The latest officially reported population of the Central African Republic was 5,330,690 in 2024 vs 1,408,975,000 people in China in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Central African Republic's population is 5,662,456 people compared to 1,405,773,318 in China.
Population statistics:
- China's population is 248.3 times bigger than the Central African Republic's.
- The Central African Republic is ranked the 117th most populous country in the world, while China is the 2nd.
- The countries together account for 17.1% of the world: 0.07% for the Central African Republic vs 17% for China.
- For the last 10 years, the Central African Republic has had an average growth rate of +1.27% per year vs +0.3% in China.
- Since 2005, the population of the Central African Republic has increased from 4.29M people to 5.66M (32% growth), while China has grown from 1.3B to 1.41B (7.83% growth).
- The Central African Republic is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 18.8M people, while China's population already peaked in 2021 at 1.41B people and is projected to decrease to 629M people by 2100.
Central African Republic vs China: live population counter
CAR
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China
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| Current population |
5662456
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1405773318
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| Population rank | 117/197 | 2/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.07% | 17% |
| One net population change |
2.95 minutes
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18.2 seconds
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| One birth every |
2.2 minutes
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3.5 seconds
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| One death every |
10.8 minutes
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2.84 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
34.2 minutes
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1.65 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -15,357 | -318,992 |
| Daily growth/decline | +488 | -4,753 |
| Annual growth/decline | +178,269 | -1,735,000 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +3.46% | -0.12% |
| Population growth rate rank | 10/197 | 173/197 |
the Central African Republic and China: population history and growth rate by year chart
Central African Republic
Population
Growth rate
China
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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CAR
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China
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CAR
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China
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| 1960 | 1,702,346 | 667,070,000 | - | - |
| 1961 | 1,734,580 | 660,330,000 | 1.89% | -1.01% |
| 1962 | 1,768,115 | 665,770,000 | 1.93% | 0.82% |
| 1963 | 1,803,063 | 682,335,000 | 1.98% | 2.49% |
| 1964 | 1,839,583 | 698,355,000 | 2.03% | 2.35% |
| 1965 | 1,877,854 | 715,185,000 | 2.08% | 2.41% |
| 1966 | 1,918,082 | 735,400,000 | 2.14% | 2.83% |
| 1967 | 1,960,444 | 754,550,000 | 2.21% | 2.6% |
| 1968 | 2,005,100 | 774,510,000 | 2.28% | 2.65% |
| 1969 | 2,051,515 | 796,025,000 | 2.31% | 2.78% |
| 1970 | 2,097,505 | 818,315,000 | 2.24% | 2.8% |
| 1971 | 2,141,450 | 841,105,000 | 2.1% | 2.78% |
| 1972 | 2,183,769 | 862,030,000 | 1.98% | 2.49% |
| 1973 | 2,226,008 | 881,940,000 | 1.93% | 2.31% |
| 1974 | 2,269,338 | 900,350,000 | 1.95% | 2.09% |
| 1975 | 2,313,916 | 916,395,000 | 1.96% | 1.78% |
| 1976 | 2,348,566 | 930,685,000 | 1.5% | 1.56% |
| 1977 | 2,372,930 | 943,455,000 | 1.04% | 1.37% |
| 1978 | 2,397,961 | 956,165,000 | 1.05% | 1.35% |
| 1979 | 2,423,794 | 969,005,000 | 1.08% | 1.34% |
| 1980 | 2,450,535 | 981,235,000 | 1.1% | 1.26% |
| 1981 | 2,478,402 | 993,885,000 | 1.14% | 1.29% |
| 1982 | 2,507,375 | 1,008,630,000 | 1.17% | 1.48% |
| 1983 | 2,537,399 | 1,023,310,000 | 1.2% | 1.46% |
| 1984 | 2,568,610 | 1,036,825,000 | 1.23% | 1.32% |
| 1985 | 2,600,932 | 1,051,040,000 | 1.26% | 1.37% |
| 1986 | 2,634,258 | 1,066,790,000 | 1.28% | 1.5% |
| 1987 | 2,669,155 | 1,084,035,000 | 1.32% | 1.62% |
| 1988 | 2,713,965 | 1,101,630,000 | 1.68% | 1.62% |
| 1989 | 2,783,970 | 1,118,650,000 | 2.58% | 1.54% |
| 1990 | 2,871,910 | 1,135,185,000 | 3.16% | 1.48% |
| 1991 | 2,963,191 | 1,150,780,000 | 3.18% | 1.37% |
| 1992 | 3,058,831 | 1,164,970,000 | 3.23% | 1.23% |
| 1993 | 3,157,839 | 1,178,440,000 | 3.24% | 1.16% |
| 1994 | 3,257,954 | 1,191,835,000 | 3.17% | 1.14% |
| 1995 | 3,348,052 | 1,204,855,000 | 2.77% | 1.09% |
| 1996 | 3,435,965 | 1,217,550,000 | 2.63% | 1.05% |
| 1997 | 3,531,700 | 1,230,075,000 | 2.79% | 1.03% |
| 1998 | 3,628,827 | 1,241,935,000 | 2.75% | 0.96% |
| 1999 | 3,729,450 | 1,252,735,000 | 2.77% | 0.87% |
| 2000 | 3,833,416 | 1,262,645,000 | 2.79% | 0.79% |
| 2001 | 3,919,487 | 1,271,850,000 | 2.25% | 0.73% |
| 2002 | 4,006,077 | 1,280,400,000 | 2.21% | 0.67% |
| 2003 | 4,103,086 | 1,288,400,000 | 2.42% | 0.62% |
| 2004 | 4,192,826 | 1,296,075,000 | 2.19% | 0.6% |
| 2005 | 4,288,810 | 1,303,720,000 | 2.29% | 0.59% |
| 2006 | 4,377,579 | 1,311,020,000 | 2.07% | 0.56% |
| 2007 | 4,462,770 | 1,317,885,000 | 1.95% | 0.52% |
| 2008 | 4,558,984 | 1,324,655,000 | 2.16% | 0.51% |
| 2009 | 4,529,047 | 1,331,260,000 | -0.66% | 0.5% |
| 2010 | 4,492,995 | 1,337,705,000 | -0.8% | 0.48% |
| 2011 | 4,565,021 | 1,345,035,000 | 1.6% | 0.55% |
| 2012 | 4,610,848 | 1,354,190,000 | 1% | 0.68% |
| 2013 | 4,642,419 | 1,363,240,000 | 0.68% | 0.67% |
| 2014 | 4,623,182 | 1,371,860,000 | -0.41% | 0.63% |
| 2015 | 4,629,320 | 1,379,860,000 | 0.13% | 0.58% |
| 2016 | 4,713,663 | 1,387,790,000 | 1.82% | 0.57% |
| 2017 | 4,793,511 | 1,396,215,000 | 1.69% | 0.61% |
| 2018 | 4,878,657 | 1,402,760,000 | 1.78% | 0.47% |
| 2019 | 4,944,703 | 1,407,745,000 | 1.35% | 0.36% |
| 2020 | 5,026,628 | 1,411,100,000 | 1.66% | 0.24% |
| 2021 | 5,112,100 | 1,412,360,000 | 1.7% | 0.09% |
| 2022 | 5,098,039 | 1,412,175,000 | -0.28% | -0.01% |
| 2023 | 5,152,421 | 1,410,710,000 | 1.07% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 5,330,690 | 1,408,975,000 | 3.46% | -0.12% |
| 2025 | 5,513,285 | 1,405,773,318 | 3.43% | -0.23% |
| 2026 | 5,698,988 | 1,402,614,510 | 3.37% | -0.22% |
| 2027 | 5,888,126 | 1,399,403,406 | 3.32% | -0.23% |
| 2028 | 6,082,465 | 1,395,886,569 | 3.3% | -0.25% |
| 2029 | 6,279,729 | 1,392,060,666 | 3.24% | -0.27% |
| 2030 | 6,478,251 | 1,387,961,846 | 3.16% | -0.29% |
| 2031 | 6,680,052 | 1,383,588,794 | 3.12% | -0.32% |
| 2032 | 6,884,143 | 1,378,934,346 | 3.06% | -0.34% |
| 2033 | 7,089,444 | 1,374,007,012 | 2.98% | -0.36% |
| 2034 | 7,296,249 | 1,368,825,481 | 2.92% | -0.38% |
| 2035 | 7,502,585 | 1,363,415,793 | 2.83% | -0.4% |
| 2036 | 7,707,565 | 1,357,772,486 | 2.73% | -0.41% |
| 2037 | 7,911,635 | 1,351,902,859 | 2.65% | -0.43% |
| 2038 | 8,115,865 | 1,345,840,038 | 2.58% | -0.45% |
| 2039 | 8,321,550 | 1,339,558,174 | 2.53% | -0.47% |
| 2040 | 8,526,454 | 1,333,028,062 | 2.46% | -0.49% |
| 2041 | 8,729,074 | 1,326,251,398 | 2.38% | -0.51% |
| 2042 | 8,931,165 | 1,319,222,019 | 2.32% | -0.53% |
| 2043 | 9,134,993 | 1,311,956,934 | 2.28% | -0.55% |
| 2044 | 9,341,761 | 1,304,437,340 | 2.26% | -0.57% |
| 2045 | 9,550,893 | 1,296,592,737 | 2.24% | -0.6% |
| 2046 | 9,761,447 | 1,288,357,014 | 2.2% | -0.64% |
| 2047 | 9,972,759 | 1,279,723,262 | 2.16% | -0.67% |
| 2048 | 10,186,021 | 1,270,661,954 | 2.14% | -0.71% |
| 2049 | 10,400,624 | 1,261,120,581 | 2.11% | -0.75% |
| 2050 | 10,616,749 | 1,251,102,086 | 2.08% | -0.79% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Central African Republic increased by 340,510 people (a 7.94% growth), while China gained 76,140,000 people (a 5.84% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Central African Republic gained 1,033,136 (a 22.3% growth), while China's population increased by 25,913,318 (a 1.88% growth).
The Central African Republic was ranked 118th most populous country in 2005 and is 117th in 2025. China was ranked 1st in 2005 and ranked 2nd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) the Central African Republic's population will grow by 87.5% to 10,616,749 people with a rank change from 117th to 96th. The population of China will decrease by 11% to 1,251,102,086 people and will still be ranked 2nd.
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Population differences between the Central African Republic and China
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CAR
|
China
|
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|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 57.9 years | 78.4 years |
| Average age | 19.8 years | 40.5 years |
| Median age | 15.4 years | 40.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48:52 | 50.9:49.1 |
| Fertility rate | 6.01 births per woman | 1 births per woman |
| Population density | 22.2 ppl/mi² | 389 ppl/mi² |
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