The latest officially reported population of the Central African Republic was 5,330,690 in 2024 vs 20,592,571 people in Kazakhstan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Central African Republic's population is 5,701,055 people compared to 21,086,160 in Kazakhstan.
Population statistics:
- Kazakhstan's population is 3.7 times bigger than the Central African Republic's.
- The Central African Republic is ranked the 117th most populous country in the world, while Kazakhstan is the 65th.
- The countries together account for 0.32% of the world: 0.07% for the Central African Republic vs 0.25% for Kazakhstan.
- For the last 10 years, the Central African Republic has had an average growth rate of +1.27% per year vs +1.46% in Kazakhstan.
- Since 2006, the population of the Central African Republic has increased from 4.38M people to 5.7M (30.2% growth), while Kazakhstan has grown from 16.1M to 21.1M (30.9% growth).
- The Central African Republic is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 18.8M people compared to the peak of 33.7M people in 2100 for Kazakhstan.
Central African Republic vs Kazakhstan: live population counter
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| Current population |
5701055
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21086160
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| Population rank | 117/197 | 65/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.07% | 0.25% |
| One net population change |
2.95 minutes
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2 minutes
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| One birth every |
2.2 minutes
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1.28 minutes
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| One death every |
10.8 minutes
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3.85 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
34.2 minutes
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1.19 hours
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| Annual migration change | -15,357 | -7,368 |
| Daily growth/decline | +488 | +719 |
| Annual growth/decline | +178,269 | +262,467 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +3.46% | +1.29% |
| Population growth rate rank | 9/197 | 83/197 |
the Central African Republic and Kazakhstan: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 1,702,346 | 9,429,981 | - | - |
| 1961 | 1,734,580 | 9,742,085 | 1.89% | 3.31% |
| 1962 | 1,768,115 | 10,058,928 | 1.93% | 3.25% |
| 1963 | 1,803,063 | 10,377,466 | 1.98% | 3.17% |
| 1964 | 1,839,583 | 10,690,309 | 2.03% | 3.01% |
| 1965 | 1,877,854 | 10,993,183 | 2.08% | 2.83% |
| 1966 | 1,918,082 | 11,288,989 | 2.14% | 2.69% |
| 1967 | 1,960,444 | 11,584,428 | 2.21% | 2.62% |
| 1968 | 2,005,100 | 11,879,182 | 2.28% | 2.54% |
| 1969 | 2,051,515 | 12,156,212 | 2.31% | 2.33% |
| 1970 | 2,097,505 | 12,419,057 | 2.24% | 2.16% |
| 1971 | 2,141,450 | 12,684,813 | 2.1% | 2.14% |
| 1972 | 2,183,769 | 12,951,798 | 1.98% | 2.1% |
| 1973 | 2,226,008 | 13,208,121 | 1.93% | 1.98% |
| 1974 | 2,269,338 | 13,454,570 | 1.95% | 1.87% |
| 1975 | 2,313,916 | 13,700,843 | 1.96% | 1.83% |
| 1976 | 2,348,566 | 13,998,738 | 1.5% | 2.17% |
| 1977 | 2,372,930 | 14,353,265 | 1.04% | 2.53% |
| 1978 | 2,397,961 | 14,711,497 | 1.05% | 2.5% |
| 1979 | 2,423,794 | 14,978,696 | 1.08% | 1.82% |
| 1980 | 2,450,535 | 15,152,949 | 1.1% | 1.16% |
| 1981 | 2,478,402 | 15,323,082 | 1.14% | 1.12% |
| 1982 | 2,507,375 | 15,492,595 | 1.17% | 1.11% |
| 1983 | 2,537,399 | 15,665,551 | 1.2% | 1.12% |
| 1984 | 2,568,610 | 15,844,621 | 1.23% | 1.14% |
| 1985 | 2,600,932 | 16,031,090 | 1.26% | 1.18% |
| 1986 | 2,634,258 | 16,262,702 | 1.28% | 1.44% |
| 1987 | 2,669,155 | 16,527,715 | 1.32% | 1.63% |
| 1988 | 2,713,965 | 16,781,168 | 1.68% | 1.53% |
| 1989 | 2,783,970 | 16,997,013 | 2.58% | 1.29% |
| 1990 | 2,871,910 | 17,154,054 | 3.16% | 0.92% |
| 1991 | 2,963,191 | 17,278,600 | 3.18% | 0.73% |
| 1992 | 3,058,831 | 17,332,625 | 3.23% | 0.31% |
| 1993 | 3,157,839 | 17,274,487 | 3.24% | -0.34% |
| 1994 | 3,257,954 | 17,043,771 | 3.17% | -1.34% |
| 1995 | 3,348,052 | 16,730,536 | 2.77% | -1.84% |
| 1996 | 3,435,965 | 16,416,027 | 2.63% | -1.88% |
| 1997 | 3,531,700 | 16,043,251 | 2.79% | -2.27% |
| 1998 | 3,628,827 | 15,647,785 | 2.75% | -2.46% |
| 1999 | 3,729,450 | 15,455,874 | 2.77% | -1.23% |
| 2000 | 3,833,416 | 15,501,103 | 2.79% | 0.29% |
| 2001 | 3,919,487 | 15,575,550 | 2.25% | 0.48% |
| 2002 | 4,006,077 | 15,656,677 | 2.21% | 0.52% |
| 2003 | 4,103,086 | 15,747,380 | 2.42% | 0.58% |
| 2004 | 4,192,826 | 15,850,159 | 2.19% | 0.65% |
| 2005 | 4,288,810 | 15,968,117 | 2.29% | 0.74% |
| 2006 | 4,377,579 | 16,103,716 | 2.07% | 0.85% |
| 2007 | 4,462,770 | 16,257,214 | 1.95% | 0.95% |
| 2008 | 4,558,984 | 16,426,525 | 2.16% | 1.04% |
| 2009 | 4,529,047 | 16,619,846 | -0.66% | 1.18% |
| 2010 | 4,492,995 | 16,836,810 | -0.8% | 1.31% |
| 2011 | 4,565,021 | 17,066,002 | 1.6% | 1.36% |
| 2012 | 4,610,848 | 17,306,106 | 1% | 1.41% |
| 2013 | 4,642,419 | 17,556,502 | 0.68% | 1.45% |
| 2014 | 4,623,182 | 17,816,285 | -0.41% | 1.48% |
| 2015 | 4,629,320 | 18,084,169 | 0.13% | 1.5% |
| 2016 | 4,713,663 | 18,363,600 | 1.82% | 1.55% |
| 2017 | 4,793,511 | 18,651,931 | 1.69% | 1.57% |
| 2018 | 4,878,657 | 18,932,727 | 1.78% | 1.51% |
| 2019 | 4,944,703 | 19,209,555 | 1.35% | 1.46% |
| 2020 | 5,026,628 | 19,482,117 | 1.66% | 1.42% |
| 2021 | 5,112,100 | 19,743,603 | 1.7% | 1.34% |
| 2022 | 5,098,039 | 20,034,609 | -0.28% | 1.47% |
| 2023 | 5,152,421 | 20,330,104 | 1.07% | 1.47% |
| 2024 | 5,330,690 | 20,592,571 | 3.46% | 1.29% |
| 2025 | 5,513,285 | 20,843,753 | 3.43% | 1.22% |
| 2026 | 5,698,988 | 21,083,619 | 3.37% | 1.15% |
| 2027 | 5,888,126 | 21,316,177 | 3.32% | 1.1% |
| 2028 | 6,082,465 | 21,547,638 | 3.3% | 1.09% |
| 2029 | 6,279,729 | 21,777,008 | 3.24% | 1.06% |
| 2030 | 6,478,251 | 22,003,192 | 3.16% | 1.04% |
| 2031 | 6,680,052 | 22,227,045 | 3.12% | 1.02% |
| 2032 | 6,884,143 | 22,452,639 | 3.06% | 1.01% |
| 2033 | 7,089,444 | 22,679,377 | 2.98% | 1.01% |
| 2034 | 7,296,249 | 22,903,209 | 2.92% | 0.99% |
| 2035 | 7,502,585 | 23,125,951 | 2.83% | 0.97% |
| 2036 | 7,707,565 | 23,349,072 | 2.73% | 0.96% |
| 2037 | 7,911,635 | 23,571,233 | 2.65% | 0.95% |
| 2038 | 8,115,865 | 23,793,387 | 2.58% | 0.94% |
| 2039 | 8,321,550 | 24,017,887 | 2.53% | 0.94% |
| 2040 | 8,526,454 | 24,246,822 | 2.46% | 0.95% |
| 2041 | 8,729,074 | 24,477,612 | 2.38% | 0.95% |
| 2042 | 8,931,165 | 24,707,974 | 2.32% | 0.94% |
| 2043 | 9,134,993 | 24,941,020 | 2.28% | 0.94% |
| 2044 | 9,341,761 | 25,175,225 | 2.26% | 0.94% |
| 2045 | 9,550,893 | 25,409,749 | 2.24% | 0.93% |
| 2046 | 9,761,447 | 25,642,870 | 2.2% | 0.92% |
| 2047 | 9,972,759 | 25,875,743 | 2.16% | 0.91% |
| 2048 | 10,186,021 | 26,106,834 | 2.14% | 0.89% |
| 2049 | 10,400,624 | 26,328,898 | 2.11% | 0.85% |
| 2050 | 10,616,749 | 26,544,261 | 2.08% | 0.82% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Central African Republic increased by 336,084 people (a 7.68% growth), while Kazakhstan gained 2,259,884 people (a 14% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Central African Republic gained 987,392 (a 20.9% growth), while Kazakhstan's population increased by 2,722,560 (a 14.8% growth).
The Central African Republic was ranked 118th most populous country in 2006 and is 117th in 2026. Kazakhstan was ranked 62nd in 2006 and ranked 65th 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 Kazakhstan will increase by 25.9% to 26,544,261 people and rank change from 65th to 64th.
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Population differences between the Central African Republic and Kazakhstan
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| Life expectancy | 58.2 years | 74.8 years |
| Average age | 19.8 years | 32 years |
| Median age | 15.4 years | 30.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48:52 | 48.7:51.3 |
| Fertility rate | 6.01 births per woman | 3.01 births per woman |
| Population density | 22.2 ppl/mi² | 19.8 ppl/mi² |
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