The latest officially reported population of the Central African Republic was 5,330,690 in 2024 vs 1,892,516 people in Equatorial Guinea in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Central African Republic's population is 5,662,456 people compared to 1,975,406 in Equatorial Guinea.
Population statistics:
- The Central African Republic's population is 2.87 times bigger than Equatorial Guinea's.
- The Central African Republic is ranked the 117th most populous country in the world, while Equatorial Guinea is the 148th.
- The countries together account for 0.09% of the world: 0.07% for the Central African Republic vs 0.02% for Equatorial Guinea.
- For the last 10 years, the Central African Republic has had an average growth rate of +1.27% per year vs +3.15% in Equatorial Guinea.
- Since 2005, the population of the Central African Republic has increased from 4.29M people to 5.66M (32% growth), while Equatorial Guinea has grown from 947K to 1.98M (108.5% growth).
- The Central African Republic is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 18.8M people compared to the peak of 5M people in 2100 for Equatorial Guinea.
Central African Republic vs Equatorial Guinea: live population counter
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| Current population |
5662456
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1975406
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| Population rank | 117/197 | 148/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.07% | 0.02% |
| One net population change |
2.95 minutes
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11.7 minutes
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| One birth every |
2.2 minutes
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9.61 minutes
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| One death every |
10.8 minutes
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36.1 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
34.2 minutes
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2.25 hours
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| Annual migration change | -15,357 | +3,891 |
| Daily growth/decline | +488 | +123 |
| Annual growth/decline | +178,269 | +44,967 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +3.46% | +2.43% |
| Population growth rate rank | 10/197 | 32/197 |
the Central African Republic and Equatorial Guinea: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 1,702,346 | 269,807 | - | - |
| 1961 | 1,734,580 | 274,896 | 1.89% | 1.89% |
| 1962 | 1,768,115 | 280,286 | 1.93% | 1.96% |
| 1963 | 1,803,063 | 285,965 | 1.98% | 2.03% |
| 1964 | 1,839,583 | 291,942 | 2.03% | 2.09% |
| 1965 | 1,877,854 | 298,238 | 2.08% | 2.16% |
| 1966 | 1,918,082 | 304,859 | 2.14% | 2.22% |
| 1967 | 1,960,444 | 311,805 | 2.21% | 2.28% |
| 1968 | 2,005,100 | 318,849 | 2.28% | 2.26% |
| 1969 | 2,051,515 | 322,517 | 2.31% | 1.15% |
| 1970 | 2,097,505 | 320,803 | 2.24% | -0.53% |
| 1971 | 2,141,450 | 315,940 | 2.1% | -1.52% |
| 1972 | 2,183,769 | 309,468 | 1.98% | -2.05% |
| 1973 | 2,226,008 | 302,281 | 1.93% | -2.32% |
| 1974 | 2,269,338 | 294,953 | 1.95% | -2.42% |
| 1975 | 2,313,916 | 287,901 | 1.96% | -2.39% |
| 1976 | 2,348,566 | 281,031 | 1.5% | -2.39% |
| 1977 | 2,372,930 | 276,779 | 1.04% | -1.51% |
| 1978 | 2,397,961 | 276,531 | 1.05% | -0.09% |
| 1979 | 2,423,794 | 279,846 | 1.08% | 1.2% |
| 1980 | 2,450,535 | 288,644 | 1.1% | 3.14% |
| 1981 | 2,478,402 | 303,252 | 1.14% | 5.06% |
| 1982 | 2,507,375 | 322,216 | 1.17% | 6.25% |
| 1983 | 2,537,399 | 343,421 | 1.2% | 6.58% |
| 1984 | 2,568,610 | 364,899 | 1.23% | 6.25% |
| 1985 | 2,600,932 | 385,547 | 1.26% | 5.66% |
| 1986 | 2,634,258 | 404,728 | 1.28% | 4.98% |
| 1987 | 2,669,155 | 422,522 | 1.32% | 4.4% |
| 1988 | 2,713,965 | 439,651 | 1.68% | 4.05% |
| 1989 | 2,783,970 | 456,808 | 2.58% | 3.9% |
| 1990 | 2,871,910 | 474,274 | 3.16% | 3.82% |
| 1991 | 2,963,191 | 492,217 | 3.18% | 3.78% |
| 1992 | 3,058,831 | 510,770 | 3.23% | 3.77% |
| 1993 | 3,157,839 | 530,023 | 3.24% | 3.77% |
| 1994 | 3,257,954 | 550,138 | 3.17% | 3.8% |
| 1995 | 3,348,052 | 571,264 | 2.77% | 3.84% |
| 1996 | 3,435,965 | 593,492 | 2.63% | 3.89% |
| 1997 | 3,531,700 | 616,893 | 2.79% | 3.94% |
| 1998 | 3,628,827 | 641,474 | 2.75% | 3.98% |
| 1999 | 3,729,450 | 667,214 | 2.77% | 4.01% |
| 2000 | 3,833,416 | 703,279 | 2.79% | 5.41% |
| 2001 | 3,919,487 | 749,836 | 2.25% | 6.62% |
| 2002 | 4,006,077 | 797,957 | 2.21% | 6.42% |
| 2003 | 4,103,086 | 847,862 | 2.42% | 6.25% |
| 2004 | 4,192,826 | 899,917 | 2.19% | 6.14% |
| 2005 | 4,288,810 | 947,367 | 2.29% | 5.27% |
| 2006 | 4,377,579 | 990,343 | 2.07% | 4.54% |
| 2007 | 4,462,770 | 1,036,044 | 1.95% | 4.61% |
| 2008 | 4,558,984 | 1,084,530 | 2.16% | 4.68% |
| 2009 | 4,529,047 | 1,135,673 | -0.66% | 4.72% |
| 2010 | 4,492,995 | 1,189,085 | -0.8% | 4.7% |
| 2011 | 4,565,021 | 1,241,835 | 1.6% | 4.44% |
| 2012 | 4,610,848 | 1,293,483 | 1% | 4.16% |
| 2013 | 4,642,419 | 1,346,218 | 0.68% | 4.08% |
| 2014 | 4,623,182 | 1,399,828 | -0.41% | 3.98% |
| 2015 | 4,629,320 | 1,453,923 | 0.13% | 3.86% |
| 2016 | 4,713,663 | 1,508,186 | 1.82% | 3.73% |
| 2017 | 4,793,511 | 1,562,396 | 1.69% | 3.59% |
| 2018 | 4,878,657 | 1,616,422 | 1.78% | 3.46% |
| 2019 | 4,944,703 | 1,670,177 | 1.35% | 3.33% |
| 2020 | 5,026,628 | 1,716,468 | 1.66% | 2.77% |
| 2021 | 5,112,100 | 1,758,786 | 1.7% | 2.47% |
| 2022 | 5,098,039 | 1,803,545 | -0.28% | 2.54% |
| 2023 | 5,152,421 | 1,847,549 | 1.07% | 2.44% |
| 2024 | 5,330,690 | 1,892,516 | 3.46% | 2.43% |
| 2025 | 5,513,285 | 1,938,427 | 3.43% | 2.43% |
| 2026 | 5,698,988 | 1,984,463 | 3.37% | 2.37% |
| 2027 | 5,888,126 | 2,030,749 | 3.32% | 2.33% |
| 2028 | 6,082,465 | 2,077,253 | 3.3% | 2.29% |
| 2029 | 6,279,729 | 2,123,699 | 3.24% | 2.24% |
| 2030 | 6,478,251 | 2,170,434 | 3.16% | 2.2% |
| 2031 | 6,680,052 | 2,218,077 | 3.12% | 2.2% |
| 2032 | 6,884,143 | 2,267,025 | 3.06% | 2.21% |
| 2033 | 7,089,444 | 2,315,991 | 2.98% | 2.16% |
| 2034 | 7,296,249 | 2,364,847 | 2.92% | 2.11% |
| 2035 | 7,502,585 | 2,414,263 | 2.83% | 2.09% |
| 2036 | 7,707,565 | 2,463,880 | 2.73% | 2.06% |
| 2037 | 7,911,635 | 2,513,955 | 2.65% | 2.03% |
| 2038 | 8,115,865 | 2,564,843 | 2.58% | 2.02% |
| 2039 | 8,321,550 | 2,615,417 | 2.53% | 1.97% |
| 2040 | 8,526,454 | 2,665,575 | 2.46% | 1.92% |
| 2041 | 8,729,074 | 2,715,477 | 2.38% | 1.87% |
| 2042 | 8,931,165 | 2,764,764 | 2.32% | 1.82% |
| 2043 | 9,134,993 | 2,813,769 | 2.28% | 1.77% |
| 2044 | 9,341,761 | 2,862,511 | 2.26% | 1.73% |
| 2045 | 9,550,893 | 2,911,227 | 2.24% | 1.7% |
| 2046 | 9,761,447 | 2,959,088 | 2.2% | 1.64% |
| 2047 | 9,972,759 | 3,005,551 | 2.16% | 1.57% |
| 2048 | 10,186,021 | 3,051,480 | 2.14% | 1.53% |
| 2049 | 10,400,624 | 3,097,625 | 2.11% | 1.51% |
| 2050 | 10,616,749 | 3,143,719 | 2.08% | 1.49% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Central African Republic increased by 340,510 people (a 7.94% growth), while Equatorial Guinea gained 506,556 people (a 53.5% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Central African Republic gained 1,033,136 (a 22.3% growth), while Equatorial Guinea's population increased by 521,483 (a 35.9% growth).
The Central African Republic was ranked 118th most populous country in 2005 and is 117th in 2025. Equatorial Guinea was ranked 155th in 2005 and ranked 148th 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 Equatorial Guinea will increase by 59.1% to 3,143,719 people and rank change from 148th to 140th.
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Population differences between the Central African Republic and Equatorial Guinea
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| Life expectancy | 57.9 years | 64.1 years |
| Average age | 19.8 years | 25.9 years |
| Median age | 15.4 years | 22 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48:52 | 52.7:47.3 |
| Fertility rate | 6.01 births per woman | 4.08 births per woman |
| Population density | 22.2 ppl/mi² | 174.7 ppl/mi² |
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