The latest officially reported population of the Central African Republic was 5,330,690 in 2024 vs 3,535,603 people in Eritrea in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Central African Republic's population is 5,662,456 people compared to 3,667,774 in Eritrea.
Population statistics:
- The Central African Republic's population is 1.54 times bigger than Eritrea's.
- The Central African Republic is ranked the 117th most populous country in the world, while Eritrea is the 131st.
- The countries together account for 0.11% of the world: 0.07% for the Central African Republic vs 0.04% for Eritrea.
- For the last 10 years, the Central African Republic has had an average growth rate of +1.27% per year vs +1.28% in Eritrea.
- Since 2005, the population of the Central African Republic has increased from 4.29M people to 5.66M (32% growth), while Eritrea has grown from 2.66M to 3.67M (37.8% growth).
- The Central African Republic is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 18.8M people compared to the peak of 8.44M people in 2100 for Eritrea.
Central African Republic vs Eritrea: live population counter
CAR
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Eritrea
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
5662456
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3667774
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| Population rank | 117/197 | 131/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.07% | 0.04% |
| One net population change |
2.95 minutes
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8.06 minutes
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| One birth every |
2.2 minutes
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5.31 minutes
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| One death every |
10.8 minutes
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25 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
34.2 minutes
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41.4 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -15,357 | -12,696 |
| Daily growth/decline | +488 | +179 |
| Annual growth/decline | +178,269 | +65,213 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +3.46% | +1.88% |
| Population growth rate rank | 10/197 | 60/197 |
the Central African Republic and Eritrea: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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CAR
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Eritrea
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CAR
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Eritrea
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| 1960 | 1,702,346 | 972,547 | - | - |
| 1961 | 1,734,580 | 995,573 | 1.89% | 2.37% |
| 1962 | 1,768,115 | 1,019,788 | 1.93% | 2.43% |
| 1963 | 1,803,063 | 1,045,092 | 1.98% | 2.48% |
| 1964 | 1,839,583 | 1,071,287 | 2.03% | 2.51% |
| 1965 | 1,877,854 | 1,098,335 | 2.08% | 2.52% |
| 1966 | 1,918,082 | 1,124,957 | 2.14% | 2.42% |
| 1967 | 1,960,444 | 1,152,339 | 2.21% | 2.43% |
| 1968 | 2,005,100 | 1,181,737 | 2.28% | 2.55% |
| 1969 | 2,051,515 | 1,212,005 | 2.31% | 2.56% |
| 1970 | 2,097,505 | 1,243,453 | 2.24% | 2.59% |
| 1971 | 2,141,450 | 1,276,154 | 2.1% | 2.63% |
| 1972 | 2,183,769 | 1,309,235 | 1.98% | 2.59% |
| 1973 | 2,226,008 | 1,342,669 | 1.93% | 2.55% |
| 1974 | 2,269,338 | 1,375,688 | 1.95% | 2.46% |
| 1975 | 2,313,916 | 1,408,210 | 1.96% | 2.36% |
| 1976 | 2,348,566 | 1,443,807 | 1.5% | 2.53% |
| 1977 | 2,372,930 | 1,482,565 | 1.04% | 2.68% |
| 1978 | 2,397,961 | 1,522,378 | 1.05% | 2.69% |
| 1979 | 2,423,794 | 1,563,332 | 1.08% | 2.69% |
| 1980 | 2,450,535 | 1,605,797 | 1.1% | 2.72% |
| 1981 | 2,478,402 | 1,649,939 | 1.14% | 2.75% |
| 1982 | 2,507,375 | 1,695,461 | 1.17% | 2.76% |
| 1983 | 2,537,399 | 1,736,160 | 1.2% | 2.4% |
| 1984 | 2,568,610 | 1,771,730 | 1.23% | 2.05% |
| 1985 | 2,600,932 | 1,807,816 | 1.26% | 2.04% |
| 1986 | 2,634,258 | 1,845,164 | 1.28% | 2.07% |
| 1987 | 2,669,155 | 1,888,669 | 1.32% | 2.36% |
| 1988 | 2,713,965 | 1,938,255 | 1.68% | 2.63% |
| 1989 | 2,783,970 | 1,987,017 | 2.58% | 2.52% |
| 1990 | 2,871,910 | 2,032,737 | 3.16% | 2.3% |
| 1991 | 2,963,191 | 1,919,571 | 3.18% | -5.57% |
| 1992 | 3,058,831 | 1,798,748 | 3.23% | -6.29% |
| 1993 | 3,157,839 | 1,856,006 | 3.24% | 3.18% |
| 1994 | 3,257,954 | 1,913,915 | 3.17% | 3.12% |
| 1995 | 3,348,052 | 2,025,267 | 2.77% | 5.82% |
| 1996 | 3,435,965 | 2,128,464 | 2.63% | 5.1% |
| 1997 | 3,531,700 | 2,152,135 | 2.79% | 1.11% |
| 1998 | 3,628,827 | 2,180,419 | 2.75% | 1.31% |
| 1999 | 3,729,450 | 2,212,780 | 2.77% | 1.48% |
| 2000 | 3,833,416 | 2,247,031 | 2.79% | 1.55% |
| 2001 | 3,919,487 | 2,312,079 | 2.25% | 2.89% |
| 2002 | 4,006,077 | 2,392,978 | 2.21% | 3.5% |
| 2003 | 4,103,086 | 2,493,903 | 2.42% | 4.22% |
| 2004 | 4,192,826 | 2,598,284 | 2.19% | 4.19% |
| 2005 | 4,288,810 | 2,661,215 | 2.29% | 2.42% |
| 2006 | 4,377,579 | 2,703,502 | 2.07% | 1.59% |
| 2007 | 4,462,770 | 2,743,222 | 1.95% | 1.47% |
| 2008 | 4,558,984 | 2,816,327 | 2.16% | 2.66% |
| 2009 | 4,529,047 | 2,887,885 | -0.66% | 2.54% |
| 2010 | 4,492,995 | 2,945,186 | -0.8% | 1.98% |
| 2011 | 4,565,021 | 2,998,485 | 1.6% | 1.81% |
| 2012 | 4,610,848 | 3,036,988 | 1% | 1.28% |
| 2013 | 4,642,419 | 3,074,360 | 0.68% | 1.23% |
| 2014 | 4,623,182 | 3,095,173 | -0.41% | 0.68% |
| 2015 | 4,629,320 | 3,105,546 | 0.13% | 0.34% |
| 2016 | 4,713,663 | 3,124,698 | 1.82% | 0.62% |
| 2017 | 4,793,511 | 3,150,347 | 1.69% | 0.82% |
| 2018 | 4,878,657 | 3,192,760 | 1.78% | 1.35% |
| 2019 | 4,944,703 | 3,240,194 | 1.35% | 1.49% |
| 2020 | 5,026,628 | 3,291,271 | 1.66% | 1.58% |
| 2021 | 5,112,100 | 3,350,183 | 1.7% | 1.79% |
| 2022 | 5,098,039 | 3,409,447 | -0.28% | 1.77% |
| 2023 | 5,152,421 | 3,470,390 | 1.07% | 1.79% |
| 2024 | 5,330,690 | 3,535,603 | 3.46% | 1.88% |
| 2025 | 5,513,285 | 3,606,996 | 3.43% | 2.02% |
| 2026 | 5,698,988 | 3,682,659 | 3.37% | 2.1% |
| 2027 | 5,888,126 | 3,760,368 | 3.32% | 2.11% |
| 2028 | 6,082,465 | 3,840,135 | 3.3% | 2.12% |
| 2029 | 6,279,729 | 3,920,467 | 3.24% | 2.09% |
| 2030 | 6,478,251 | 4,002,671 | 3.16% | 2.1% |
| 2031 | 6,680,052 | 4,085,037 | 3.12% | 2.06% |
| 2032 | 6,884,143 | 4,166,507 | 3.06% | 1.99% |
| 2033 | 7,089,444 | 4,249,501 | 2.98% | 1.99% |
| 2034 | 7,296,249 | 4,334,727 | 2.92% | 2.01% |
| 2035 | 7,502,585 | 4,420,915 | 2.83% | 1.99% |
| 2036 | 7,707,565 | 4,509,755 | 2.73% | 2.01% |
| 2037 | 7,911,635 | 4,601,933 | 2.65% | 2.04% |
| 2038 | 8,115,865 | 4,692,340 | 2.58% | 1.96% |
| 2039 | 8,321,550 | 4,780,469 | 2.53% | 1.88% |
| 2040 | 8,526,454 | 4,868,668 | 2.46% | 1.84% |
| 2041 | 8,729,074 | 4,954,481 | 2.38% | 1.76% |
| 2042 | 8,931,165 | 5,039,298 | 2.32% | 1.71% |
| 2043 | 9,134,993 | 5,124,256 | 2.28% | 1.69% |
| 2044 | 9,341,761 | 5,207,858 | 2.26% | 1.63% |
| 2045 | 9,550,893 | 5,292,756 | 2.24% | 1.63% |
| 2046 | 9,761,447 | 5,375,963 | 2.2% | 1.57% |
| 2047 | 9,972,759 | 5,456,488 | 2.16% | 1.5% |
| 2048 | 10,186,021 | 5,537,538 | 2.14% | 1.49% |
| 2049 | 10,400,624 | 5,617,348 | 2.11% | 1.44% |
| 2050 | 10,616,749 | 5,696,052 | 2.08% | 1.4% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Central African Republic increased by 340,510 people (a 7.94% growth), while Eritrea gained 444,331 people (a 16.7% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Central African Republic gained 1,033,136 (a 22.3% growth), while Eritrea's population increased by 562,228 (a 18.1% growth).
The Central African Republic was ranked 118th most populous country in 2005 and is 117th in 2025. Eritrea was ranked 136th in 2005 and ranked 131st 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 Eritrea will increase by 55.3% to 5,696,052 people and rank change from 131st to 123rd.
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Population differences between the Central African Republic and Eritrea
|
CAR
|
Eritrea
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 57.9 years | 69.2 years |
| Average age | 19.8 years | 24.6 years |
| Median age | 15.4 years | 19.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48:52 | 49.4:50.6 |
| Fertility rate | 6.01 births per woman | 3.71 births per woman |
| Population density | 22.2 ppl/mi² | 75.6 ppl/mi² |
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