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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Central African Republic was 5,330,690 in 2024 vs 10,979,783 people in Cuba in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Central African Republic's population is 5,662,456 people compared to 10,937,204 in Cuba.

Population statistics:

  • Cuba's population is 1.93 times bigger than the Central African Republic's.
  • The Central African Republic is ranked the 117th most populous country in the world, while Cuba is the 89th.
  • The countries together account for 0.2% of the world: 0.07% for the Central African Republic vs 0.13% for Cuba.
  • For the last 10 years, the Central African Republic has had an average growth rate of +1.27% per year vs -0.26% in Cuba.
  • Since 2005, the population of the Central African Republic has increased from 4.29M people to 5.66M (32% growth), while Cuba has declined from 11.3M to 10.9M (2.89% decline).
  • The Central African Republic is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 18.8M people, while Cuba's population already peaked in 2012 at 11.3M people and is projected to decrease to 5.58M people by 2100.

Central African Republic vs Cuba: live population counter

CAR Cuba
Current population
5662456
10937204
Population rank 117/197 89/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.13%
One net population change
2.95 minutes
13.1 minutes
One birth every
2.2 minutes
5.48 minutes
One death every
10.8 minutes
4.7 minutes
One migration net change every
34.2 minutes
23.5 minutes
Annual migration change -15,357 -22,356
Daily growth/decline +488 -110
Annual growth/decline +178,269 -40,148
Annual growth/decline rate +3.46% -0.36%
Population growth rate rank 10/197 180/197

the Central African Republic and Cuba: population history and growth rate by year chart

Central African Republic
Population

Growth rate
Cuba
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
CAR Cuba CAR Cuba
1960 1,702,346 7,238,081 - -
1961 1,734,580 7,387,117 1.89% 2.06%
1962 1,768,115 7,541,098 1.93% 2.08%
1963 1,803,063 7,701,660 1.98% 2.13%
1964 1,839,583 7,866,020 2.03% 2.13%
1965 1,877,854 8,030,797 2.08% 2.09%
1966 1,918,082 8,193,450 2.14% 2.03%
1967 1,960,444 8,352,625 2.21% 1.94%
1968 2,005,100 8,509,522 2.28% 1.88%
1969 2,051,515 8,666,640 2.31% 1.85%
1970 2,097,505 8,824,382 2.24% 1.82%
1971 2,141,450 8,979,085 2.1% 1.75%
1972 2,183,769 9,123,891 1.98% 1.61%
1973 2,226,008 9,255,328 1.93% 1.44%
1974 2,269,338 9,374,183 1.95% 1.28%
1975 2,313,916 9,479,726 1.96% 1.13%
1976 2,348,566 9,571,242 1.5% 0.97%
1977 2,372,930 9,648,440 1.04% 0.81%
1978 2,397,961 9,711,980 1.05% 0.66%
1979 2,423,794 9,763,355 1.08% 0.53%
1980 2,450,535 9,804,796 1.1% 0.42%
1981 2,478,402 9,849,320 1.14% 0.45%
1982 2,507,375 9,912,681 1.17% 0.64%
1983 2,537,399 9,991,026 1.2% 0.79%
1984 2,568,610 10,073,299 1.23% 0.82%
1985 2,600,932 10,157,228 1.26% 0.83%
1986 2,634,258 10,244,247 1.28% 0.86%
1987 2,669,155 10,335,342 1.32% 0.89%
1988 2,713,965 10,432,585 1.68% 0.94%
1989 2,783,970 10,533,243 2.58% 0.96%
1990 2,871,910 10,631,799 3.16% 0.94%
1991 2,963,191 10,717,640 3.18% 0.81%
1992 3,058,831 10,785,801 3.23% 0.64%
1993 3,157,839 10,841,031 3.24% 0.51%
1994 3,257,954 10,886,021 3.17% 0.41%
1995 3,348,052 10,925,362 2.77% 0.36%
1996 3,435,965 10,962,010 2.63% 0.34%
1997 3,531,700 10,997,934 2.79% 0.33%
1998 3,628,827 11,034,712 2.75% 0.33%
1999 3,729,450 11,072,230 2.77% 0.34%
2000 3,833,416 11,109,109 2.79% 0.33%
2001 3,919,487 11,144,132 2.25% 0.32%
2002 4,006,077 11,177,418 2.21% 0.3%
2003 4,103,086 11,209,383 2.42% 0.29%
2004 4,192,826 11,238,756 2.19% 0.26%
2005 4,288,810 11,262,554 2.29% 0.21%
2006 4,377,579 11,278,550 2.07% 0.14%
2007 4,462,770 11,287,272 1.95% 0.08%
2008 4,558,984 11,291,762 2.16% 0.04%
2009 4,529,047 11,294,719 -0.66% 0.03%
2010 4,492,995 11,297,409 -0.8% 0.02%
2011 4,565,021 11,301,571 1.6% 0.04%
2012 4,610,848 11,303,175 1% 0.01%
2013 4,642,419 11,298,167 0.68% -0.04%
2014 4,623,182 11,285,775 -0.41% -0.11%
2015 4,629,320 11,275,065 0.13% -0.09%
2016 4,713,663 11,265,612 1.82% -0.08%
2017 4,793,511 11,247,829 1.69% -0.16%
2018 4,878,657 11,227,118 1.78% -0.18%
2019 4,944,703 11,202,846 1.35% -0.22%
2020 5,026,628 11,176,354 1.66% -0.24%
2021 5,112,100 11,122,168 1.7% -0.48%
2022 5,098,039 11,059,820 -0.28% -0.56%
2023 5,152,421 11,019,931 1.07% -0.36%
2024 5,330,690 10,979,783 3.46% -0.36%
2025 5,513,285 10,937,204 3.43% -0.39%
2026 5,698,988 10,892,659 3.37% -0.41%
2027 5,888,126 10,846,709 3.32% -0.42%
2028 6,082,465 10,799,586 3.3% -0.43%
2029 6,279,729 10,750,892 3.24% -0.45%
2030 6,478,251 10,700,820 3.16% -0.47%
2031 6,680,052 10,649,673 3.12% -0.48%
2032 6,884,143 10,597,336 3.06% -0.49%
2033 7,089,444 10,543,539 2.98% -0.51%
2034 7,296,249 10,488,270 2.92% -0.52%
2035 7,502,585 10,431,762 2.83% -0.54%
2036 7,707,565 10,373,926 2.73% -0.55%
2037 7,911,635 10,314,339 2.65% -0.57%
2038 8,115,865 10,253,201 2.58% -0.59%
2039 8,321,550 10,190,465 2.53% -0.61%
2040 8,526,454 10,125,837 2.46% -0.63%
2041 8,729,074 10,059,299 2.38% -0.66%
2042 8,931,165 9,990,897 2.32% -0.68%
2043 9,134,993 9,920,670 2.28% -0.7%
2044 9,341,761 9,848,751 2.26% -0.72%
2045 9,550,893 9,775,205 2.24% -0.75%
2046 9,761,447 9,699,830 2.2% -0.77%
2047 9,972,759 9,622,707 2.16% -0.8%
2048 10,186,021 9,544,142 2.14% -0.82%
2049 10,400,624 9,463,925 2.11% -0.84%
2050 10,616,749 9,381,995 2.08% -0.87%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Central African Republic increased by 340,510 people (a 7.94% growth), while Cuba gained 12,511 people (a 0.11% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Central African Republic gained 1,033,136 (a 22.3% growth), while Cuba's population decreased by -337,861 (a 3% decline).

The Central African Republic was ranked 118th most populous country in 2005 and is 117th in 2025. Cuba was ranked 72nd in 2005 and ranked 89th 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 Cuba will decrease by 14.2% to 9,381,995 people and rank change from 89th to 104th.

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