The latest officially reported population of the Central African Republic was 5,330,690 in 2024 vs 132,059,767 people in Ethiopia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Central African Republic's population is 5,701,055 people compared to 138,940,022 in Ethiopia.
Population statistics:
- Ethiopia's population is 24.4 times bigger than the Central African Republic's.
- The Central African Republic is ranked the 117th most populous country in the world, while Ethiopia is the 10th.
- The countries together account for 1.75% of the world: 0.07% for the Central African Republic vs 1.68% for Ethiopia.
- For the last 10 years, the Central African Republic has had an average growth rate of +1.27% per year vs +2.71% in Ethiopia.
- Since 2006, the population of the Central African Republic has increased from 4.38M people to 5.7M (30.2% growth), while Ethiopia has grown from 80.7M to 139M (72.2% growth).
- The Central African Republic is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 18.8M people compared to the peak of 367M people in 2100 for Ethiopia.
Central African Republic vs Ethiopia: live population counter
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| Current population |
5701055
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138940022
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| Population rank | 117/197 | 10/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.07% | 1.68% |
| One net population change |
2.95 minutes
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9.36 seconds
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| One birth every |
2.2 minutes
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7.68 seconds
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| One death every |
10.8 minutes
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41.1 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
34.2 minutes
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17.5 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -15,357 | +30,069 |
| Daily growth/decline | +488 | +9,228 |
| Annual growth/decline | +178,269 | +3,368,075 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +3.46% | +2.62% |
| Population growth rate rank | 9/197 | 25/197 |
the Central African Republic and Ethiopia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 1,702,346 | 21,376,693 | - | - |
| 1961 | 1,734,580 | 21,906,102 | 1.89% | 2.48% |
| 1962 | 1,768,115 | 22,465,126 | 1.93% | 2.55% |
| 1963 | 1,803,063 | 23,051,637 | 1.98% | 2.61% |
| 1964 | 1,839,583 | 23,666,548 | 2.03% | 2.67% |
| 1965 | 1,877,854 | 24,310,612 | 2.08% | 2.72% |
| 1966 | 1,918,082 | 24,952,689 | 2.14% | 2.64% |
| 1967 | 1,960,444 | 25,620,276 | 2.21% | 2.68% |
| 1968 | 2,005,100 | 26,337,930 | 2.28% | 2.8% |
| 1969 | 2,051,515 | 27,072,571 | 2.31% | 2.79% |
| 1970 | 2,097,505 | 27,829,128 | 2.24% | 2.79% |
| 1971 | 2,141,450 | 28,600,106 | 2.1% | 2.77% |
| 1972 | 2,183,769 | 29,374,608 | 1.98% | 2.71% |
| 1973 | 2,226,008 | 30,166,785 | 1.93% | 2.7% |
| 1974 | 2,269,338 | 30,957,273 | 1.95% | 2.62% |
| 1975 | 2,313,916 | 31,723,252 | 1.96% | 2.47% |
| 1976 | 2,348,566 | 32,534,418 | 1.5% | 2.56% |
| 1977 | 2,372,930 | 33,167,272 | 1.04% | 1.95% |
| 1978 | 2,397,961 | 33,734,592 | 1.05% | 1.71% |
| 1979 | 2,423,794 | 34,238,652 | 1.08% | 1.49% |
| 1980 | 2,450,535 | 34,428,514 | 1.1% | 0.55% |
| 1981 | 2,478,402 | 35,304,012 | 1.14% | 2.54% |
| 1982 | 2,507,375 | 36,701,290 | 1.17% | 3.96% |
| 1983 | 2,537,399 | 37,740,817 | 1.2% | 2.83% |
| 1984 | 2,568,610 | 38,735,722 | 1.23% | 2.64% |
| 1985 | 2,600,932 | 39,842,136 | 1.26% | 2.86% |
| 1986 | 2,634,258 | 41,037,656 | 1.28% | 3% |
| 1987 | 2,669,155 | 42,460,039 | 1.32% | 3.47% |
| 1988 | 2,713,965 | 44,150,825 | 1.68% | 3.98% |
| 1989 | 2,783,970 | 45,879,690 | 2.58% | 3.92% |
| 1990 | 2,871,910 | 47,609,755 | 3.16% | 3.77% |
| 1991 | 2,963,191 | 49,717,198 | 3.18% | 4.43% |
| 1992 | 3,058,831 | 51,853,747 | 3.23% | 4.3% |
| 1993 | 3,157,839 | 53,708,891 | 3.24% | 3.58% |
| 1994 | 3,257,954 | 55,611,508 | 3.17% | 3.54% |
| 1995 | 3,348,052 | 57,537,335 | 2.77% | 3.46% |
| 1996 | 3,435,965 | 59,467,635 | 2.63% | 3.35% |
| 1997 | 3,531,700 | 61,404,539 | 2.79% | 3.26% |
| 1998 | 3,628,827 | 63,363,524 | 2.75% | 3.19% |
| 1999 | 3,729,450 | 65,374,561 | 2.77% | 3.17% |
| 2000 | 3,833,416 | 67,411,494 | 2.79% | 3.12% |
| 2001 | 3,919,487 | 69,487,762 | 2.25% | 3.08% |
| 2002 | 4,006,077 | 71,635,517 | 2.21% | 3.09% |
| 2003 | 4,103,086 | 73,832,663 | 2.42% | 3.07% |
| 2004 | 4,192,826 | 76,077,206 | 2.19% | 3.04% |
| 2005 | 4,288,810 | 78,367,470 | 2.29% | 3.01% |
| 2006 | 4,377,579 | 80,703,490 | 2.07% | 2.98% |
| 2007 | 4,462,770 | 83,103,217 | 1.95% | 2.97% |
| 2008 | 4,558,984 | 85,543,668 | 2.16% | 2.94% |
| 2009 | 4,529,047 | 88,007,636 | -0.66% | 2.88% |
| 2010 | 4,492,995 | 90,538,514 | -0.8% | 2.88% |
| 2011 | 4,565,021 | 93,149,970 | 1.6% | 2.88% |
| 2012 | 4,610,848 | 95,798,767 | 1% | 2.84% |
| 2013 | 4,642,419 | 98,438,751 | 0.68% | 2.76% |
| 2014 | 4,623,182 | 101,115,610 | -0.41% | 2.72% |
| 2015 | 4,629,320 | 103,867,135 | 0.13% | 2.72% |
| 2016 | 4,713,663 | 106,718,162 | 1.82% | 2.74% |
| 2017 | 4,793,511 | 109,666,481 | 1.69% | 2.76% |
| 2018 | 4,878,657 | 112,664,152 | 1.78% | 2.73% |
| 2019 | 4,944,703 | 115,737,383 | 1.35% | 2.73% |
| 2020 | 5,026,628 | 118,917,671 | 1.66% | 2.75% |
| 2021 | 5,112,100 | 122,138,588 | 1.7% | 2.71% |
| 2022 | 5,098,039 | 125,384,287 | -0.28% | 2.66% |
| 2023 | 5,152,421 | 128,691,692 | 1.07% | 2.64% |
| 2024 | 5,330,690 | 132,059,767 | 3.46% | 2.62% |
| 2025 | 5,513,285 | 135,472,043 | 3.43% | 2.58% |
| 2026 | 5,698,988 | 138,902,180 | 3.37% | 2.53% |
| 2027 | 5,888,126 | 142,364,798 | 3.32% | 2.49% |
| 2028 | 6,082,465 | 145,841,255 | 3.3% | 2.44% |
| 2029 | 6,279,729 | 149,336,056 | 3.24% | 2.4% |
| 2030 | 6,478,251 | 152,855,352 | 3.16% | 2.36% |
| 2031 | 6,680,052 | 156,382,425 | 3.12% | 2.31% |
| 2032 | 6,884,143 | 159,923,895 | 3.06% | 2.26% |
| 2033 | 7,089,444 | 163,453,311 | 2.98% | 2.21% |
| 2034 | 7,296,249 | 166,978,790 | 2.92% | 2.16% |
| 2035 | 7,502,585 | 170,532,952 | 2.83% | 2.13% |
| 2036 | 7,707,565 | 174,097,772 | 2.73% | 2.09% |
| 2037 | 7,911,635 | 177,661,132 | 2.65% | 2.05% |
| 2038 | 8,115,865 | 181,235,892 | 2.58% | 2.01% |
| 2039 | 8,321,550 | 184,835,102 | 2.53% | 1.99% |
| 2040 | 8,526,454 | 188,450,900 | 2.46% | 1.96% |
| 2041 | 8,729,074 | 192,068,629 | 2.38% | 1.92% |
| 2042 | 8,931,165 | 195,695,295 | 2.32% | 1.89% |
| 2043 | 9,134,993 | 199,347,978 | 2.28% | 1.87% |
| 2044 | 9,341,761 | 203,014,368 | 2.26% | 1.84% |
| 2045 | 9,550,893 | 206,673,625 | 2.24% | 1.8% |
| 2046 | 9,761,447 | 210,337,847 | 2.2% | 1.77% |
| 2047 | 9,972,759 | 214,023,504 | 2.16% | 1.75% |
| 2048 | 10,186,021 | 217,710,204 | 2.14% | 1.72% |
| 2049 | 10,400,624 | 221,377,329 | 2.11% | 1.68% |
| 2050 | 10,616,749 | 225,021,865 | 2.08% | 1.65% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Central African Republic increased by 336,084 people (a 7.68% growth), while Ethiopia gained 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Central African Republic gained 987,392 (a 20.9% growth), while Ethiopia's population increased by 32,221,860 (a 30.2% growth).
The Central African Republic was ranked 118th most populous country in 2006 and is 117th in 2026. Ethiopia was ranked 16th in 2006 and ranked 10th 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 Ethiopia will increase by 62% to 225,021,865 people and rank change from 10th to 7th.
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Population differences between the Central African Republic and Ethiopia
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| Life expectancy | 58.2 years | 68.1 years |
| Average age | 19.8 years | 23.8 years |
| Median age | 15.4 years | 19.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48:52 | 50.1:49.9 |
| Fertility rate | 6.01 births per woman | 3.99 births per woman |
| Population density | 22.2 ppl/mi² | 303 ppl/mi² |
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