The latest officially reported population of the Central African Republic was 5,330,690 in 2024 vs 1,168,722 people in Djibouti in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Central African Republic's population is 5,701,055 people compared to 1,199,623 in Djibouti.
Population statistics:
- The Central African Republic's population is 4.75 times bigger than Djibouti's.
- The Central African Republic is ranked the 117th most populous country in the world, while Djibouti is the 158th.
- The countries together account for 0.08% of the world: 0.07% for the Central African Republic vs 0.01% for Djibouti.
- For the last 10 years, the Central African Republic has had an average growth rate of +1.27% per year vs +1.57% in Djibouti.
- Since 2006, the population of the Central African Republic has increased from 4.38M people to 5.7M (30.2% growth), while Djibouti has grown from 856K to 1.2M (40.2% growth).
- The Central African Republic is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 18.8M people compared to the peak of 1.84M people in 2100 for Djibouti.
Central African Republic vs Djibouti: live population counter
CAR
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Djibouti
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
5701055
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1199623
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| Population rank | 117/197 | 158/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.07% | 0.01% |
| One net population change |
2.95 minutes
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33.3 minutes
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| One birth every |
2.2 minutes
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22 minutes
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| One death every |
10.8 minutes
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1.02 hours
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| One migration net change every |
34.2 minutes
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1.18 months
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| Annual migration change | -15,357 | -11 |
| Daily growth/decline | +488 | +43 |
| Annual growth/decline | +178,269 | +15,778 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +3.46% | +1.37% |
| Population growth rate rank | 9/197 | 77/197 |
the Central African Republic and Djibouti: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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CAR
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Djibouti
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CAR
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Djibouti
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| 1960 | 1,702,346 | 86,024 | - | - |
| 1961 | 1,734,580 | 89,390 | 1.89% | 3.91% |
| 1962 | 1,768,115 | 93,283 | 1.93% | 4.36% |
| 1963 | 1,803,063 | 97,872 | 1.98% | 4.92% |
| 1964 | 1,839,583 | 103,198 | 2.03% | 5.44% |
| 1965 | 1,877,854 | 109,092 | 2.08% | 5.71% |
| 1966 | 1,918,082 | 115,269 | 2.14% | 5.66% |
| 1967 | 1,960,444 | 121,649 | 2.21% | 5.53% |
| 1968 | 2,005,100 | 128,250 | 2.28% | 5.43% |
| 1969 | 2,051,515 | 136,078 | 2.31% | 6.1% |
| 1970 | 2,097,505 | 145,175 | 2.24% | 6.69% |
| 1971 | 2,141,450 | 155,136 | 2.1% | 6.86% |
| 1972 | 2,183,769 | 166,256 | 1.98% | 7.17% |
| 1973 | 2,226,008 | 178,449 | 1.93% | 7.33% |
| 1974 | 2,269,338 | 192,613 | 1.95% | 7.94% |
| 1975 | 2,313,916 | 209,908 | 1.96% | 8.98% |
| 1976 | 2,348,566 | 230,737 | 1.5% | 9.92% |
| 1977 | 2,372,930 | 254,613 | 1.04% | 10.3% |
| 1978 | 2,397,961 | 280,031 | 1.05% | 9.98% |
| 1979 | 2,423,794 | 304,513 | 1.08% | 8.74% |
| 1980 | 2,450,535 | 325,815 | 1.1% | 7% |
| 1981 | 2,478,402 | 343,047 | 1.14% | 5.29% |
| 1982 | 2,507,375 | 356,880 | 1.17% | 4.03% |
| 1983 | 2,537,399 | 369,553 | 1.2% | 3.55% |
| 1984 | 2,568,610 | 384,053 | 1.23% | 3.92% |
| 1985 | 2,600,932 | 402,687 | 1.26% | 4.85% |
| 1986 | 2,634,258 | 426,341 | 1.28% | 5.87% |
| 1987 | 2,669,155 | 454,399 | 1.32% | 6.58% |
| 1988 | 2,713,965 | 484,523 | 1.68% | 6.63% |
| 1989 | 2,783,970 | 523,355 | 2.58% | 8.01% |
| 1990 | 2,871,910 | 579,538 | 3.16% | 10.7% |
| 1991 | 2,963,191 | 631,092 | 3.18% | 8.9% |
| 1992 | 3,058,831 | 626,010 | 3.23% | -0.81% |
| 1993 | 3,157,839 | 614,245 | 3.24% | -1.88% |
| 1994 | 3,257,954 | 626,710 | 3.17% | 2.03% |
| 1995 | 3,348,052 | 633,074 | 2.77% | 1.02% |
| 1996 | 3,435,965 | 648,348 | 2.63% | 2.41% |
| 1997 | 3,531,700 | 671,817 | 2.79% | 3.62% |
| 1998 | 3,628,827 | 699,352 | 2.75% | 4.1% |
| 1999 | 3,729,450 | 724,218 | 2.77% | 3.56% |
| 2000 | 3,833,416 | 747,318 | 2.79% | 3.19% |
| 2001 | 3,919,487 | 771,313 | 2.25% | 3.21% |
| 2002 | 4,006,077 | 795,574 | 2.21% | 3.15% |
| 2003 | 4,103,086 | 813,519 | 2.42% | 2.26% |
| 2004 | 4,192,826 | 826,124 | 2.19% | 1.55% |
| 2005 | 4,288,810 | 839,167 | 2.29% | 1.58% |
| 2006 | 4,377,579 | 855,764 | 2.07% | 1.98% |
| 2007 | 4,462,770 | 874,528 | 1.95% | 2.19% |
| 2008 | 4,558,984 | 892,734 | 2.16% | 2.08% |
| 2009 | 4,529,047 | 911,527 | -0.66% | 2.11% |
| 2010 | 4,492,995 | 930,251 | -0.8% | 2.05% |
| 2011 | 4,565,021 | 948,558 | 1.6% | 1.97% |
| 2012 | 4,610,848 | 966,747 | 1% | 1.92% |
| 2013 | 4,642,419 | 984,824 | 0.68% | 1.87% |
| 2014 | 4,623,182 | 1,002,717 | -0.41% | 1.82% |
| 2015 | 4,629,320 | 1,020,313 | 0.13% | 1.75% |
| 2016 | 4,713,663 | 1,037,653 | 1.82% | 1.7% |
| 2017 | 4,793,511 | 1,054,841 | 1.69% | 1.66% |
| 2018 | 4,878,657 | 1,071,882 | 1.78% | 1.62% |
| 2019 | 4,944,703 | 1,088,709 | 1.35% | 1.57% |
| 2020 | 5,026,628 | 1,105,188 | 1.66% | 1.51% |
| 2021 | 5,112,100 | 1,121,248 | 1.7% | 1.45% |
| 2022 | 5,098,039 | 1,137,096 | -0.28% | 1.41% |
| 2023 | 5,152,421 | 1,152,944 | 1.07% | 1.39% |
| 2024 | 5,330,690 | 1,168,722 | 3.46% | 1.37% |
| 2025 | 5,513,285 | 1,184,076 | 3.43% | 1.31% |
| 2026 | 5,698,988 | 1,199,453 | 3.37% | 1.3% |
| 2027 | 5,888,126 | 1,215,019 | 3.32% | 1.3% |
| 2028 | 6,082,465 | 1,230,584 | 3.3% | 1.28% |
| 2029 | 6,279,729 | 1,246,669 | 3.24% | 1.31% |
| 2030 | 6,478,251 | 1,262,678 | 3.16% | 1.28% |
| 2031 | 6,680,052 | 1,278,340 | 3.12% | 1.24% |
| 2032 | 6,884,143 | 1,293,443 | 3.06% | 1.18% |
| 2033 | 7,089,444 | 1,307,796 | 2.98% | 1.11% |
| 2034 | 7,296,249 | 1,321,611 | 2.92% | 1.06% |
| 2035 | 7,502,585 | 1,335,496 | 2.83% | 1.05% |
| 2036 | 7,707,565 | 1,349,357 | 2.73% | 1.04% |
| 2037 | 7,911,635 | 1,363,478 | 2.65% | 1.05% |
| 2038 | 8,115,865 | 1,377,783 | 2.58% | 1.05% |
| 2039 | 8,321,550 | 1,391,875 | 2.53% | 1.02% |
| 2040 | 8,526,454 | 1,406,628 | 2.46% | 1.06% |
| 2041 | 8,729,074 | 1,421,789 | 2.38% | 1.08% |
| 2042 | 8,931,165 | 1,436,439 | 2.32% | 1.03% |
| 2043 | 9,134,993 | 1,449,557 | 2.28% | 0.91% |
| 2044 | 9,341,761 | 1,461,638 | 2.26% | 0.83% |
| 2045 | 9,550,893 | 1,474,036 | 2.24% | 0.85% |
| 2046 | 9,761,447 | 1,486,457 | 2.2% | 0.84% |
| 2047 | 9,972,759 | 1,498,043 | 2.16% | 0.78% |
| 2048 | 10,186,021 | 1,508,873 | 2.14% | 0.72% |
| 2049 | 10,400,624 | 1,519,716 | 2.11% | 0.72% |
| 2050 | 10,616,749 | 1,530,539 | 2.08% | 0.71% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Central African Republic increased by 336,084 people (a 7.68% growth), while Djibouti gained 181,889 people (a 21.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Central African Republic gained 987,392 (a 20.9% growth), while Djibouti's population increased by 161,970 (a 15.6% growth).
The Central African Republic was ranked 118th most populous country in 2006 and is 117th in 2026. Djibouti was ranked 159th in 2006 and ranked 158th 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 Djibouti will increase by 27.6% to 1,530,539 people and rank change from 158th to 151st.
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Population differences between the Central African Republic and Djibouti
|
CAR
|
Djibouti
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 58.2 years | 66.6 years |
| Average age | 19.8 years | 28.8 years |
| Median age | 15.4 years | 25.7 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48:52 | 49.6:50.4 |
| Fertility rate | 6.01 births per woman | 2.61 births per woman |
| Population density | 22.2 ppl/mi² | 130.6 ppl/mi² |
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