The latest officially reported population of the Central African Republic was 5,330,690 in 2024 vs 3,524,788 people in Mongolia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Central African Republic's population is 5,662,456 people compared to 3,599,274 in Mongolia.
Population statistics:
- The Central African Republic's population is 1.57 times bigger than Mongolia's.
- The Central African Republic is ranked the 117th most populous country in the world, while Mongolia is the 132nd.
- The countries together account for 0.11% of the world: 0.07% for the Central African Republic vs 0.04% for Mongolia.
- For the last 10 years, the Central African Republic has had an average growth rate of +1.27% per year vs +1.79% in Mongolia.
- Since 2005, the population of the Central African Republic has increased from 4.29M people to 5.66M (32% growth), while Mongolia has grown from 2.54M to 3.6M (41.9% growth).
- The Central African Republic is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 18.8M people compared to the peak of 5.6M people in 2100 for Mongolia.
Central African Republic vs Mongolia: live population counter
CAR
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Mongolia
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
5662456
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3599274
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| Population rank | 117/197 | 132/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.07% | 0.04% |
| One net population change |
2.95 minutes
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12 minutes
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| One birth every |
2.2 minutes
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7.95 minutes
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| One death every |
10.8 minutes
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27.5 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
34.2 minutes
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4.4 days
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| Annual migration change | -15,357 | +83 |
| Daily growth/decline | +488 | +120 |
| Annual growth/decline | +178,269 | +43,643 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +3.46% | +1.25% |
| Population growth rate rank | 10/197 | 88/197 |
the Central African Republic and Mongolia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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CAR
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Mongolia
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CAR
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Mongolia
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| 1960 | 1,702,346 | 977,595 | - | - |
| 1961 | 1,734,580 | 1,009,284 | 1.89% | 3.24% |
| 1962 | 1,768,115 | 1,041,444 | 1.93% | 3.19% |
| 1963 | 1,803,063 | 1,071,362 | 1.98% | 2.87% |
| 1964 | 1,839,583 | 1,100,234 | 2.03% | 2.69% |
| 1965 | 1,877,854 | 1,131,177 | 2.08% | 2.81% |
| 1966 | 1,918,082 | 1,163,754 | 2.14% | 2.88% |
| 1967 | 1,960,444 | 1,196,996 | 2.21% | 2.86% |
| 1968 | 2,005,100 | 1,229,930 | 2.28% | 2.75% |
| 1969 | 2,051,515 | 1,262,284 | 2.31% | 2.63% |
| 1970 | 2,097,505 | 1,295,272 | 2.24% | 2.61% |
| 1971 | 2,141,450 | 1,330,071 | 2.1% | 2.69% |
| 1972 | 2,183,769 | 1,366,821 | 1.98% | 2.76% |
| 1973 | 2,226,008 | 1,405,502 | 1.93% | 2.83% |
| 1974 | 2,269,338 | 1,446,050 | 1.95% | 2.88% |
| 1975 | 2,313,916 | 1,488,296 | 1.96% | 2.92% |
| 1976 | 2,348,566 | 1,531,945 | 1.5% | 2.93% |
| 1977 | 2,372,930 | 1,576,245 | 1.04% | 2.89% |
| 1978 | 2,397,961 | 1,619,468 | 1.05% | 2.74% |
| 1979 | 2,423,794 | 1,660,659 | 1.08% | 2.54% |
| 1980 | 2,450,535 | 1,701,335 | 1.1% | 2.45% |
| 1981 | 2,478,402 | 1,742,857 | 1.14% | 2.44% |
| 1982 | 2,507,375 | 1,785,364 | 1.17% | 2.44% |
| 1983 | 2,537,399 | 1,829,092 | 1.2% | 2.45% |
| 1984 | 2,568,610 | 1,874,349 | 1.23% | 2.47% |
| 1985 | 2,600,932 | 1,921,514 | 1.26% | 2.52% |
| 1986 | 2,634,258 | 1,970,965 | 1.28% | 2.57% |
| 1987 | 2,669,155 | 2,022,800 | 1.32% | 2.63% |
| 1988 | 2,713,965 | 2,076,322 | 1.68% | 2.65% |
| 1989 | 2,783,970 | 2,124,185 | 2.58% | 2.31% |
| 1990 | 2,871,910 | 2,098,710 | 3.16% | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 2,963,191 | 2,165,342 | 3.18% | 3.17% |
| 1992 | 3,058,831 | 2,167,790 | 3.23% | 0.11% |
| 1993 | 3,157,839 | 2,165,130 | 3.24% | -0.12% |
| 1994 | 3,257,954 | 2,189,395 | 3.17% | 1.12% |
| 1995 | 3,348,052 | 2,224,945 | 2.77% | 1.62% |
| 1996 | 3,435,965 | 2,259,507 | 2.63% | 1.55% |
| 1997 | 3,531,700 | 2,291,750 | 2.79% | 1.43% |
| 1998 | 3,628,827 | 2,323,809 | 2.75% | 1.4% |
| 1999 | 3,729,450 | 2,356,813 | 2.77% | 1.42% |
| 2000 | 3,833,416 | 2,388,299 | 2.79% | 1.34% |
| 2001 | 3,919,487 | 2,417,751 | 2.25% | 1.23% |
| 2002 | 4,006,077 | 2,449,027 | 2.21% | 1.29% |
| 2003 | 4,103,086 | 2,480,374 | 2.42% | 1.28% |
| 2004 | 4,192,826 | 2,508,412 | 2.19% | 1.13% |
| 2005 | 4,288,810 | 2,536,407 | 2.29% | 1.12% |
| 2006 | 4,377,579 | 2,567,168 | 2.07% | 1.21% |
| 2007 | 4,462,770 | 2,601,850 | 1.95% | 1.35% |
| 2008 | 4,558,984 | 2,643,201 | 2.16% | 1.59% |
| 2009 | 4,529,047 | 2,691,115 | -0.66% | 1.81% |
| 2010 | 4,492,995 | 2,738,622 | -0.8% | 1.77% |
| 2011 | 4,565,021 | 2,786,317 | 1.6% | 1.74% |
| 2012 | 4,610,848 | 2,839,705 | 1% | 1.92% |
| 2013 | 4,642,419 | 2,899,011 | 0.68% | 2.09% |
| 2014 | 4,623,182 | 2,963,113 | -0.41% | 2.21% |
| 2015 | 4,629,320 | 3,026,864 | 0.13% | 2.15% |
| 2016 | 4,713,663 | 3,088,856 | 1.82% | 2.05% |
| 2017 | 4,793,511 | 3,148,917 | 1.69% | 1.94% |
| 2018 | 4,878,657 | 3,208,189 | 1.78% | 1.88% |
| 2019 | 4,944,703 | 3,267,673 | 1.35% | 1.85% |
| 2020 | 5,026,628 | 3,327,204 | 1.66% | 1.82% |
| 2021 | 5,112,100 | 3,383,741 | 1.7% | 1.7% |
| 2022 | 5,098,039 | 3,433,748 | -0.28% | 1.48% |
| 2023 | 5,152,421 | 3,481,145 | 1.07% | 1.38% |
| 2024 | 5,330,690 | 3,524,788 | 3.46% | 1.25% |
| 2025 | 5,513,285 | 3,566,934 | 3.43% | 1.2% |
| 2026 | 5,698,988 | 3,607,194 | 3.37% | 1.13% |
| 2027 | 5,888,126 | 3,646,133 | 3.32% | 1.08% |
| 2028 | 6,082,465 | 3,684,133 | 3.3% | 1.04% |
| 2029 | 6,279,729 | 3,721,196 | 3.24% | 1.01% |
| 2030 | 6,478,251 | 3,757,736 | 3.16% | 0.98% |
| 2031 | 6,680,052 | 3,793,979 | 3.12% | 0.96% |
| 2032 | 6,884,143 | 3,830,403 | 3.06% | 0.96% |
| 2033 | 7,089,444 | 3,867,674 | 2.98% | 0.97% |
| 2034 | 7,296,249 | 3,905,872 | 2.92% | 0.99% |
| 2035 | 7,502,585 | 3,944,896 | 2.83% | 1% |
| 2036 | 7,707,565 | 3,984,836 | 2.73% | 1.01% |
| 2037 | 7,911,635 | 4,025,966 | 2.65% | 1.03% |
| 2038 | 8,115,865 | 4,067,894 | 2.58% | 1.04% |
| 2039 | 8,321,550 | 4,110,455 | 2.53% | 1.05% |
| 2040 | 8,526,454 | 4,153,587 | 2.46% | 1.05% |
| 2041 | 8,729,074 | 4,197,027 | 2.38% | 1.05% |
| 2042 | 8,931,165 | 4,240,723 | 2.32% | 1.04% |
| 2043 | 9,134,993 | 4,284,073 | 2.28% | 1.02% |
| 2044 | 9,341,761 | 4,327,016 | 2.26% | 1% |
| 2045 | 9,550,893 | 4,369,833 | 2.24% | 0.99% |
| 2046 | 9,761,447 | 4,411,717 | 2.2% | 0.96% |
| 2047 | 9,972,759 | 4,452,180 | 2.16% | 0.92% |
| 2048 | 10,186,021 | 4,491,289 | 2.14% | 0.88% |
| 2049 | 10,400,624 | 4,529,071 | 2.11% | 0.84% |
| 2050 | 10,616,749 | 4,565,277 | 2.08% | 0.8% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Central African Republic increased by 340,510 people (a 7.94% growth), while Mongolia gained 490,457 people (a 19.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Central African Republic gained 1,033,136 (a 22.3% growth), while Mongolia's population increased by 572,410 (a 18.9% growth).
The Central African Republic was ranked 118th most populous country in 2005 and is 117th in 2025. Mongolia was ranked 137th in 2005 and ranked 132nd 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 Mongolia will increase by 26.8% to 4,565,277 people and rank change from 132nd to 130th.
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Population differences between the Central African Republic and Mongolia
|
CAR
|
Mongolia
|
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|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 57.9 years | 72.2 years |
| Average age | 19.8 years | 29.6 years |
| Median age | 15.4 years | 27.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48:52 | 49.9:50.1 |
| Fertility rate | 6.01 births per woman | 2.7 births per woman |
| Population density | 22.2 ppl/mi² | 5.86 ppl/mi² |
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