The latest officially reported population of the Central African Republic was 5,330,690 in 2024 vs 1,358,282 people in Cyprus in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Central African Republic's population is 5,701,055 people compared to 1,382,451 in Cyprus.
Population statistics:
- The Central African Republic's population is 4.12 times bigger than Cyprus'.
- The Central African Republic is ranked the 117th most populous country in the world, while Cyprus is the 153rd.
- The countries together account for 0.09% of the world: 0.07% for the Central African Republic vs 0.02% for Cyprus.
- For the last 10 years, the Central African Republic has had an average growth rate of +1.27% per year vs +1.26% in Cyprus.
- Since 2006, the population of the Central African Republic has increased from 4.38M people to 5.7M (30.2% growth), while Cyprus has grown from 1.05M to 1.38M (31.1% growth).
- The Central African Republic is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 18.8M people compared to the peak of 1.51M people in 2052 for Cyprus.
Central African Republic vs Cyprus: live population counter
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| Current population |
5701055
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1382451
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| Population rank | 117/197 | 153/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.07% | 0.02% |
| One net population change |
2.95 minutes
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39.5 minutes
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| One birth every |
2.2 minutes
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36.2 minutes
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| One death every |
10.8 minutes
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55.3 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
34.2 minutes
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1.08 hours
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| Annual migration change | -15,357 | +8,138 |
| Daily growth/decline | +488 | +36 |
| Annual growth/decline | +178,269 | +13,306 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +3.46% | +0.99% |
| Population growth rate rank | 9/197 | 104/197 |
the Central African Republic and Cyprus: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 1,702,346 | 586,490 | - | - |
| 1961 | 1,734,580 | 595,514 | 1.89% | 1.54% |
| 1962 | 1,768,115 | 601,466 | 1.93% | 1% |
| 1963 | 1,803,063 | 607,252 | 1.98% | 0.96% |
| 1964 | 1,839,583 | 612,521 | 2.03% | 0.87% |
| 1965 | 1,877,854 | 617,736 | 2.08% | 0.85% |
| 1966 | 1,918,082 | 623,390 | 2.14% | 0.92% |
| 1967 | 1,960,444 | 629,251 | 2.21% | 0.94% |
| 1968 | 2,005,100 | 635,157 | 2.28% | 0.94% |
| 1969 | 2,051,515 | 641,189 | 2.31% | 0.95% |
| 1970 | 2,097,505 | 647,446 | 2.24% | 0.98% |
| 1971 | 2,141,450 | 654,050 | 2.1% | 1.02% |
| 1972 | 2,183,769 | 661,063 | 1.98% | 1.07% |
| 1973 | 2,226,008 | 665,937 | 1.93% | 0.74% |
| 1974 | 2,269,338 | 663,254 | 1.95% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 2,313,916 | 659,405 | 1.96% | -0.58% |
| 1976 | 2,348,566 | 662,032 | 1.5% | 0.4% |
| 1977 | 2,372,930 | 667,101 | 1.04% | 0.77% |
| 1978 | 2,397,961 | 672,249 | 1.05% | 0.77% |
| 1979 | 2,423,794 | 677,549 | 1.08% | 0.79% |
| 1980 | 2,450,535 | 683,076 | 1.1% | 0.82% |
| 1981 | 2,478,402 | 688,893 | 1.14% | 0.85% |
| 1982 | 2,507,375 | 696,497 | 1.17% | 1.1% |
| 1983 | 2,537,399 | 707,225 | 1.2% | 1.54% |
| 1984 | 2,568,610 | 719,334 | 1.23% | 1.71% |
| 1985 | 2,600,932 | 731,277 | 1.26% | 1.66% |
| 1986 | 2,634,258 | 743,105 | 1.28% | 1.62% |
| 1987 | 2,669,155 | 754,785 | 1.32% | 1.57% |
| 1988 | 2,713,965 | 766,235 | 1.68% | 1.52% |
| 1989 | 2,783,970 | 777,420 | 2.58% | 1.46% |
| 1990 | 2,871,910 | 788,351 | 3.16% | 1.41% |
| 1991 | 2,963,191 | 798,944 | 3.18% | 1.34% |
| 1992 | 3,058,831 | 810,341 | 3.23% | 1.43% |
| 1993 | 3,157,839 | 826,034 | 3.24% | 1.94% |
| 1994 | 3,257,954 | 844,667 | 3.17% | 2.26% |
| 1995 | 3,348,052 | 862,695 | 2.77% | 2.13% |
| 1996 | 3,435,965 | 880,290 | 2.63% | 2.04% |
| 1997 | 3,531,700 | 897,568 | 2.79% | 1.96% |
| 1998 | 3,628,827 | 914,548 | 2.75% | 1.89% |
| 1999 | 3,729,450 | 931,234 | 2.77% | 1.82% |
| 2000 | 3,833,416 | 947,667 | 2.79% | 1.76% |
| 2001 | 3,919,487 | 964,127 | 2.25% | 1.74% |
| 2002 | 4,006,077 | 981,440 | 2.21% | 1.8% |
| 2003 | 4,103,086 | 999,590 | 2.42% | 1.85% |
| 2004 | 4,192,826 | 1,017,875 | 2.19% | 1.83% |
| 2005 | 4,288,810 | 1,036,151 | 2.29% | 1.8% |
| 2006 | 4,377,579 | 1,054,418 | 2.07% | 1.76% |
| 2007 | 4,462,770 | 1,072,714 | 1.95% | 1.74% |
| 2008 | 4,558,984 | 1,091,026 | 2.16% | 1.71% |
| 2009 | 4,529,047 | 1,109,371 | -0.66% | 1.68% |
| 2010 | 4,492,995 | 1,127,816 | -0.8% | 1.66% |
| 2011 | 4,565,021 | 1,146,493 | 1.6% | 1.66% |
| 2012 | 4,610,848 | 1,165,397 | 1% | 1.65% |
| 2013 | 4,642,419 | 1,183,895 | 0.68% | 1.59% |
| 2014 | 4,623,182 | 1,201,801 | -0.41% | 1.51% |
| 2015 | 4,629,320 | 1,219,502 | 0.13% | 1.47% |
| 2016 | 4,713,663 | 1,237,112 | 1.82% | 1.44% |
| 2017 | 4,793,511 | 1,254,275 | 1.69% | 1.39% |
| 2018 | 4,878,657 | 1,270,737 | 1.78% | 1.31% |
| 2019 | 4,944,703 | 1,286,671 | 1.35% | 1.25% |
| 2020 | 5,026,628 | 1,302,247 | 1.66% | 1.21% |
| 2021 | 5,112,100 | 1,317,309 | 1.7% | 1.16% |
| 2022 | 5,098,039 | 1,331,370 | -0.28% | 1.07% |
| 2023 | 5,152,421 | 1,344,976 | 1.07% | 1.02% |
| 2024 | 5,330,690 | 1,358,282 | 3.46% | 0.99% |
| 2025 | 5,513,285 | 1,370,750 | 3.43% | 0.92% |
| 2026 | 5,698,988 | 1,382,331 | 3.37% | 0.84% |
| 2027 | 5,888,126 | 1,393,332 | 3.32% | 0.8% |
| 2028 | 6,082,465 | 1,403,777 | 3.3% | 0.75% |
| 2029 | 6,279,729 | 1,413,339 | 3.24% | 0.68% |
| 2030 | 6,478,251 | 1,422,317 | 3.16% | 0.64% |
| 2031 | 6,680,052 | 1,430,677 | 3.12% | 0.59% |
| 2032 | 6,884,143 | 1,438,502 | 3.06% | 0.55% |
| 2033 | 7,089,444 | 1,445,956 | 2.98% | 0.52% |
| 2034 | 7,296,249 | 1,452,842 | 2.92% | 0.48% |
| 2035 | 7,502,585 | 1,459,190 | 2.83% | 0.44% |
| 2036 | 7,707,565 | 1,465,171 | 2.73% | 0.41% |
| 2037 | 7,911,635 | 1,470,712 | 2.65% | 0.38% |
| 2038 | 8,115,865 | 1,475,792 | 2.58% | 0.35% |
| 2039 | 8,321,550 | 1,480,540 | 2.53% | 0.32% |
| 2040 | 8,526,454 | 1,484,845 | 2.46% | 0.29% |
| 2041 | 8,729,074 | 1,488,688 | 2.38% | 0.26% |
| 2042 | 8,931,165 | 1,492,043 | 2.32% | 0.23% |
| 2043 | 9,134,993 | 1,494,983 | 2.28% | 0.2% |
| 2044 | 9,341,761 | 1,497,653 | 2.26% | 0.18% |
| 2045 | 9,550,893 | 1,500,062 | 2.24% | 0.16% |
| 2046 | 9,761,447 | 1,502,255 | 2.2% | 0.15% |
| 2047 | 9,972,759 | 1,504,222 | 2.16% | 0.13% |
| 2048 | 10,186,021 | 1,505,909 | 2.14% | 0.11% |
| 2049 | 10,400,624 | 1,507,311 | 2.11% | 0.09% |
| 2050 | 10,616,749 | 1,508,478 | 2.08% | 0.08% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Central African Republic increased by 336,084 people (a 7.68% growth), while Cyprus gained 182,694 people (a 17.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Central African Republic gained 987,392 (a 20.9% growth), while Cyprus' population increased by 145,339 (a 11.7% growth).
The Central African Republic was ranked 118th most populous country in 2006 and is 117th in 2026. Cyprus was ranked 153rd in 2006 and still ranked 153rd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) the Central African Republic's population will grow by 86.2% to 10,616,749 people with a rank change from 117th to 96th. The population of Cyprus will increase by 9.12% to 1,508,478 people and rank change from 153rd to 154th.
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Population differences between the Central African Republic and Cyprus
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| Life expectancy | 58.2 years | 82.2 years |
| Average age | 19.8 years | 39.8 years |
| Median age | 15.4 years | 39.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48:52 | 50.4:49.6 |
| Fertility rate | 6.01 births per woman | 1.39 births per woman |
| Population density | 22.2 ppl/mi² | 381 ppl/mi² |
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