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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 211,998,573 in 2024 vs 5,330,690 people in the Central African Republic in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,824,938 people compared to 5,753,659 in the Central African Republic.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 37.2 times bigger than the Central African Republic's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while the Central African Republic is the 118th.
  • The countries together account for 2.65% of the world: 2.58% for Brazil vs 0.07% for the Central African Republic.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.6% per year vs +1.27% in the Central African Republic.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while the Central African Republic has grown from 4.38M to 5.75M (31.4% growth).

Brazil vs Central African Republic: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Central African Republic
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil CAR
2100 164,294,719 19,066,004
2099 165,504,324 18,985,867
2098 166,724,540 18,901,154
2097 167,957,900 18,815,607
2096 169,198,878 18,724,783
2095 170,447,187 18,626,431
2094 171,702,406 18,526,390
2093 172,959,201 18,425,013
2092 174,226,209 18,316,437
2091 175,495,014 18,205,237
2090 176,771,657 18,087,725
2089 178,046,664 17,972,896
2088 179,329,069 17,848,943
2087 180,613,269 17,721,681
2086 181,900,405 17,585,946
2085 183,185,504 17,451,621
2084 184,470,859 17,310,863
2083 185,757,734 17,164,209
2082 187,047,504 17,014,388
2081 188,336,189 16,864,906
2080 189,617,504 16,708,761
2079 190,892,825 16,556,341
2078 192,160,856 16,396,395
2077 193,420,209 16,228,166
2076 194,668,253 16,055,590
2075 195,904,930 15,881,626
2074 197,131,520 15,710,778
2073 198,346,178 15,530,355
2072 199,541,890 15,350,553
2071 200,718,990 15,162,785
2070 201,872,528 14,968,105
2069 203,003,940 14,772,746
2068 204,112,753 14,575,859
2067 205,191,144 14,373,538
2066 206,245,316 14,170,754
2065 207,268,823 13,967,146
2064 208,258,342 13,761,777
2063 209,219,808 13,548,616
2062 210,147,571 13,336,037
2061 211,035,957 13,123,628
2060 211,887,727 12,906,496
2059 212,703,223 12,688,037
2058 213,475,371 12,467,461
2057 214,208,817 12,245,441
2056 214,897,416 12,023,522
2055 215,547,622 11,801,006
2054 216,155,836 11,578,020
2053 216,720,807 11,354,432
2052 217,240,244 11,131,786
2051 217,710,548 10,910,913
2050 218,139,994 10,689,058
2049 218,529,238 10,471,199
2048 218,862,226 10,252,433
2047 219,144,767 10,037,332
2046 219,374,582 9,822,499
2045 219,555,915 9,608,962
2044 219,680,790 9,397,018
2043 219,751,357 9,188,292
2042 219,767,446 8,982,316
2041 219,726,082 8,777,138
2040 219,627,035 8,570,085
2039 219,488,186 8,360,267
2038 219,300,758 8,151,599
2037 219,070,710 7,944,754
2036 218,795,673 7,736,415
2035 218,478,532 7,527,731
2034 218,116,666 7,316,613
2033 217,714,006 7,106,984
2032 217,266,965 6,898,917
2031 216,776,060 6,691,778
2030 216,239,032 6,488,327
2029 215,655,337 6,287,899
2028 215,029,016 6,086,983
2027 214,352,035 5,892,506
2026 213,629,498 5,702,177
2025 212,848,504 5,514,692
2024 211,998,573 5,330,690
2023 211,140,729 5,152,421
2022 210,306,415 5,098,039
2021 209,550,294 5,112,100
2020 208,660,842 5,026,628
2019 207,455,459 4,944,703
2018 206,107,261 4,878,657
2017 204,703,445 4,793,511
2016 203,218,114 4,713,663
2015 201,675,532 4,629,320
2014 200,085,127 4,623,182
2013 198,478,299 4,642,419
2012 196,876,111 4,610,848
2011 195,284,734 4,565,021
2010 193,701,929 4,492,995
2009 192,079,951 4,529,047
2008 190,367,302 4,558,984
2007 188,552,320 4,462,770
2006 186,653,106 4,377,579
2005 184,688,101 4,288,810
2004 182,675,143 4,192,826
2003 180,622,688 4,103,086
2002 178,503,484 4,006,077
2001 176,301,203 3,919,487
2000 174,018,282 3,833,416
1999 171,641,543 3,729,450
1998 169,159,655 3,628,827
1997 166,661,659 3,531,700
1996 164,202,549 3,435,965
1995 161,735,073 3,348,052
1994 159,265,006 3,257,954
1993 156,794,577 3,157,839
1992 154,275,079 3,058,831
1991 151,724,256 2,963,191
1990 149,143,223 2,871,910
1989 146,502,972 2,783,970
1988 143,826,357 2,713,965
1987 141,104,944 2,669,155
1986 138,336,370 2,634,258
1985 135,515,595 2,600,932
1984 132,658,864 2,568,610
1983 129,790,077 2,537,399
1982 126,923,155 2,507,375
1981 124,063,109 2,478,402
1980 121,207,461 2,450,535
1979 118,380,821 2,423,794
1978 115,600,942 2,397,961
1977 112,875,292 2,372,930
1976 110,213,349 2,348,566
1975 107,619,565 2,313,916
1974 105,089,675 2,269,338
1973 102,600,976 2,226,008
1972 100,146,797 2,183,769
1971 97,739,273 2,141,450
1970 95,375,651 2,097,505
1969 93,045,777 2,051,515
1968 90,741,240 2,005,100
1967 88,446,124 1,960,444
1966 86,139,359 1,918,082
1965 83,817,583 1,877,854
1964 81,488,595 1,839,583
1963 79,164,235 1,803,063
1962 76,865,323 1,768,115
1961 74,605,447 1,734,580
1960 72,388,126 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/brazil/central-african-republic | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brazil increased by 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth), while the Central African Republic gained 336,084 people (a 7.68% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% growth), while the Central African Republic's population increased by 1,039,996 people (a 22.1% growth).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th 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) Brazil's population will grow by 2.02% to 218,139,994 people with a rank change from 7th to 9th. The population of the Central African Republic will increase by 85.8% to 10,689,058 people and rank change from 118th to 96th.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people compared to the peak of 19.1M people in 2100 for the Central African Republic.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Central African Republic
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil CAR
2100 -0.73% 0.42%
2099 -0.73% 0.45%
2098 -0.73% 0.45%
2097 -0.73% 0.49%
2096 -0.73% 0.53%
2095 -0.73% 0.54%
2094 -0.73% 0.55%
2093 -0.73% 0.59%
2092 -0.72% 0.61%
2091 -0.72% 0.65%
2090 -0.72% 0.64%
2089 -0.72% 0.69%
2088 -0.71% 0.72%
2087 -0.71% 0.77%
2086 -0.7% 0.77%
2085 -0.7% 0.81%
2084 -0.69% 0.85%
2083 -0.69% 0.88%
2082 -0.68% 0.89%
2081 -0.68% 0.93%
2080 -0.67% 0.92%
2079 -0.66% 0.98%
2078 -0.65% 1.04%
2077 -0.64% 1.07%
2076 -0.63% 1.1%
2075 -0.62% 1.09%
2074 -0.61% 1.16%
2073 -0.6% 1.17%
2072 -0.59% 1.24%
2071 -0.57% 1.3%
2070 -0.56% 1.32%
2069 -0.54% 1.35%
2068 -0.53% 1.41%
2067 -0.51% 1.43%
2066 -0.49% 1.46%
2065 -0.48% 1.49%
2064 -0.46% 1.57%
2063 -0.44% 1.59%
2062 -0.42% 1.62%
2061 -0.4% 1.68%
2060 -0.38% 1.72%
2059 -0.36% 1.77%
2058 -0.34% 1.81%
2057 -0.32% 1.85%
2056 -0.3% 1.89%
2055 -0.28% 1.93%
2054 -0.26% 1.97%
2053 -0.24% 2%
2052 -0.22% 2.02%
2051 -0.2% 2.08%
2050 -0.18% 2.08%
2049 -0.15% 2.13%
2048 -0.13% 2.14%
2047 -0.1% 2.19%
2046 -0.08% 2.22%
2045 -0.06% 2.26%
2044 -0.03% 2.27%
2043 -0.007% 2.29%
2042 0.02% 2.34%
2041 0.05% 2.42%
2040 0.06% 2.51%
2039 0.09% 2.56%
2038 0.11% 2.6%
2037 0.13% 2.69%
2036 0.15% 2.77%
2035 0.17% 2.89%
2034 0.18% 2.95%
2033 0.21% 3.02%
2032 0.23% 3.1%
2031 0.25% 3.14%
2030 0.27% 3.19%
2029 0.29% 3.3%
2028 0.32% 3.3%
2027 0.34% 3.34%
2026 0.37% 3.4%
2025 0.4% 3.45%
2024 0.41% 3.46%
2023 0.4% 1.07%
2022 0.36% -0.28%
2021 0.43% 1.7%
2020 0.58% 1.66%
2019 0.65% 1.35%
2018 0.69% 1.78%
2017 0.73% 1.69%
2016 0.76% 1.82%
2015 0.79% 0.13%
2014 0.81% -0.41%
2013 0.81% 0.68%
2012 0.81% 1%
2011 0.82% 1.6%
2010 0.84% -0.8%
2009 0.9% -0.66%
2008 0.96% 2.16%
2007 1.02% 1.95%
2006 1.06% 2.07%
2005 1.1% 2.29%
2004 1.14% 2.19%
2003 1.19% 2.42%
2002 1.25% 2.21%
2001 1.31% 2.25%
2000 1.38% 2.79%
1999 1.47% 2.77%
1998 1.5% 2.75%
1997 1.5% 2.79%
1996 1.53% 2.63%
1995 1.55% 2.77%
1994 1.58% 3.17%
1993 1.63% 3.24%
1992 1.68% 3.23%
1991 1.73% 3.18%
1990 1.8% 3.16%
1989 1.86% 2.58%
1988 1.93% 1.68%
1987 2% 1.32%
1986 2.08% 1.28%
1985 2.15% 1.26%
1984 2.21% 1.23%
1983 2.26% 1.2%
1982 2.31% 1.17%
1981 2.36% 1.14%
1980 2.39% 1.1%
1979 2.4% 1.08%
1978 2.41% 1.05%
1977 2.42% 1.04%
1976 2.41% 1.5%
1975 2.41% 1.96%
1974 2.43% 1.95%
1973 2.45% 1.93%
1972 2.46% 1.98%
1971 2.48% 2.1%
1970 2.5% 2.24%
1969 2.54% 2.31%
1968 2.59% 2.28%
1967 2.68% 2.21%
1966 2.77% 2.14%
1965 2.86% 2.08%
1964 2.94% 2.03%
1963 2.99% 1.98%
1962 3.03% 1.93%
1961 3.06% 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/brazil/central-african-republic | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Brazil grew by 0.41%, while the Central African Republic's population grew by 3.46%.

Live population counters

Brazil CAR
Current population
213824938
5753659
Population rank 7/197 118/197
Percent of world population 2.58% 0.07%
One net population change
36.8 seconds
2.95 minutes
One birth every
12.1 seconds
2.2 minutes
One death every
21.1 seconds
10.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,350 +488
Annual growth/decline +857,844 +178,269
Annual growth/decline rate +0.41% +3.46%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 9/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
35.9 minutes
Annual migration change -217,283 -14,693
Net migration rank 186/196 143/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 94,556
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 132/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 1.8%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 135/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
Central African Republic
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil CAR
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - -14,693
2024 - -225,510 - -15,357
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 190,325 -14,682
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 -49,456 -17,430
2021 919,507 -208,581 124,408 -85,646
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 156,911 -24,745
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 68,523 -36,849
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 153,361 -52,954
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 128,461 -58,584
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 142,419 -52,607
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 141,912 -63,045
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 107,448 -174,051
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 140,489 -112,382
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 146,791 -111,764
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 142,913 -86,281
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 130,539 -43,126
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 -130,613 -28,899
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 128,627 -28,983
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 123,137 -30,352
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 118,882 -41,282
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 113,534 -13,604
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 108,548 -16,510
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 105,540 -18,097
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 100,588 5,992
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 99,598 -33,006
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 97,468 8,079
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 96,108 6,284
1998 2,514,728 21,666 94,361 4,479
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 93,378 2,034
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 93,369 2,697
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 92,748 -12,986
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 90,943 9,496
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 89,873 9,930
1992 2,547,698 14,394 88,939 9,269
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 88,688 4,381
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 87,507 1,995
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 85,969 409
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 84,654 -31,016
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 83,408 -47,428
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 81,149 -47,332
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 79,266 -46,427
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 77,395 -45,591
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 75,399 -44,780
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 73,330 -43,908
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 71,391 -42,872
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 68,759 -41,539
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 66,104 -39,850
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 63,285 -37,874
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 60,436 -35,782
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 57,725 -33,645
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 55,106 -9,895
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 53,777 -9,838
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 52,525 -9,800
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 51,390 -9,634
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 50,142 -7,259
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 48,690 -3,693
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 47,066 -80
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 45,377 474
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 42,979 474
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 40,804 474
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 38,710 474
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 36,878 474
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 35,218 474
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 33,731 474
1961 2,240,178 75 32,383 474
1960 2,190,392 4,066 31,131 474

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 89.1% of the population change in Brazil is from natural causes (a gain of 14,004,164 people) and 10.9% is from migration (a loss of 1,708,894 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, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 94,556 people or 1.8% in the Central African Republic.

Biggest cities by population

Brazil
City Population
Sao Paulo 11.5M
Rio de Janeiro 6.21M
Brasilia 3M
Fortaleza 2.58M
Salvador 2.42M
Belo Horizonte 2.32M
Manaus 2.3M
Curitiba 1.77M
Recife 1.49M
Goiania 1.44M
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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