18% 2.75%
1997 1.22% 2.79%
1996 1.27% 2.63%
1995 1.32% 2.77%
1994 1.35% 3.17%
1993 1.36% 3.24%
1992 1.39% 3.23%
1991 1.45% 3.18%
1990 1.5% 3.16%
1989 1.54% 2.58%
1988 1.56% 1.68%
1987 1.56% 1.32%
1986 1.57% 1.28%
1985 1.59% 1.26%
1984 1.61% 1.23%
1983 1.61% 1.2%
1982 1.62% 1.17%
1981 1.61% 1.14%
1980 1.61% 1.1%
1979 1.61% 1.08%
1978 1.61% 1.05%
1977 1.6% 1.04%
1976 1.58% 1.5%
1975 1.62% 1.96%
1974 1.66% 1.95%
1973 1.63% 1.93%
1972 1.6% 1.98%
1971 1.59% 2.1%
1970 1.57% 2.24%
1969 1.55% 2.31%
1968 1.54% 2.28%
1967 1.54% 2.21%
1966 1.54% 2.14%
1965 1.58% 2.08%
1964 1.62% 2.03%
1963 1.66% 1.98%
1962 1.67% 1.93%
1961 1.67% 1.89%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/argentina/central-african-republic | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Argentina grew by 0.35%, while the Central African Republic's population grew by 3.46%.

Live population counters

Argentina CAR
Current population
46048053
5753659
Population rank 35/197 118/197
Percent of world population 0.56% 0.07%
One net population change
3.33 minutes
2.95 minutes
One birth every
1.04 minutes
2.2 minutes
One death every
1.51 minutes
10.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +432 +488
Annual growth/decline +157,758 +178,269
Annual growth/decline rate +0.35% +3.46%
Population growth rate rank 144/197 9/197
One migration net change every
3.07 hours
35.9 minutes
Annual migration change +2,859 -14,693
Net migration rank 54/196 143/196
Foreign-born residents 1,958,039 94,556
Foreign-born residents rank 38/195 132/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.3% 1.8%
Foreign-born share rank 102/195 135/195

Natural population change vs migration

Argentina
Natural

Migration
Central African Republic
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Argentina CAR
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 2,859 - -14,693
2024 - 3,454 - -15,357
2023 154,648 4,133 190,325 -14,682
2022 96,673 5,589 -49,456 -17,430
2021 88,677 314 124,408 -85,646
2020 151,347 292 156,911 -24,745
2019 280,005 5,397 68,523 -36,849
2018 346,031 5,742 153,361 -52,954
2017 375,260 4,931 128,461 -58,584
2016 391,767 5,215 142,419 -52,607
2015 444,161 5,464 141,912 -63,045
2014 450,462 5,794 107,448 -174,051
2013 421,694 5,275 140,489 -112,382
2012 411,540 2,978 146,791 -111,764
2011 448,730 -1,117 142,913 -86,281
2010 441,335 -5,003 130,539 -43,126
2009 439,271 -7,882 -130,613 -28,899
2008 442,442 -12,517 128,627 -28,983
2007 402,889 -18,099 123,137 -30,352
2006 424,591 -20,109 118,882 -41,282
2005 428,247 -22,068 113,534 -13,604
2004 417,970 -22,381 108,548 -16,510
2003 410,141 -22,450 105,540 -18,097
2002 424,825 -22,674 100,588 5,992
2001 430,579 -23,687 99,598 -33,006
2000 437,562 -22,775 97,468 8,079
1999 444,038 -20,220 96,108 6,284
1998 440,184 -20,326 94,361 4,479
1997 450,930 -20,651 93,378 2,034
1996 458,199 -20,486 93,369 2,697
1995 469,658 -19,815 92,748 -12,986
1994 481,958 -18,723 90,943 9,496
1993 474,791 -16,455 89,873 9,930
1992 473,226 -13,201 88,939 9,269
1991 474,960 -8,537 88,688 4,381
1990 466,640 15,719 87,507 1,995
1989 460,991 26,555 85,969 409
1988 455,701 37,594 84,654 -31,016
1987 443,404 40,859 83,408 -47,428
1986 436,760 38,586 81,149 -47,332
1985 428,866 46,889 79,266 -46,427
1984 423,279 47,659 77,395 -45,591
1983 426,145 46,438 75,399 -44,780
1982 431,926 29,616 73,330 -43,908
1981 442,501 16,569 71,391 -42,872
1980 443,732 1,932 68,759 -41,539
1979 449,952 -10,213 66,104 -39,850
1978 448,413 -14,665 63,285 -37,874
1977 441,647 -14,675 60,436 -35,782
1976 422,330 -10,235 57,725 -33,645
1975 409,561 -5,293 55,106 -9,895
1974 388,107 33,134 53,777 -9,838
1973 370,856 38,589 52,525 -9,800
1972 357,835 36,050 51,390 -9,634
1971 344,889 35,442 50,142 -7,259
1970 339,096 38,355 48,690 -3,693
1969 319,108 42,688 47,066 -80
1968 312,440 42,014 45,377 474
1967 308,904 39,711 42,979 474
1966 303,981 37,752 40,804 474
1965 304,734 36,083 38,710 474
1964 311,020 34,530 36,878 474
1963 317,041 32,866 35,218 474
1962 316,952 31,449 33,731 474
1961 317,816 26,322 32,383 474
1960 315,943 20,387 31,131 474

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/argentina/central-african-republic | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 98.5% of the population change in Argentina is from natural causes (a gain of 2,779,031 people) and 1.52% is from migration (a gain of 42,871 people). In the Central African Republic 66.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,164,312 people) and 33.3% is from migration (a loss of 580,593 people).

As of 2024, 1,958,039 residents or 4.3% of the population were not native-born in Argentina, compared to 94,556 people or 1.8% in the Central African Republic.

Biggest cities by population

Argentina
City Population
Buenos Aires 3.12M
Cordoba 1.51M
Rosario 1.04M
San Miguel de Tucuman 602K
Salta 595K
Mar del Plata 593K
San Juan 471K
Lanus 459K
Corrientes 430K
Santa Fe 409K
CAR
City Population
Bangui 889K
Berberati 76.9K
Bria 35.2K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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