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Population in the Central African Republic compared to Poland: 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 36,554,707 people in Poland in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Central African Republic's population is 5,662,456 people compared to 36,176,920 in Poland.

Population statistics:

  • Poland's population is 6.39 times bigger than the Central African Republic's.
  • The Central African Republic is ranked the 117th most populous country in the world, while Poland is the 46th.
  • The countries together account for 0.51% of the world: 0.07% for the Central African Republic vs 0.44% for Poland.
  • For the last 10 years, the Central African Republic has had an average growth rate of +1.27% per year vs -0.36% in Poland.
  • Since 2005, the population of the Central African Republic has increased from 4.29M people to 5.66M (32% growth), while Poland has declined from 38.2M to 36.2M (5.21% decline).
  • The Central African Republic is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 18.8M people, while Poland's population already peaked in 1998 at 38.7M people and is projected to decrease to 18.3M people by 2100.

Central African Republic vs Poland: live population counter

CAR Poland
Current population
5662456
36176920
Population rank 117/197 46/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.44%
One net population change
2.95 minutes
3.96 minutes
One birth every
2.2 minutes
1.94 minutes
One death every
10.8 minutes
1.29 minutes
One migration net change every
34.2 minutes
2.21 minutes
Annual migration change -15,357 -238,062
Daily growth/decline +488 -363
Annual growth/decline +178,269 -132,646
Annual growth/decline rate +3.46% -0.36%
Population growth rate rank 10/197 179/197

the Central African Republic and Poland: population history and growth rate by year chart

Central African Republic
Population

Growth rate
Poland
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
CAR Poland CAR Poland
1960 1,702,346 29,637,450 - -
1961 1,734,580 29,964,000 1.89% 1.1%
1962 1,768,115 30,308,500 1.93% 1.15%
1963 1,803,063 30,712,000 1.98% 1.33%
1964 1,839,583 31,139,450 2.03% 1.39%
1965 1,877,854 31,444,950 2.08% 0.98%
1966 1,918,082 31,681,000 2.14% 0.75%
1967 1,960,444 31,987,155 2.21% 0.97%
1968 2,005,100 32,294,655 2.28% 0.96%
1969 2,051,515 32,548,300 2.31% 0.79%
1970 2,097,505 32,664,300 2.24% 0.36%
1971 2,141,450 32,783,500 2.1% 0.36%
1972 2,183,769 33,055,650 1.98% 0.83%
1973 2,226,008 33,357,200 1.93% 0.91%
1974 2,269,338 33,678,899 1.95% 0.96%
1975 2,313,916 34,015,199 1.96% 1%
1976 2,348,566 34,356,300 1.5% 1%
1977 2,372,930 34,689,050 1.04% 0.97%
1978 2,397,961 34,965,600 1.05% 0.8%
1979 2,423,794 35,247,217 1.08% 0.81%
1980 2,450,535 35,574,150 1.1% 0.93%
1981 2,478,402 35,898,587 1.14% 0.91%
1982 2,507,375 36,230,481 1.17% 0.92%
1983 2,537,399 36,571,808 1.2% 0.94%
1984 2,568,610 36,904,134 1.23% 0.91%
1985 2,600,932 37,201,885 1.26% 0.81%
1986 2,634,258 37,456,119 1.28% 0.68%
1987 2,669,155 37,668,045 1.32% 0.57%
1988 2,713,965 37,824,487 1.68% 0.42%
1989 2,783,970 37,961,529 2.58% 0.36%
1990 2,871,910 38,110,782 3.16% 0.39%
1991 2,963,191 38,246,193 3.18% 0.36%
1992 3,058,831 38,363,667 3.23% 0.31%
1993 3,157,839 38,461,408 3.24% 0.25%
1994 3,257,954 38,542,652 3.17% 0.21%
1995 3,348,052 38,594,998 2.77% 0.14%
1996 3,435,965 38,624,370 2.63% 0.08%
1997 3,531,700 38,649,660 2.79% 0.07%
1998 3,628,827 38,663,481 2.75% 0.04%
1999 3,729,450 38,660,271 2.77% -0.008%
2000 3,833,416 38,258,629 2.79% -1.04%
2001 3,919,487 38,248,076 2.25% -0.03%
2002 4,006,077 38,230,364 2.21% -0.05%
2003 4,103,086 38,204,570 2.42% -0.07%
2004 4,192,826 38,182,222 2.19% -0.06%
2005 4,288,810 38,165,445 2.29% -0.04%
2006 4,377,579 38,141,267 2.07% -0.06%
2007 4,462,770 38,120,560 1.95% -0.05%
2008 4,558,984 38,125,759 2.16% 0.01%
2009 4,529,047 38,151,603 -0.66% 0.07%
2010 4,492,995 38,042,794 -0.8% -0.29%
2011 4,565,021 38,063,255 1.6% 0.05%
2012 4,610,848 38,063,164 1% -0%
2013 4,642,419 38,040,196 0.68% -0.06%
2014 4,623,182 38,011,735 -0.41% -0.07%
2015 4,629,320 37,986,412 0.13% -0.07%
2016 4,713,663 37,970,087 1.82% -0.04%
2017 4,793,511 37,974,826 1.69% 0.01%
2018 4,878,657 37,974,750 1.78% -0%
2019 4,944,703 37,965,475 1.35% -0.02%
2020 5,026,628 37,515,748 1.66% -1.18%
2021 5,112,100 36,981,559 1.7% -1.42%
2022 5,098,039 36,821,749 -0.28% -0.43%
2023 5,152,421 36,687,353 1.07% -0.36%
2024 5,330,690 36,554,707 3.46% -0.36%
2025 5,513,285 36,176,920 3.43% -1.03%
2026 5,698,988 35,894,534 3.37% -0.78%
2027 5,888,126 35,753,988 3.32% -0.39%
2028 6,082,465 35,605,295 3.3% -0.42%
2029 6,279,729 35,447,860 3.24% -0.44%
2030 6,478,251 35,283,068 3.16% -0.46%
2031 6,680,052 35,111,838 3.12% -0.49%
2032 6,884,143 34,934,626 3.06% -0.5%
2033 7,089,444 34,753,118 2.98% -0.52%
2034 7,296,249 34,567,292 2.92% -0.53%
2035 7,502,585 34,377,478 2.83% -0.55%
2036 7,707,565 34,183,187 2.73% -0.57%
2037 7,911,635 33,984,777 2.65% -0.58%
2038 8,115,865 33,782,992 2.58% -0.59%
2039 8,321,550 33,577,269 2.53% -0.61%
2040 8,526,454 33,368,049 2.46% -0.62%
2041 8,729,074 33,156,329 2.38% -0.63%
2042 8,931,165 32,941,367 2.32% -0.65%
2043 9,134,993 32,722,775 2.28% -0.66%
2044 9,341,761 32,501,991 2.26% -0.67%
2045 9,550,893 32,278,695 2.24% -0.69%
2046 9,761,447 32,052,771 2.2% -0.7%
2047 9,972,759 31,824,481 2.16% -0.71%
2048 10,186,021 31,593,911 2.14% -0.72%
2049 10,400,624 31,360,713 2.11% -0.74%
2050 10,616,749 31,124,396 2.08% -0.75%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Central African Republic increased by 340,510 people (a 7.94% growth), while Poland lost 179,033 people (a 0.47% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Central African Republic gained 1,033,136 (a 22.3% growth), while Poland's population decreased by -1,809,492 (a 4.76% decline).

The Central African Republic was ranked 118th most populous country in 2005 and is 117th in 2025. Poland was ranked 32nd in 2005 and ranked 46th 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 Poland will decrease by 14% to 31,124,396 people and rank change from 46th to 61st.

Biggest cities by population

CAR
City Population
Bangui 889K
Berberati 76.9K
Bria 35.2K

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