The latest officially reported population of the Central African Republic was 5,330,690 in 2024 vs 134,518 people in Kiribati in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Central African Republic's population is 5,701,055 people compared to 138,472 in Kiribati.
Population statistics:
- The Central African Republic's population is 41.2 times bigger than Kiribati's.
- The Central African Republic is ranked the 117th most populous country in the world, while Kiribati is the 180th.
- The countries together account for 0.07% of the world: 0.07% for the Central African Republic vs 0.002% for Kiribati.
- For the last 10 years, the Central African Republic has had an average growth rate of +1.27% per year vs +1.53% in Kiribati.
- Since 2006, the population of the Central African Republic has increased from 4.38M people to 5.7M (30.2% growth), while Kiribati has grown from 100K to 138K (38.4% growth).
- The Central African Republic is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 18.8M people compared to the peak of 223K people in 2099 for Kiribati.
Central African Republic vs Kiribati: live population counter
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| Current population |
5701055
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138472
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| Population rank | 117/197 | 180/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.07% | 0.002% |
| One net population change |
2.95 minutes
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4.41 hours
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| One birth every |
2.2 minutes
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2.56 hours
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| One death every |
10.8 minutes
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9.39 hours
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| One migration net change every |
34.2 minutes
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18.6 hours
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| Annual migration change | -15,357 | -471 |
| Daily growth/decline | +488 | +5 |
| Annual growth/decline | +178,269 | +1,988 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +3.46% | +1.5% |
| Population growth rate rank | 9/197 | 73/197 |
the Central African Republic and Kiribati: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 1,702,346 | 47,157 | - | - |
| 1961 | 1,734,580 | 48,323 | 1.89% | 2.47% |
| 1962 | 1,768,115 | 49,538 | 1.93% | 2.51% |
| 1963 | 1,803,063 | 50,791 | 1.98% | 2.53% |
| 1964 | 1,839,583 | 52,088 | 2.03% | 2.55% |
| 1965 | 1,877,854 | 53,439 | 2.08% | 2.59% |
| 1966 | 1,918,082 | 54,425 | 2.14% | 1.85% |
| 1967 | 1,960,444 | 54,996 | 2.21% | 1.05% |
| 1968 | 2,005,100 | 55,529 | 2.28% | 0.97% |
| 1969 | 2,051,515 | 56,360 | 2.31% | 1.5% |
| 1970 | 2,097,505 | 57,510 | 2.24% | 2.04% |
| 1971 | 2,141,450 | 58,652 | 2.1% | 1.99% |
| 1972 | 2,183,769 | 59,778 | 1.98% | 1.92% |
| 1973 | 2,226,008 | 60,824 | 1.93% | 1.75% |
| 1974 | 2,269,338 | 61,219 | 1.95% | 0.65% |
| 1975 | 2,313,916 | 60,987 | 1.96% | -0.38% |
| 1976 | 2,348,566 | 60,661 | 1.5% | -0.53% |
| 1977 | 2,372,930 | 60,267 | 1.04% | -0.65% |
| 1978 | 2,397,961 | 59,864 | 1.05% | -0.67% |
| 1979 | 2,423,794 | 60,172 | 1.08% | 0.51% |
| 1980 | 2,450,535 | 61,148 | 1.1% | 1.62% |
| 1981 | 2,478,402 | 62,121 | 1.14% | 1.59% |
| 1982 | 2,507,375 | 63,134 | 1.17% | 1.63% |
| 1983 | 2,537,399 | 64,169 | 1.2% | 1.64% |
| 1984 | 2,568,610 | 65,228 | 1.23% | 1.65% |
| 1985 | 2,600,932 | 66,496 | 1.26% | 1.94% |
| 1986 | 2,634,258 | 68,059 | 1.28% | 2.35% |
| 1987 | 2,669,155 | 69,733 | 1.32% | 2.46% |
| 1988 | 2,713,965 | 71,427 | 1.68% | 2.43% |
| 1989 | 2,783,970 | 73,147 | 2.58% | 2.41% |
| 1990 | 2,871,910 | 74,855 | 3.16% | 2.34% |
| 1991 | 2,963,191 | 76,367 | 3.18% | 2.02% |
| 1992 | 3,058,831 | 77,641 | 3.23% | 1.67% |
| 1993 | 3,157,839 | 78,841 | 3.24% | 1.55% |
| 1994 | 3,257,954 | 80,021 | 3.17% | 1.5% |
| 1995 | 3,348,052 | 81,234 | 2.77% | 1.52% |
| 1996 | 3,435,965 | 82,623 | 2.63% | 1.71% |
| 1997 | 3,531,700 | 84,147 | 2.79% | 1.84% |
| 1998 | 3,628,827 | 85,657 | 2.75% | 1.79% |
| 1999 | 3,729,450 | 87,126 | 2.77% | 1.71% |
| 2000 | 3,833,416 | 88,613 | 2.79% | 1.71% |
| 2001 | 3,919,487 | 90,335 | 2.25% | 1.94% |
| 2002 | 4,006,077 | 92,264 | 2.21% | 2.14% |
| 2003 | 4,103,086 | 94,175 | 2.42% | 2.07% |
| 2004 | 4,192,826 | 96,085 | 2.19% | 2.03% |
| 2005 | 4,288,810 | 98,035 | 2.29% | 2.03% |
| 2006 | 4,377,579 | 100,017 | 2.07% | 2.02% |
| 2007 | 4,462,770 | 102,068 | 1.95% | 2.05% |
| 2008 | 4,558,984 | 104,222 | 2.16% | 2.11% |
| 2009 | 4,529,047 | 106,467 | -0.66% | 2.15% |
| 2010 | 4,492,995 | 108,704 | -0.8% | 2.1% |
| 2011 | 4,565,021 | 110,647 | 1.6% | 1.79% |
| 2012 | 4,610,848 | 112,284 | 1% | 1.48% |
| 2013 | 4,642,419 | 113,838 | 0.68% | 1.38% |
| 2014 | 4,623,182 | 115,326 | -0.41% | 1.31% |
| 2015 | 4,629,320 | 116,815 | 0.13% | 1.29% |
| 2016 | 4,713,663 | 118,478 | 1.82% | 1.42% |
| 2017 | 4,793,511 | 120,275 | 1.69% | 1.52% |
| 2018 | 4,878,657 | 122,084 | 1.78% | 1.5% |
| 2019 | 4,944,703 | 123,921 | 1.35% | 1.5% |
| 2020 | 5,026,628 | 126,099 | 1.66% | 1.76% |
| 2021 | 5,112,100 | 128,377 | 1.7% | 1.81% |
| 2022 | 5,098,039 | 130,469 | -0.28% | 1.63% |
| 2023 | 5,152,421 | 132,530 | 1.07% | 1.58% |
| 2024 | 5,330,690 | 134,518 | 3.46% | 1.5% |
| 2025 | 5,513,285 | 136,501 | 3.43% | 1.47% |
| 2026 | 5,698,988 | 138,451 | 3.37% | 1.43% |
| 2027 | 5,888,126 | 140,405 | 3.32% | 1.41% |
| 2028 | 6,082,465 | 142,335 | 3.3% | 1.37% |
| 2029 | 6,279,729 | 144,231 | 3.24% | 1.33% |
| 2030 | 6,478,251 | 146,130 | 3.16% | 1.32% |
| 2031 | 6,680,052 | 148,028 | 3.12% | 1.3% |
| 2032 | 6,884,143 | 149,915 | 3.06% | 1.27% |
| 2033 | 7,089,444 | 151,768 | 2.98% | 1.24% |
| 2034 | 7,296,249 | 153,602 | 2.92% | 1.21% |
| 2035 | 7,502,585 | 155,447 | 2.83% | 1.2% |
| 2036 | 7,707,565 | 157,316 | 2.73% | 1.2% |
| 2037 | 7,911,635 | 159,188 | 2.65% | 1.19% |
| 2038 | 8,115,865 | 161,050 | 2.58% | 1.17% |
| 2039 | 8,321,550 | 162,895 | 2.53% | 1.15% |
| 2040 | 8,526,454 | 164,711 | 2.46% | 1.11% |
| 2041 | 8,729,074 | 166,508 | 2.38% | 1.09% |
| 2042 | 8,931,165 | 168,325 | 2.32% | 1.09% |
| 2043 | 9,134,993 | 170,182 | 2.28% | 1.1% |
| 2044 | 9,341,761 | 172,012 | 2.26% | 1.08% |
| 2045 | 9,550,893 | 173,818 | 2.24% | 1.05% |
| 2046 | 9,761,447 | 175,629 | 2.2% | 1.04% |
| 2047 | 9,972,759 | 177,392 | 2.16% | 1% |
| 2048 | 10,186,021 | 179,152 | 2.14% | 0.99% |
| 2049 | 10,400,624 | 180,915 | 2.11% | 0.98% |
| 2050 | 10,616,749 | 182,629 | 2.08% | 0.95% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Central African Republic increased by 336,084 people (a 7.68% growth), while Kiribati gained 18,461 people (a 18.5% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Central African Republic gained 987,392 (a 20.9% growth), while Kiribati's population increased by 19,994 (a 16.9% growth).
The Central African Republic was ranked 118th most populous country in 2006 and is 117th in 2026. Kiribati was ranked 183rd in 2006 and ranked 180th 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 Kiribati will increase by 31.9% to 182,629 people and rank change from 180th to 178th.
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Population differences between the Central African Republic and Kiribati
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| Life expectancy | 58.2 years | 66.9 years |
| Average age | 19.8 years | 27 years |
| Median age | 15.4 years | 23.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48:52 | 48.5:51.5 |
| Fertility rate | 6.01 births per woman | 3.15 births per woman |
| Population density | 22.2 ppl/mi² | 430 ppl/mi² |
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