The latest officially reported population of the Central African Republic was 5,330,690 in 2024 vs 179,744 people in Saint Lucia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Central African Republic's population is 5,701,055 people compared to 180,492 in Saint Lucia.
Population statistics:
- The Central African Republic's population is 31.6 times bigger than Saint Lucia's.
- The Central African Republic is ranked the 117th most populous country in the world, while Saint Lucia is the 178th.
- The countries together account for 0.07% of the world: 0.07% for the Central African Republic vs 0.002% for Saint Lucia.
- For the last 10 years, the Central African Republic has had an average growth rate of +1.27% per year vs +0.33% in Saint Lucia.
- Since 2006, the population of the Central African Republic has increased from 4.38M people to 5.7M (30.2% growth), while Saint Lucia has grown from 167K to 180K (8.31% growth).
- The Central African Republic is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 18.8M people compared to the peak of 181K people in 2032 for Saint Lucia.
Central African Republic vs Saint Lucia: live population counter
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| Current population |
5701055
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180492
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| Population rank | 117/197 | 178/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.07% | 0.002% |
| One net population change |
2.95 minutes
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19.1 hours
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| One birth every |
2.2 minutes
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4.34 hours
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| One death every |
10.8 minutes
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5.67 hours
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| One migration net change every |
34.2 minutes
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1.86 months
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| Annual migration change | -15,357 | -7 |
| Daily growth/decline | +488 | +1 |
| Annual growth/decline | +178,269 | +459 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +3.46% | +0.26% |
| Population growth rate rank | 9/197 | 154/197 |
the Central African Republic and Saint Lucia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 1,702,346 | 92,585 | - | - |
| 1961 | 1,734,580 | 93,490 | 1.89% | 0.98% |
| 1962 | 1,768,115 | 94,505 | 1.93% | 1.09% |
| 1963 | 1,803,063 | 95,519 | 1.98% | 1.07% |
| 1964 | 1,839,583 | 96,505 | 2.03% | 1.03% |
| 1965 | 1,877,854 | 97,493 | 2.08% | 1.02% |
| 1966 | 1,918,082 | 98,463 | 2.14% | 0.99% |
| 1967 | 1,960,444 | 99,504 | 2.21% | 1.06% |
| 1968 | 2,005,100 | 100,675 | 2.28% | 1.18% |
| 1969 | 2,051,515 | 101,879 | 2.31% | 1.2% |
| 1970 | 2,097,505 | 103,165 | 2.24% | 1.26% |
| 1971 | 2,141,450 | 104,564 | 2.1% | 1.36% |
| 1972 | 2,183,769 | 106,002 | 1.98% | 1.38% |
| 1973 | 2,226,008 | 107,498 | 1.93% | 1.41% |
| 1974 | 2,269,338 | 109,076 | 1.95% | 1.47% |
| 1975 | 2,313,916 | 110,725 | 1.96% | 1.51% |
| 1976 | 2,348,566 | 112,425 | 1.5% | 1.54% |
| 1977 | 2,372,930 | 114,135 | 1.04% | 1.52% |
| 1978 | 2,397,961 | 115,834 | 1.05% | 1.49% |
| 1979 | 2,423,794 | 117,528 | 1.08% | 1.46% |
| 1980 | 2,450,535 | 119,290 | 1.1% | 1.5% |
| 1981 | 2,478,402 | 121,166 | 1.14% | 1.57% |
| 1982 | 2,507,375 | 123,087 | 1.17% | 1.59% |
| 1983 | 2,537,399 | 125,044 | 1.2% | 1.59% |
| 1984 | 2,568,610 | 127,067 | 1.23% | 1.62% |
| 1985 | 2,600,932 | 129,159 | 1.26% | 1.65% |
| 1986 | 2,634,258 | 131,239 | 1.28% | 1.61% |
| 1987 | 2,669,155 | 133,227 | 1.32% | 1.51% |
| 1988 | 2,713,965 | 135,000 | 1.68% | 1.33% |
| 1989 | 2,783,970 | 136,512 | 2.58% | 1.12% |
| 1990 | 2,871,910 | 137,857 | 3.16% | 0.99% |
| 1991 | 2,963,191 | 139,520 | 3.18% | 1.21% |
| 1992 | 3,058,831 | 141,617 | 3.23% | 1.5% |
| 1993 | 3,157,839 | 143,726 | 3.24% | 1.49% |
| 1994 | 3,257,954 | 145,890 | 3.17% | 1.51% |
| 1995 | 3,348,052 | 148,208 | 2.77% | 1.59% |
| 1996 | 3,435,965 | 150,436 | 2.63% | 1.5% |
| 1997 | 3,531,700 | 152,569 | 2.79% | 1.42% |
| 1998 | 3,628,827 | 154,677 | 2.75% | 1.38% |
| 1999 | 3,729,450 | 156,702 | 2.77% | 1.31% |
| 2000 | 3,833,416 | 158,616 | 2.79% | 1.22% |
| 2001 | 3,919,487 | 160,237 | 2.25% | 1.02% |
| 2002 | 4,006,077 | 161,641 | 2.21% | 0.88% |
| 2003 | 4,103,086 | 162,976 | 2.42% | 0.83% |
| 2004 | 4,192,826 | 164,239 | 2.19% | 0.77% |
| 2005 | 4,288,810 | 165,450 | 2.29% | 0.74% |
| 2006 | 4,377,579 | 166,639 | 2.07% | 0.72% |
| 2007 | 4,462,770 | 167,758 | 1.95% | 0.67% |
| 2008 | 4,558,984 | 168,808 | 2.16% | 0.63% |
| 2009 | 4,529,047 | 169,869 | -0.66% | 0.63% |
| 2010 | 4,492,995 | 170,906 | -0.8% | 0.61% |
| 2011 | 4,565,021 | 171,801 | 1.6% | 0.52% |
| 2012 | 4,610,848 | 172,587 | 1% | 0.46% |
| 2013 | 4,642,419 | 173,369 | 0.68% | 0.45% |
| 2014 | 4,623,182 | 174,138 | -0.41% | 0.44% |
| 2015 | 4,629,320 | 174,905 | 0.13% | 0.44% |
| 2016 | 4,713,663 | 175,646 | 1.82% | 0.42% |
| 2017 | 4,793,511 | 176,342 | 1.69% | 0.4% |
| 2018 | 4,878,657 | 177,017 | 1.78% | 0.38% |
| 2019 | 4,944,703 | 177,661 | 1.35% | 0.36% |
| 2020 | 5,026,628 | 178,250 | 1.66% | 0.33% |
| 2021 | 5,112,100 | 178,522 | 1.7% | 0.15% |
| 2022 | 5,098,039 | 178,781 | -0.28% | 0.15% |
| 2023 | 5,152,421 | 179,285 | 1.07% | 0.28% |
| 2024 | 5,330,690 | 179,744 | 3.46% | 0.26% |
| 2025 | 5,513,285 | 180,148 | 3.43% | 0.23% |
| 2026 | 5,698,988 | 180,489 | 3.37% | 0.19% |
| 2027 | 5,888,126 | 180,771 | 3.32% | 0.16% |
| 2028 | 6,082,465 | 181,003 | 3.3% | 0.13% |
| 2029 | 6,279,729 | 181,198 | 3.24% | 0.11% |
| 2030 | 6,478,251 | 181,360 | 3.16% | 0.09% |
| 2031 | 6,680,052 | 181,463 | 3.12% | 0.06% |
| 2032 | 6,884,143 | 181,495 | 3.06% | 0.02% |
| 2033 | 7,089,444 | 181,458 | 2.98% | -0.02% |
| 2034 | 7,296,249 | 181,354 | 2.92% | -0.06% |
| 2035 | 7,502,585 | 181,177 | 2.83% | -0.1% |
| 2036 | 7,707,565 | 180,948 | 2.73% | -0.13% |
| 2037 | 7,911,635 | 180,636 | 2.65% | -0.17% |
| 2038 | 8,115,865 | 180,230 | 2.58% | -0.22% |
| 2039 | 8,321,550 | 179,781 | 2.53% | -0.25% |
| 2040 | 8,526,454 | 179,296 | 2.46% | -0.27% |
| 2041 | 8,729,074 | 178,760 | 2.38% | -0.3% |
| 2042 | 8,931,165 | 178,187 | 2.32% | -0.32% |
| 2043 | 9,134,993 | 177,593 | 2.28% | -0.33% |
| 2044 | 9,341,761 | 176,937 | 2.26% | -0.37% |
| 2045 | 9,550,893 | 176,243 | 2.24% | -0.39% |
| 2046 | 9,761,447 | 175,520 | 2.2% | -0.41% |
| 2047 | 9,972,759 | 174,726 | 2.16% | -0.45% |
| 2048 | 10,186,021 | 173,877 | 2.14% | -0.49% |
| 2049 | 10,400,624 | 172,991 | 2.11% | -0.51% |
| 2050 | 10,616,749 | 172,081 | 2.08% | -0.53% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Central African Republic increased by 336,084 people (a 7.68% growth), while Saint Lucia gained 9,007 people (a 5.41% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Central African Republic gained 987,392 (a 20.9% growth), while Saint Lucia's population increased by 4,846 (a 2.76% growth).
The Central African Republic was ranked 118th most populous country in 2006 and is 117th in 2026. Saint Lucia was ranked 177th in 2006 and ranked 178th 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 Saint Lucia will decrease by 4.66% to 172,081 people and rank change from 178th to 179th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Castries | 70K |
| Vieux Fort | 15.8K |
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Population differences between the Central African Republic and Saint Lucia
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| Life expectancy | 58.2 years | 73.2 years |
| Average age | 19.8 years | 36.5 years |
| Median age | 15.4 years | 35.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48:52 | 49.4:50.6 |
| Fertility rate | 6.01 births per woman | 1.38 births per woman |
| Population density | 22.2 ppl/mi² | 763 ppl/mi² |
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