The current population of the Central African Republic is 5,662,456 people, as of 2025 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 5,330,690 in 2024.
Population facts:
- The Central African Republic is ranked 117/197 by population and was ranked 118th in 2005.
- Since 2005, population has increased from 4.29M people to 5.66M (32% growth in 20 years).
- For the last 20 years, the Central African Republic has had an average growth rate of 1.6% per year.
- The Central African Republic accounts for 0.07% of the world's population.
- The Central African Republic is projected to reach 18.8M people in 2100.
The Central African Republic population clock
CAR
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World
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
5662456
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8266870341
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| Population rank | 117/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.07% | N/A |
| One net population change |
2.95 minutes
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0.41 seconds
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| One birth every |
2.2 minutes
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0.24 seconds
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| One death every |
10.8 minutes
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0.52 seconds
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| Daily growth/decline | +488 | +211,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | +178,269 | +77,079,845 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +3.46% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 10/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
34.2 minutes
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N/A |
| Annual migration change | -15,357 | N/A |
The Central African Republic population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1,702,346 | - |
| 1961 | 1,734,580 | 1.89% |
| 1962 | 1,768,115 | 1.93% |
| 1963 | 1,803,063 | 1.98% |
| 1964 | 1,839,583 | 2.03% |
| 1965 | 1,877,854 | 2.08% |
| 1966 | 1,918,082 | 2.14% |
| 1967 | 1,960,444 | 2.21% |
| 1968 | 2,005,100 | 2.28% |
| 1969 | 2,051,515 | 2.31% |
| 1970 | 2,097,505 | 2.24% |
| 1971 | 2,141,450 | 2.1% |
| 1972 | 2,183,769 | 1.98% |
| 1973 | 2,226,008 | 1.93% |
| 1974 | 2,269,338 | 1.95% |
| 1975 | 2,313,916 | 1.96% |
| 1976 | 2,348,566 | 1.5% |
| 1977 | 2,372,930 | 1.04% |
| 1978 | 2,397,961 | 1.05% |
| 1979 | 2,423,794 | 1.08% |
| 1980 | 2,450,535 | 1.1% |
| 1981 | 2,478,402 | 1.14% |
| 1982 | 2,507,375 | 1.17% |
| 1983 | 2,537,399 | 1.2% |
| 1984 | 2,568,610 | 1.23% |
| 1985 | 2,600,932 | 1.26% |
| 1986 | 2,634,258 | 1.28% |
| 1987 | 2,669,155 | 1.32% |
| 1988 | 2,713,965 | 1.68% |
| 1989 | 2,783,970 | 2.58% |
| 1990 | 2,871,910 | 3.16% |
| 1991 | 2,963,191 | 3.18% |
| 1992 | 3,058,831 | 3.23% |
| 1993 | 3,157,839 | 3.24% |
| 1994 | 3,257,954 | 3.17% |
| 1995 | 3,348,052 | 2.77% |
| 1996 | 3,435,965 | 2.63% |
| 1997 | 3,531,700 | 2.79% |
| 1998 | 3,628,827 | 2.75% |
| 1999 | 3,729,450 | 2.77% |
| 2000 | 3,833,416 | 2.79% |
| 2001 | 3,919,487 | 2.25% |
| 2002 | 4,006,077 | 2.21% |
| 2003 | 4,103,086 | 2.42% |
| 2004 | 4,192,826 | 2.19% |
| 2005 | 4,288,810 | 2.29% |
| 2006 | 4,377,579 | 2.07% |
| 2007 | 4,462,770 | 1.95% |
| 2008 | 4,558,984 | 2.16% |
| 2009 | 4,529,047 | -0.66% |
| 2010 | 4,492,995 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 4,565,021 | 1.6% |
| 2012 | 4,610,848 | 1% |
| 2013 | 4,642,419 | 0.68% |
| 2014 | 4,623,182 | -0.41% |
| 2015 | 4,629,320 | 0.13% |
| 2016 | 4,713,663 | 1.82% |
| 2017 | 4,793,511 | 1.69% |
| 2018 | 4,878,657 | 1.78% |
| 2019 | 4,944,703 | 1.35% |
| 2020 | 5,026,628 | 1.66% |
| 2021 | 5,112,100 | 1.7% |
| 2022 | 5,098,039 | -0.28% |
| 2023 | 5,152,421 | 1.07% |
| 2024 | 5,330,690 | 3.46% |
| 2025 | 5,513,285 | 3.43% |
| 2026 | 5,698,988 | 3.37% |
| 2027 | 5,888,126 | 3.32% |
| 2028 | 6,082,465 | 3.3% |
| 2029 | 6,279,729 | 3.24% |
| 2030 | 6,478,251 | 3.16% |
| 2031 | 6,680,052 | 3.12% |
| 2032 | 6,884,143 | 3.06% |
| 2033 | 7,089,444 | 2.98% |
| 2034 | 7,296,249 | 2.92% |
| 2035 | 7,502,585 | 2.83% |
| 2036 | 7,707,565 | 2.73% |
| 2037 | 7,911,635 | 2.65% |
| 2038 | 8,115,865 | 2.58% |
| 2039 | 8,321,550 | 2.53% |
| 2040 | 8,526,454 | 2.46% |
| 2041 | 8,729,074 | 2.38% |
| 2042 | 8,931,165 | 2.32% |
| 2043 | 9,134,993 | 2.28% |
| 2044 | 9,341,761 | 2.26% |
| 2045 | 9,550,893 | 2.24% |
| 2046 | 9,761,447 | 2.2% |
| 2047 | 9,972,759 | 2.16% |
| 2048 | 10,186,021 | 2.14% |
| 2049 | 10,400,624 | 2.11% |
| 2050 | 10,616,749 | 2.08% |
The Central African Republic has a population of 5.66M as of 2025, compared to 4.63M in 2015, 4.29M in 2005, and 3.35M in 1995.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 2.23% per year. The Central African Republic is ranked 76th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2045) the Central African Republic will have 9,550,893 people (68.7% growth) with a rank change from 117th to 99th.
By the year 2100, the Central African Republic's population is projected to grow by 231.6% to 18.8M people.
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Central African Republic population statistics
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CAR
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World
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|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 57.9 years | 73.5 years |
| Average age | 19.8 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 15.4 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48:52 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 6.01 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 22.2 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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