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Population in the Central African Republic compared to Pakistan: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Central African Republic was 5,330,690 in 2024 vs 251,269,164 people in Pakistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Central African Republic's population is 5,753,659 people compared to 260,356,147 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 45.3 times bigger than the Central African Republic's.
  • The Central African Republic is ranked the 118th most populous country in the world, while Pakistan is the 5th.
  • The countries together account for 3.21% of the world: 0.07% for the Central African Republic vs 3.14% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, the Central African Republic has had an average growth rate of +1.27% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Central African Republic has increased from 4.38M people to 5.75M (31.4% growth), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 260M (44.9% growth).

Central African Republic vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

Central African Republic
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
CAR Pakistan
2100 19,066,004 514,531,704
2099 18,985,867 513,655,674
2098 18,901,154 512,727,636
2097 18,815,607 511,735,790
2096 18,724,783 510,636,755
2095 18,626,431 509,437,875
2094 18,526,390 508,130,071
2093 18,425,013 506,765,644
2092 18,316,437 505,327,656
2091 18,205,237 503,824,444
2090 18,087,725 502,264,268
2089 17,972,896 500,660,501
2088 17,848,943 498,935,983
2087 17,721,681 497,190,466
2086 17,585,946 495,313,036
2085 17,451,621 493,366,305
2084 17,310,863 491,354,778
2083 17,164,209 489,225,193
2082 17,014,388 486,984,952
2081 16,864,906 484,673,501
2080 16,708,761 482,257,479
2079 16,556,341 479,813,404
2078 16,396,395 477,277,836
2077 16,228,166 474,593,860
2076 16,055,590 471,779,348
2075 15,881,626 468,855,468
2074 15,710,778 465,875,137
2073 15,530,355 462,811,079
2072 15,350,553 459,656,523
2071 15,162,785 456,423,506
2070 14,968,105 453,095,985
2069 14,772,746 449,655,599
2068 14,575,859 446,126,774
2067 14,373,538 442,540,629
2066 14,170,754 438,879,326
2065 13,967,146 435,169,856
2064 13,761,777 431,394,393
2063 13,548,616 427,575,887
2062 13,336,037 423,636,352
2061 13,123,628 419,672,017
2060 12,906,496 415,638,125
2059 12,688,037 411,576,344
2058 12,467,461 407,429,129
2057 12,245,441 403,233,874
2056 12,023,522 398,948,355
2055 11,801,006 394,645,693
2054 11,578,020 390,303,954
2053 11,354,432 385,922,748
2052 11,131,786 381,488,696
2051 10,910,913 377,018,239
2050 10,689,058 372,476,884
2049 10,471,199 367,909,407
2048 10,252,433 363,310,560
2047 10,037,332 358,659,474
2046 9,822,499 353,929,775
2045 9,608,962 349,156,085
2044 9,397,018 344,371,692
2043 9,188,292 339,561,029
2042 8,982,316 334,731,546
2041 8,777,138 329,875,686
2040 8,570,085 325,039,429
2039 8,360,267 320,137,108
2038 8,151,599 315,207,413
2037 7,944,754 310,312,684
2036 7,736,415 305,408,418
2035 7,527,731 300,541,523
2034 7,316,613 295,686,893
2033 7,106,984 290,851,174
2032 6,898,917 286,070,650
2031 6,691,778 281,351,929
2030 6,488,327 276,708,987
2029 6,287,899 272,189,955
2028 6,086,983 267,728,673
2027 5,892,506 263,390,059
2026 5,702,177 259,231,214
2025 5,514,692 255,166,301
2024 5,330,690 251,269,164
2023 5,152,421 247,504,495
2022 5,098,039 243,700,667
2021 5,112,100 239,477,801
2020 5,026,628 235,001,746
2019 4,944,703 230,800,899
2018 4,878,657 226,928,892
2017 4,793,511 223,273,967
2016 4,713,663 220,138,869
2015 4,629,320 217,290,883
2014 4,623,182 214,264,647
2013 4,642,419 211,073,978
2012 4,610,848 207,667,125
2011 4,565,021 203,746,065
2010 4,492,995 199,239,047
2009 4,529,047 194,376,534
2008 4,558,984 189,499,113
2007 4,462,770 184,493,231
2006 4,377,579 179,682,690
2005 4,288,810 175,453,212
2004 4,192,826 171,286,000
2003 4,103,086 167,110,248
2002 4,006,077 163,222,549
2001 3,919,487 159,270,907
2000 3,833,416 154,879,127
1999 3,729,450 150,565,377
1998 3,628,827 146,522,356
1997 3,531,700 142,531,804
1996 3,435,965 138,557,092
1995 3,348,052 134,582,253
1994 3,257,954 130,748,083
1993 3,157,839 127,020,117
1992 3,058,831 123,546,848
1991 2,963,191 120,060,406
1990 2,871,910 116,155,576
1989 2,783,970 112,336,629
1988 2,713,965 108,724,739
1987 2,669,155 105,130,717
1986 2,634,258 101,606,764
1985 2,600,932 98,229,285
1984 2,568,610 95,164,936
1983 2,537,399 92,227,711
1982 2,507,375 89,089,246
1981 2,478,402 85,802,049
1980 2,450,535 82,291,010
1979 2,423,794 78,997,039
1978 2,397,961 76,307,379
1977 2,372,930 73,901,827
1976 2,348,566 71,620,254
1975 2,313,916 69,461,175
1974 2,269,338 67,415,487
1973 2,226,008 65,461,912
1972 2,183,769 63,583,194
1971 2,141,450 61,847,899
1970 2,097,505 60,166,719
1969 2,051,515 58,460,939
1968 2,005,100 56,810,507
1967 1,960,444 55,214,768
1966 1,918,082 53,678,667
1965 1,877,854 52,209,010
1964 1,839,583 50,799,999
1963 1,803,063 49,447,776
1962 1,768,115 48,156,128
1961 1,734,580 46,921,277
1960 1,702,346 45,709,310

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/central-african-republic/pakistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Central African Republic increased by 336,084 people (a 7.68% growth), while Pakistan gained 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Central African Republic gained 1,039,996 people (a 22.1% growth), while Pakistan's population increased by 40,217,278 people (a 18.3% growth).

The Central African Republic was ranked 118th most populous country in 2006 and is still 118th in 2026. Pakistan was ranked 6th in 2006 and ranked 5th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) the Central African Republic's population will grow by 85.8% to 10,689,058 people with a rank change from 118th to 96th. The population of Pakistan will increase by 43.1% to 372,476,884 people and rank change from 5th to 4th.

The Central African Republic is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 19.1M people compared to the peak of 515M people in 2100 for Pakistan.

Population growth rate by year

Central African Republic
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
CAR Pakistan
2100 0.42% 0.17%
2099 0.45% 0.18%
2098 0.45% 0.19%
2097 0.49% 0.22%
2096 0.53% 0.24%
2095 0.54% 0.26%
2094 0.55% 0.27%
2093 0.59% 0.28%
2092 0.61% 0.3%
2091 0.65% 0.31%
2090 0.64% 0.32%
2089 0.69% 0.35%
2088 0.72% 0.35%
2087 0.77% 0.38%
2086 0.77% 0.39%
2085 0.81% 0.41%
2084 0.85% 0.44%
2083 0.88% 0.46%
2082 0.89% 0.48%
2081 0.93% 0.5%
2080 0.92% 0.51%
2079 0.98% 0.53%
2078 1.04% 0.57%
2077 1.07% 0.6%
2076 1.1% 0.62%
2075 1.09% 0.64%
2074 1.16% 0.66%
2073 1.17% 0.69%
2072 1.24% 0.71%
2071 1.3% 0.73%
2070 1.32% 0.77%
2069 1.35% 0.79%
2068 1.41% 0.81%
2067 1.43% 0.83%
2066 1.46% 0.85%
2065 1.49% 0.88%
2064 1.57% 0.89%
2063 1.59% 0.93%
2062 1.62% 0.94%
2061 1.68% 0.97%
2060 1.72% 0.99%
2059 1.77% 1.02%
2058 1.81% 1.04%
2057 1.85% 1.07%
2056 1.89% 1.09%
2055 1.93% 1.11%
2054 1.97% 1.14%
2053 2% 1.16%
2052 2.02% 1.19%
2051 2.08% 1.22%
2050 2.08% 1.24%
2049 2.13% 1.27%
2048 2.14% 1.3%
2047 2.19% 1.34%
2046 2.22% 1.37%
2045 2.26% 1.39%
2044 2.27% 1.42%
2043 2.29% 1.44%
2042 2.34% 1.47%
2041 2.42% 1.49%
2040 2.51% 1.53%
2039 2.56% 1.56%
2038 2.6% 1.58%
2037 2.69% 1.61%
2036 2.77% 1.62%
2035 2.89% 1.64%
2034 2.95% 1.66%
2033 3.02% 1.67%
2032 3.1% 1.68%
2031 3.14% 1.68%
2030 3.19% 1.66%
2029 3.3% 1.67%
2028 3.3% 1.65%
2027 3.34% 1.6%
2026 3.4% 1.59%
2025 3.45% 1.55%
2024 3.46% 1.52%
2023 1.07% 1.56%
2022 -0.28% 1.76%
2021 1.7% 1.9%
2020 1.66% 1.82%
2019 1.35% 1.71%
2018 1.78% 1.64%
2017 1.69% 1.42%
2016 1.82% 1.31%
2015 0.13% 1.41%
2014 -0.41% 1.51%
2013 0.68% 1.64%
2012 1% 1.92%
2011 1.6% 2.26%
2010 -0.8% 2.5%
2009 -0.66% 2.57%
2008 2.16% 2.71%
2007 1.95% 2.68%
2006 2.07% 2.41%
2005 2.29% 2.43%
2004 2.19% 2.5%
2003 2.42% 2.38%
2002 2.21% 2.48%
2001 2.25% 2.84%
2000 2.79% 2.87%
1999 2.77% 2.76%
1998 2.75% 2.8%
1997 2.79% 2.87%
1996 2.63% 2.95%
1995 2.77% 2.93%
1994 3.17% 2.93%
1993 3.24% 2.81%
1992 3.23% 2.9%
1991 3.18% 3.36%
1990 3.16% 3.4%
1989 2.58% 3.32%
1988 1.68% 3.42%
1987 1.32% 3.47%
1986 1.28% 3.44%
1985 1.26% 3.22%
1984 1.23% 3.18%
1983 1.2% 3.52%
1982 1.17% 3.83%
1981 1.14% 4.27%
1980 1.1% 4.17%
1979 1.08% 3.52%
1978 1.05% 3.26%
1977 1.04% 3.19%
1976 1.5% 3.11%
1975 1.96% 3.03%
1974 1.95% 2.98%
1973 1.93% 2.95%
1972 1.98% 2.81%
1971 2.1% 2.79%
1970 2.24% 2.92%
1969 2.31% 2.91%
1968 2.28% 2.89%
1967 2.21% 2.86%
1966 2.14% 2.81%
1965 2.08% 2.77%
1964 2.03% 2.73%
1963 1.98% 2.68%
1962 1.93% 2.63%
1961 1.89% 2.65%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of the Central African Republic grew by 3.46%, while Pakistan's population grew by 1.52%.

Live population counters

CAR Pakistan
Current population
5753659
260356147
Population rank 118/197 5/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 3.14%
One net population change
2.95 minutes
8.38 seconds
One birth every
2.2 minutes
4.58 seconds
One death every
10.8 minutes
19.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +488 +10,314
Annual growth/decline +178,269 +3,764,669
Annual growth/decline rate +3.46% +1.52%
Population growth rate rank 9/197 70/197
One migration net change every
35.9 minutes
25.6 seconds
Annual migration change -14,693 -1,235,336
Net migration rank 143/196 196/196
Foreign-born residents 94,556 4,175,958
Foreign-born residents rank 132/195 16/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 135/195 141/195

Natural population change vs migration

Central African Republic
Natural

Migration
Pakistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
CAR Pakistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -14,693 - -1,235,336
2024 - -15,357 - -1,401,173
2023 190,325 -14,682 5,281,745 -1,619,557
2022 -49,456 -17,430 5,268,077 -1,322,625
2021 124,408 -85,646 5,065,913 -565,673
2020 156,911 -24,745 5,011,177 -559,291
2019 68,523 -36,849 5,127,011 -1,177,220
2018 153,361 -52,954 5,103,858 -1,309,611
2017 128,461 -58,584 5,090,200 -1,574,585
2016 142,419 -52,607 5,044,922 -2,290,411
2015 141,912 -63,045 5,113,507 -2,172,162
2014 107,448 -174,051 5,148,994 -2,037,920
2013 140,489 -112,382 5,176,590 -1,906,319
2012 146,791 -111,764 5,191,263 -1,647,989
2011 142,913 -86,281 5,189,412 -890,633
2010 130,539 -43,126 5,147,142 -431,902
2009 -130,613 -28,899 5,028,132 -18,298
2008 128,627 -28,983 4,885,855 -140,746
2007 123,137 -30,352 4,690,187 576,349
2006 118,882 -41,282 4,538,426 -183,933
2005 113,534 -13,604 4,294,393 -189,899
2004 108,548 -16,510 4,294,654 -64,669
2003 105,540 -18,097 4,340,688 -219,118
2002 100,588 5,992 4,307,607 -653,758
2001 99,598 -33,006 4,304,297 -54,727
2000 97,468 8,079 4,281,169 252,869
1999 96,108 6,284 4,228,026 -134,510
1998 94,361 4,479 4,104,824 -112,191
1997 93,378 2,034 4,043,912 -55,539
1996 93,369 2,697 4,021,758 -60,855
1995 92,748 -12,986 3,977,175 11,534
1994 90,943 9,496 3,956,699 -277,100
1993 89,873 9,930 3,915,776 -139,493
1992 88,939 9,269 3,888,637 -718,387
1991 88,688 4,381 3,822,363 -19,668
1990 87,507 1,995 3,731,730 275,242
1989 85,969 409 3,648,132 -17,164
1988 84,654 -31,016 3,554,755 38,139
1987 83,408 -47,428 3,448,813 146,364
1986 81,149 -47,332 3,341,643 111,045
1985 79,266 -46,427 3,233,315 68,860
1984 77,395 -45,591 3,145,772 -319,242
1983 75,399 -44,780 3,052,738 -4,753
1982 73,330 -43,908 2,934,689 294,252
1981 71,391 -42,872 2,790,454 555,032
1980 68,759 -41,539 2,598,421 1,078,229
1979 66,104 -39,850 2,461,311 450,003
1978 63,285 -37,874 2,356,601 111,386
1977 60,436 -35,782 2,257,849 85,250
1976 57,725 -33,645 2,171,812 48,238
1975 55,106 -9,895 2,099,811 -1,710
1974 53,777 -9,838 2,028,061 -34,785
1973 52,525 -9,800 1,971,909 -58,012
1972 51,390 -9,634 1,912,774 -69,209
1971 50,142 -7,259 1,695,374 -68,357
1970 48,690 -3,693 1,793,570 -58,281
1969 47,066 -80 1,733,601 -57,406
1968 45,377 474 1,683,296 -58,721
1967 42,979 474 1,626,737 -59,932
1966 40,804 474 1,566,343 -61,025
1965 38,710 474 1,496,050 -62,070
1964 36,878 474 1,447,394 -63,298
1963 35,218 474 1,384,934 -64,552
1962 33,731 474 1,328,675 -65,780
1961 32,383 474 1,273,772 -66,991
1960 31,131 474 1,217,147 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 66.7% of the population change in the Central African Republic is from natural causes (a gain of 1,164,312 people) and 33.3% is from migration (a loss of 580,593 people). In Pakistan 77.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,255,404 people) and 22.2% is from migration (a loss of 14,629,055 people).

As of 2024, 94,556 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in the Central African Republic, compared to 4,175,958 people or 1.7% in Pakistan.

Biggest cities by population

CAR
City Population
Bangui 889K
Berberati 76.9K
Bria 35.2K
Pakistan
City Population
Karachi 14.9M
Lahore 11.1M
Faisalabad 3.2M
Rawalpindi 2.1M
Gujranwala 2.03M
Peshawar 1.97M
Multan 1.87M
Hyderabad 1.73M
Islamabad 1.01M
Quetta 1M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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