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Population in the Central African Republic compared to San Marino: 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 33,977 people in San Marino in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Central African Republic's population is 5,662,456 people compared to 33,996 in San Marino.

Population statistics:

  • The Central African Republic's population is 166.6 times bigger than San Marino's.
  • The Central African Republic is ranked the 117th most populous country in the world, while San Marino is the 193rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.07% of the world: 0.07% for the Central African Republic vs 0.0004% for San Marino.
  • For the last 10 years, the Central African Republic has had an average growth rate of +1.27% per year vs +0.26% in San Marino.
  • Since 2005, the population of the Central African Republic has increased from 4.29M people to 5.66M (32% growth), while San Marino has grown from 29.8K to 34K (13.9% growth).
  • The Central African Republic is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 18.8M people, while San Marino's population already peaked in 2020 at 34.8K people and is projected to decrease to 31.5K people by 2100.

Central African Republic vs San Marino: live population counter

CAR San Marino
Current population
5662456
33996
Population rank 117/197 193/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.0004%
One net population change
2.95 minutes
3.12 days
One birth every
2.2 minutes
1.93 days
One death every
10.8 minutes
1.3 days
One migration net change every
34.2 minutes
1.41 weeks
Annual migration change -15,357 +37
Daily growth/decline +488 +0
Annual growth/decline +178,269 +117
Annual growth/decline rate +3.46% +0.35%
Population growth rate rank 10/197 144/197

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

Central African Republic
Population

Growth rate
San Marino
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
CAR San Marino CAR San Marino
1960 1,702,346 15,428 - -
1961 1,734,580 15,799 1.89% 2.4%
1962 1,768,115 16,183 1.93% 2.43%
1963 1,803,063 16,580 1.98% 2.45%
1964 1,839,583 16,977 2.03% 2.39%
1965 1,877,854 17,305 2.08% 1.93%
1966 1,918,082 17,523 2.14% 1.26%
1967 1,960,444 17,688 2.21% 0.94%
1968 2,005,100 17,861 2.28% 0.98%
1969 2,051,515 18,026 2.31% 0.92%
1970 2,097,505 18,168 2.24% 0.79%
1971 2,141,450 18,419 2.1% 1.38%
1972 2,183,769 18,787 1.98% 2%
1973 2,226,008 18,992 1.93% 1.09%
1974 2,269,338 19,030 1.95% 0.2%
1975 2,313,916 19,046 1.96% 0.08%
1976 2,348,566 19,110 1.5% 0.34%
1977 2,372,930 20,017 1.04% 4.75%
1978 2,397,961 21,026 1.05% 5.04%
1979 2,423,794 21,320 1.08% 1.4%
1980 2,450,535 21,585 1.1% 1.24%
1981 2,478,402 21,840 1.14% 1.18%
1982 2,507,375 22,055 1.17% 0.98%
1983 2,537,399 22,229 1.2% 0.79%
1984 2,568,610 22,346 1.23% 0.53%
1985 2,600,932 22,485 1.26% 0.62%
1986 2,634,258 22,636 1.28% 0.67%
1987 2,669,155 22,686 1.32% 0.22%
1988 2,713,965 22,843 1.68% 0.69%
1989 2,783,970 23,154 2.58% 1.36%
1990 2,871,910 23,475 3.16% 1.39%
1991 2,963,191 23,797 3.18% 1.37%
1992 3,058,831 24,125 3.23% 1.38%
1993 3,157,839 24,472 3.24% 1.44%
1994 3,257,954 24,823 3.17% 1.43%
1995 3,348,052 25,158 2.77% 1.35%
1996 3,435,965 25,482 2.63% 1.29%
1997 3,531,700 25,800 2.79% 1.25%
1998 3,628,827 26,125 2.75% 1.26%
1999 3,729,450 26,459 2.77% 1.28%
2000 3,833,416 26,799 2.79% 1.29%
2001 3,919,487 27,143 2.25% 1.28%
2002 4,006,077 27,491 2.21% 1.28%
2003 4,103,086 27,843 2.42% 1.28%
2004 4,192,826 29,457 2.19% 5.8%
2005 4,288,810 29,836 2.29% 1.29%
2006 4,377,579 30,184 2.07% 1.17%
2007 4,462,770 31,211 1.95% 3.4%
2008 4,558,984 31,662 2.16% 1.45%
2009 4,529,047 33,066 -0.66% 4.43%
2010 4,492,995 33,270 -0.8% 0.62%
2011 4,565,021 32,620 1.6% -1.95%
2012 4,610,848 33,469 1% 2.6%
2013 4,642,419 33,041 0.68% -1.28%
2014 4,623,182 32,655 -0.41% -1.17%
2015 4,629,320 32,897 0.13% 0.74%
2016 4,713,663 33,101 1.82% 0.62%
2017 4,793,511 33,825 1.69% 2.19%
2018 4,878,657 34,522 1.78% 2.06%
2019 4,944,703 34,663 1.35% 0.41%
2020 5,026,628 34,770 1.66% 0.31%
2021 5,112,100 34,252 1.7% -1.49%
2022 5,098,039 33,755 -0.28% -1.45%
2023 5,152,421 33,860 1.07% 0.31%
2024 5,330,690 33,977 3.46% 0.35%
2025 5,513,285 33,969 3.43% -0.02%
2026 5,698,988 34,003 3.37% 0.1%
2027 5,888,126 34,033 3.32% 0.09%
2028 6,082,465 34,080 3.3% 0.14%
2029 6,279,729 34,113 3.24% 0.1%
2030 6,478,251 34,133 3.16% 0.06%
2031 6,680,052 34,147 3.12% 0.04%
2032 6,884,143 34,169 3.06% 0.06%
2033 7,089,444 34,188 2.98% 0.06%
2034 7,296,249 34,195 2.92% 0.02%
2035 7,502,585 34,222 2.83% 0.08%
2036 7,707,565 34,260 2.73% 0.11%
2037 7,911,635 34,293 2.65% 0.1%
2038 8,115,865 34,339 2.58% 0.14%
2039 8,321,550 34,368 2.53% 0.08%
2040 8,526,454 34,365 2.46% -0.009%
2041 8,729,074 34,364 2.38% -0.003%
2042 8,931,165 34,379 2.32% 0.04%
2043 9,134,993 34,388 2.28% 0.03%
2044 9,341,761 34,360 2.26% -0.08%
2045 9,550,893 34,318 2.24% -0.12%
2046 9,761,447 34,280 2.2% -0.11%
2047 9,972,759 34,238 2.16% -0.12%
2048 10,186,021 34,191 2.14% -0.14%
2049 10,400,624 34,135 2.11% -0.16%
2050 10,616,749 34,091 2.08% -0.13%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Central African Republic increased by 340,510 people (a 7.94% growth), while San Marino gained 3,061 people (a 10.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Central African Republic gained 1,033,136 (a 22.3% growth), while San Marino's population increased by 1,099 (a 3.34% growth).

The Central African Republic was ranked 118th most populous country in 2005 and is 117th in 2025. San Marino was ranked 193rd in 2005 and still ranked 193rd 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 San Marino will increase by 0.28% to 34,091 people and rank change from 193rd to 192nd.

Biggest cities by population

CAR
City Population
Bangui 889K
Berberati 76.9K
Bria 35.2K
San Marino
City Population
Dogana 7K
San Marino 4.04K

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