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

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The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 212,812,405 in 2025 vs 5,513,282 people in the Central African Republic in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,964,342 people compared to 5,798,457 in the Central African Republic.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 36.9 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 117th.
  • The countries together account for 2.64% of the world: 2.57% for Brazil vs 0.07% for the Central African Republic.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.56% per year vs +1.62% 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 5.8M (32.5% 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 164,266,855 19,061,127
2099 165,476,254 18,981,009
2098 166,696,264 18,896,319
2097 167,929,414 18,810,793
2096 169,170,182 18,719,993
2095 170,418,279 18,621,666
2094 171,673,285 18,521,650
2093 172,929,867 18,420,299
2092 174,196,660 18,311,751
2091 175,465,250 18,200,580
2090 176,741,676 18,083,097
2089 178,016,467 17,968,298
2088 179,298,655 17,844,377
2087 180,582,637 17,717,148
2086 181,869,555 17,581,447
2085 183,154,436 17,447,157
2084 184,439,572 17,306,435
2083 185,726,230 17,159,818
2082 187,015,781 17,010,036
2081 188,304,247 16,860,592
2080 189,585,345 16,704,486
2079 190,860,450 16,552,105
2078 192,128,265 16,392,201
2077 193,387,405 16,224,015
2076 194,635,237 16,051,483
2075 195,871,705 15,877,563
2074 197,098,086 15,706,759
2073 198,312,538 15,526,382
2072 199,508,048 15,346,626
2071 200,684,948 15,158,906
2070 201,838,290 14,964,276
2069 202,969,511 14,768,967
2068 204,078,136 14,572,130
2067 205,156,343 14,369,861
2066 206,210,336 14,167,129
2065 207,233,670 13,963,573
2064 208,223,021 13,758,257
2063 209,184,325 13,545,150
2062 210,111,930 13,332,625
2061 211,000,165 13,120,271
2060 211,851,790 12,903,195
2059 212,667,148 12,684,791
2058 213,439,165 12,464,271
2057 214,172,487 12,242,308
2056 214,860,969 12,020,446
2055 215,511,064 11,797,986
2054 216,119,176 11,575,058
2053 216,684,051 11,351,527
2052 217,203,400 11,128,939
2051 217,673,624 10,908,122
2050 218,102,997 10,686,324
2049 218,492,176 10,468,520
2048 218,825,106 10,249,810
2047 219,107,600 10,034,764
2046 219,337,375 9,819,986
2045 219,518,678 9,606,504
2044 219,643,532 9,394,614
2043 219,714,087 9,185,941
2042 219,730,173 8,980,018
2041 219,688,816 8,774,893
2040 219,589,786 8,567,893
2039 219,450,960 8,358,128
2038 219,263,564 8,149,514
2037 219,033,555 7,942,721
2036 218,758,565 7,734,436
2035 218,441,478 7,525,805
2034 218,079,673 7,314,741
2033 217,677,081 7,105,166
2032 217,230,117 6,897,152
2031 216,739,295 6,690,066
2030 216,202,357 6,486,667
2029 215,618,762 6,286,290
2028 214,992,547 6,085,426
2027 214,315,680 5,890,999
2026 213,593,266 5,700,718
2025 212,812,405 5,513,282
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 10,746,228 people (a 5.29% growth), while the Central African Republic's population increased by 1,084,794 people (a 23% 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 ranked 117th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Brazil's population will grow by 1.93% to 218,102,997 people with a rank change from 7th to 9th. The population of the Central African Republic will increase by 84.3% to 10,686,324 people and rank change from 117th 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 0.38% 3.43%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Brazil grew by 0.38%, while the Central African Republic's population grew by 3.43%.

Live population counters

Brazil CAR
Current population
213964342
5798457
Population rank 7/197 117/197
Percent of world population 2.57% 0.07%
One net population change
38.9 seconds
2.89 minutes
One birth every
12.3 seconds
2.13 minutes
One death every
21 seconds
10.5 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,230 +500
Annual growth/decline +813,832 +182,592
Annual growth/decline rate +0.38% +3.43%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 7/197
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 1,073,773 -225,510 196,244 -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 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 88.2% of the population change in Brazil is from natural causes (a gain of 13,319,989 people) and 11.8% is from migration (a loss of 1,788,672 people). In the Central African Republic 74.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,253,108 people) and 25.2% is from migration (a loss of 421,899 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 (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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