The latest officially reported population of the Central African Republic was 5,330,690 in 2024 vs 1,400,638 people in East Timor in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Central African Republic's population is 5,662,456 people compared to 1,433,311 in East Timor.
Population statistics:
- The Central African Republic's population is 3.95 times bigger than East Timor's.
- The Central African Republic is ranked the 117th most populous country in the world, while East Timor is the 152nd.
- The countries together account for 0.09% of the world: 0.07% for the Central African Republic vs 0.02% for East Timor.
- For the last 10 years, the Central African Republic has had an average growth rate of +1.27% per year vs +1.74% in East Timor.
- Since 2005, the population of the Central African Republic has increased from 4.29M people to 5.66M (32% growth), while East Timor has grown from 948K to 1.43M (51.1% growth).
- The Central African Republic is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 18.8M people compared to the peak of 2.09M people in 2076 for East Timor.
Central African Republic vs East Timor: live population counter
CAR
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East Timor
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
5662456
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1433311
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| Population rank | 117/197 | 152/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.07% | 0.02% |
| One net population change |
2.95 minutes
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32.1 minutes
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| One birth every |
2.2 minutes
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17.2 minutes
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| One death every |
10.8 minutes
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52.2 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
34.2 minutes
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3.43 hours
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| Annual migration change | -15,357 | -2,552 |
| Daily growth/decline | +488 | +45 |
| Annual growth/decline | +178,269 | +16,352 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +3.46% | +1.18% |
| Population growth rate rank | 10/197 | 93/197 |
the Central African Republic and East Timor: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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CAR
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East Timor
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CAR
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East Timor
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| 1960 | 1,702,346 | 468,118 | - | - |
| 1961 | 1,734,580 | 475,291 | 1.89% | 1.53% |
| 1962 | 1,768,115 | 482,774 | 1.93% | 1.57% |
| 1963 | 1,803,063 | 490,564 | 1.98% | 1.61% |
| 1964 | 1,839,583 | 498,659 | 2.03% | 1.65% |
| 1965 | 1,877,854 | 507,034 | 2.08% | 1.68% |
| 1966 | 1,918,082 | 515,696 | 2.14% | 1.71% |
| 1967 | 1,960,444 | 524,648 | 2.21% | 1.74% |
| 1968 | 2,005,100 | 533,875 | 2.28% | 1.76% |
| 1969 | 2,051,515 | 543,356 | 2.31% | 1.78% |
| 1970 | 2,097,505 | 553,069 | 2.24% | 1.79% |
| 1971 | 2,141,450 | 562,966 | 2.1% | 1.79% |
| 1972 | 2,183,769 | 572,962 | 1.98% | 1.78% |
| 1973 | 2,226,008 | 582,855 | 1.93% | 1.73% |
| 1974 | 2,269,338 | 590,827 | 1.95% | 1.37% |
| 1975 | 2,313,916 | 598,158 | 1.96% | 1.24% |
| 1976 | 2,348,566 | 607,620 | 1.5% | 1.58% |
| 1977 | 2,372,930 | 618,315 | 1.04% | 1.76% |
| 1978 | 2,397,961 | 628,775 | 1.05% | 1.69% |
| 1979 | 2,423,794 | 638,719 | 1.08% | 1.58% |
| 1980 | 2,450,535 | 649,871 | 1.1% | 1.75% |
| 1981 | 2,478,402 | 660,493 | 1.14% | 1.63% |
| 1982 | 2,507,375 | 669,149 | 1.17% | 1.31% |
| 1983 | 2,537,399 | 677,707 | 1.2% | 1.28% |
| 1984 | 2,568,610 | 686,777 | 1.23% | 1.34% |
| 1985 | 2,600,932 | 696,665 | 1.26% | 1.44% |
| 1986 | 2,634,258 | 707,185 | 1.28% | 1.51% |
| 1987 | 2,669,155 | 718,476 | 1.32% | 1.6% |
| 1988 | 2,713,965 | 730,745 | 1.68% | 1.71% |
| 1989 | 2,783,970 | 744,856 | 2.58% | 1.93% |
| 1990 | 2,871,910 | 760,345 | 3.16% | 2.08% |
| 1991 | 2,963,191 | 778,278 | 3.18% | 2.36% |
| 1992 | 3,058,831 | 799,318 | 3.23% | 2.7% |
| 1993 | 3,157,839 | 821,437 | 3.24% | 2.77% |
| 1994 | 3,257,954 | 844,493 | 3.17% | 2.81% |
| 1995 | 3,348,052 | 868,146 | 2.77% | 2.8% |
| 1996 | 3,435,965 | 892,282 | 2.63% | 2.78% |
| 1997 | 3,531,700 | 917,184 | 2.79% | 2.79% |
| 1998 | 3,628,827 | 942,530 | 2.75% | 2.76% |
| 1999 | 3,729,450 | 834,697 | 2.77% | -11.4% |
| 2000 | 3,833,416 | 745,088 | 2.79% | -10.7% |
| 2001 | 3,919,487 | 812,249 | 2.25% | 9.01% |
| 2002 | 4,006,077 | 879,159 | 2.21% | 8.24% |
| 2003 | 4,103,086 | 916,878 | 2.42% | 4.29% |
| 2004 | 4,192,826 | 929,074 | 2.19% | 1.33% |
| 2005 | 4,288,810 | 948,311 | 2.29% | 2.07% |
| 2006 | 4,377,579 | 976,597 | 2.07% | 2.98% |
| 2007 | 4,462,770 | 1,004,889 | 1.95% | 2.9% |
| 2008 | 4,558,984 | 1,032,429 | 2.16% | 2.74% |
| 2009 | 4,529,047 | 1,058,782 | -0.66% | 2.55% |
| 2010 | 4,492,995 | 1,084,679 | -0.8% | 2.45% |
| 2011 | 4,565,021 | 1,110,207 | 1.6% | 2.35% |
| 2012 | 4,610,848 | 1,134,885 | 1% | 2.22% |
| 2013 | 4,642,419 | 1,158,695 | 0.68% | 2.1% |
| 2014 | 4,623,182 | 1,181,903 | -0.41% | 2% |
| 2015 | 4,629,320 | 1,205,131 | 0.13% | 1.97% |
| 2016 | 4,713,663 | 1,228,312 | 1.82% | 1.92% |
| 2017 | 4,793,511 | 1,251,703 | 1.69% | 1.9% |
| 2018 | 4,878,657 | 1,275,959 | 1.78% | 1.94% |
| 2019 | 4,944,703 | 1,300,945 | 1.35% | 1.96% |
| 2020 | 5,026,628 | 1,326,053 | 1.66% | 1.93% |
| 2021 | 5,112,100 | 1,350,139 | 1.7% | 1.82% |
| 2022 | 5,098,039 | 1,369,295 | -0.28% | 1.42% |
| 2023 | 5,152,421 | 1,384,286 | 1.07% | 1.09% |
| 2024 | 5,330,690 | 1,400,638 | 3.46% | 1.18% |
| 2025 | 5,513,285 | 1,418,519 | 3.43% | 1.28% |
| 2026 | 5,698,988 | 1,436,934 | 3.37% | 1.3% |
| 2027 | 5,888,126 | 1,456,334 | 3.32% | 1.35% |
| 2028 | 6,082,465 | 1,476,850 | 3.3% | 1.41% |
| 2029 | 6,279,729 | 1,498,119 | 3.24% | 1.44% |
| 2030 | 6,478,251 | 1,519,802 | 3.16% | 1.45% |
| 2031 | 6,680,052 | 1,540,659 | 3.12% | 1.37% |
| 2032 | 6,884,143 | 1,559,710 | 3.06% | 1.24% |
| 2033 | 7,089,444 | 1,578,114 | 2.98% | 1.18% |
| 2034 | 7,296,249 | 1,597,444 | 2.92% | 1.22% |
| 2035 | 7,502,585 | 1,618,799 | 2.83% | 1.34% |
| 2036 | 7,707,565 | 1,639,721 | 2.73% | 1.29% |
| 2037 | 7,911,635 | 1,659,327 | 2.65% | 1.2% |
| 2038 | 8,115,865 | 1,678,953 | 2.58% | 1.18% |
| 2039 | 8,321,550 | 1,698,891 | 2.53% | 1.19% |
| 2040 | 8,526,454 | 1,718,249 | 2.46% | 1.14% |
| 2041 | 8,729,074 | 1,736,476 | 2.38% | 1.06% |
| 2042 | 8,931,165 | 1,755,847 | 2.32% | 1.12% |
| 2043 | 9,134,993 | 1,776,066 | 2.28% | 1.15% |
| 2044 | 9,341,761 | 1,793,758 | 2.26% | 1% |
| 2045 | 9,550,893 | 1,809,637 | 2.24% | 0.89% |
| 2046 | 9,761,447 | 1,825,551 | 2.2% | 0.88% |
| 2047 | 9,972,759 | 1,841,558 | 2.16% | 0.88% |
| 2048 | 10,186,021 | 1,858,311 | 2.14% | 0.91% |
| 2049 | 10,400,624 | 1,873,846 | 2.11% | 0.84% |
| 2050 | 10,616,749 | 1,889,246 | 2.08% | 0.82% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Central African Republic increased by 340,510 people (a 7.94% growth), while East Timor gained 256,820 people (a 27.1% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Central African Republic gained 1,033,136 (a 22.3% growth), while East Timor's population increased by 228,180 (a 18.9% growth).
The Central African Republic was ranked 118th most populous country in 2005 and is 117th in 2025. East Timor was ranked 154th in 2005 and ranked 152nd 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 East Timor will increase by 31.8% to 1,889,246 people and rank change from 152nd to 149th.
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Population differences between the Central African Republic and East Timor
|
CAR
|
East Timor
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 57.9 years | 68.1 years |
| Average age | 19.8 years | 26.6 years |
| Median age | 15.4 years | 22.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48:52 | 50.4:49.6 |
| Fertility rate | 6.01 births per woman | 2.71 births per woman |
| Population density | 22.2 ppl/mi² | 244 ppl/mi² |
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