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Population in the Central African Republic compared to Slovakia: 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 5,422,069 people in Slovakia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Central African Republic's population is 5,753,659 people compared to 5,359,438 in Slovakia.

Population statistics:

  • The Central African Republic's population is 1.07 times bigger than Slovakia's.
  • The Central African Republic is ranked the 118th most populous country in the world, while Slovakia is the 125th.
  • The countries together account for 0.13% of the world: 0.07% for the Central African Republic vs 0.06% for Slovakia.
  • For the last 10 years, the Central African Republic has had an average growth rate of +1.27% per year vs +0.01% in Slovakia.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Central African Republic has increased from 4.38M people to 5.75M (31.4% growth), while Slovakia has declined from 5.37M to 5.36M (0.25% decline).

Central African Republic vs Slovakia: population by year and forecast

Central African Republic
Factual

Projection
Slovakia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
CAR Slovakia
2100 19,066,004 3,377,764
2099 18,985,867 3,399,869
2098 18,901,154 3,422,010
2097 18,815,607 3,444,161
2096 18,724,783 3,466,284
2095 18,626,431 3,488,595
2094 18,526,390 3,511,062
2093 18,425,013 3,533,742
2092 18,316,437 3,556,708
2091 18,205,237 3,580,021
2090 18,087,725 3,603,675
2089 17,972,896 3,627,811
2088 17,848,943 3,652,354
2087 17,721,681 3,677,451
2086 17,585,946 3,703,217
2085 17,451,621 3,729,670
2084 17,310,863 3,756,777
2083 17,164,209 3,784,617
2082 17,014,388 3,813,170
2081 16,864,906 3,842,528
2080 16,708,761 3,872,714
2079 16,556,341 3,903,653
2078 16,396,395 3,935,351
2077 16,228,166 3,967,981
2076 16,055,590 4,001,363
2075 15,881,626 4,035,465
2074 15,710,778 4,070,159
2073 15,530,355 4,105,475
2072 15,350,553 4,141,396
2071 15,162,785 4,177,582
2070 14,968,105 4,214,086
2069 14,772,746 4,250,775
2068 14,575,859 4,287,566
2067 14,373,538 4,324,173
2066 14,170,754 4,360,463
2065 13,967,146 4,396,562
2064 13,761,777 4,432,349
2063 13,548,616 4,467,634
2062 13,336,037 4,502,390
2061 13,123,628 4,536,423
2060 12,906,496 4,569,861
2059 12,688,037 4,602,562
2058 12,467,461 4,634,484
2057 12,245,441 4,665,491
2056 12,023,522 4,695,744
2055 11,801,006 4,725,147
2054 11,578,020 4,753,640
2053 11,354,432 4,781,680
2052 11,131,786 4,809,152
2051 10,910,913 4,836,056
2050 10,689,058 4,862,512
2049 10,471,199 4,888,649
2048 10,252,433 4,914,306
2047 10,037,332 4,939,719
2046 9,822,499 4,964,917
2045 9,608,962 4,989,905
2044 9,397,018 5,014,849
2043 9,188,292 5,039,628
2042 8,982,316 5,064,051
2041 8,777,138 5,088,319
2040 8,570,085 5,112,265
2039 8,360,267 5,135,696
2038 8,151,599 5,158,725
2037 7,944,754 5,181,188
2036 7,736,415 5,203,033
2035 7,527,731 5,224,142
2034 7,316,613 5,244,168
2033 7,106,984 5,263,308
2032 6,898,917 5,281,327
2031 6,691,778 5,298,206
2030 6,488,327 5,313,745
2029 6,287,899 5,327,761
2028 6,086,983 5,339,993
2027 5,892,506 5,350,648
2026 5,702,177 5,359,438
2025 5,514,692 5,396,894
2024 5,330,690 5,422,069
2023 5,152,421 5,426,740
2022 5,098,039 5,431,752
2021 5,112,100 5,447,247
2020 5,026,628 5,458,827
2019 4,944,703 5,454,147
2018 4,878,657 5,446,771
2017 4,793,511 5,439,232
2016 4,713,663 5,430,798
2015 4,629,320 5,423,801
2014 4,623,182 5,418,649
2013 4,642,419 5,413,393
2012 4,610,848 5,407,579
2011 4,565,021 5,398,384
2010 4,492,995 5,391,428
2009 4,529,047 5,386,406
2008 4,558,984 5,379,233
2007 4,462,770 5,374,622
2006 4,377,579 5,373,054
2005 4,288,810 5,372,807
2004 4,192,826 5,372,280
2003 4,103,086 5,373,374
2002 4,006,077 5,376,912
2001 3,919,487 5,378,867
2000 3,833,416 5,388,720
1999 3,729,450 5,396,020
1998 3,628,827 5,390,516
1997 3,531,700 5,383,291
1996 3,435,965 5,373,361
1995 3,348,052 5,361,999
1994 3,257,954 5,346,331
1993 3,157,839 5,325,305
1992 3,058,831 5,305,016
1991 2,963,191 5,303,294
1990 2,871,910 5,299,187
1989 2,783,970 5,275,942
1988 2,713,965 5,250,596
1987 2,669,155 5,222,840
1986 2,634,258 5,193,838
1985 2,600,932 5,161,768
1984 2,568,610 5,127,097
1983 2,537,399 5,091,971
1982 2,507,375 5,055,099
1981 2,478,402 5,016,105
1980 2,450,535 4,979,815
1979 2,423,794 4,938,973
1978 2,397,961 4,890,125
1977 2,372,930 4,840,501
1976 2,348,566 4,789,507
1975 2,313,916 4,739,105
1974 2,269,338 4,689,623
1973 2,226,008 4,641,445
1972 2,183,769 4,596,622
1971 2,141,450 4,557,449
1970 2,097,505 4,538,223
1969 2,051,515 4,518,607
1968 2,005,100 4,483,915
1967 1,960,444 4,449,367
1966 1,918,082 4,411,666
1965 1,877,854 4,370,983
1964 1,839,583 4,327,341
1963 1,803,063 4,282,017
1962 1,768,115 4,238,188
1961 1,734,580 4,191,667
1960 1,702,346 4,068,095

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/slovakia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Central African Republic increased by 336,084 people (a 7.68% growth), while Slovakia gained 57,744 people (a 1.07% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Central African Republic gained 1,039,996 people (a 22.1% growth), while Slovakia's population decreased by 71,360 people (a 1.31% decline).

The Central African Republic was ranked 118th most populous country in 2006 and is still 118th in 2026. Slovakia was ranked 110th in 2006 and ranked 125th 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 Slovakia will decrease by 9.27% to 4,862,512 people and rank change from 125th to 129th.

The Central African Republic is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 19.1M people, while Slovakia's population already peaked in 2020 at 5.46M people and is projected to decrease to 3.38M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Central African Republic
Factual

Projection
Slovakia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
CAR Slovakia
2100 0.42% -0.65%
2099 0.45% -0.65%
2098 0.45% -0.64%
2097 0.49% -0.64%
2096 0.53% -0.64%
2095 0.54% -0.64%
2094 0.55% -0.64%
2093 0.59% -0.65%
2092 0.61% -0.65%
2091 0.65% -0.66%
2090 0.64% -0.67%
2089 0.69% -0.67%
2088 0.72% -0.68%
2087 0.77% -0.7%
2086 0.77% -0.71%
2085 0.81% -0.72%
2084 0.85% -0.74%
2083 0.88% -0.75%
2082 0.89% -0.76%
2081 0.93% -0.78%
2080 0.92% -0.79%
2079 0.98% -0.81%
2078 1.04% -0.82%
2077 1.07% -0.83%
2076 1.1% -0.85%
2075 1.09% -0.85%
2074 1.16% -0.86%
2073 1.17% -0.87%
2072 1.24% -0.87%
2071 1.3% -0.87%
2070 1.32% -0.86%
2069 1.35% -0.86%
2068 1.41% -0.85%
2067 1.43% -0.83%
2066 1.46% -0.82%
2065 1.49% -0.81%
2064 1.57% -0.79%
2063 1.59% -0.77%
2062 1.62% -0.75%
2061 1.68% -0.73%
2060 1.72% -0.71%
2059 1.77% -0.69%
2058 1.81% -0.66%
2057 1.85% -0.64%
2056 1.89% -0.62%
2055 1.93% -0.6%
2054 1.97% -0.59%
2053 2% -0.57%
2052 2.02% -0.56%
2051 2.08% -0.54%
2050 2.08% -0.53%
2049 2.13% -0.52%
2048 2.14% -0.51%
2047 2.19% -0.51%
2046 2.22% -0.5%
2045 2.26% -0.5%
2044 2.27% -0.49%
2043 2.29% -0.48%
2042 2.34% -0.48%
2041 2.42% -0.47%
2040 2.51% -0.46%
2039 2.56% -0.45%
2038 2.6% -0.43%
2037 2.69% -0.42%
2036 2.77% -0.4%
2035 2.89% -0.38%
2034 2.95% -0.36%
2033 3.02% -0.34%
2032 3.1% -0.32%
2031 3.14% -0.29%
2030 3.19% -0.26%
2029 3.3% -0.23%
2028 3.3% -0.2%
2027 3.34% -0.16%
2026 3.4% -0.69%
2025 3.45% -0.46%
2024 3.46% -0.09%
2023 1.07% -0.09%
2022 -0.28% -0.28%
2021 1.7% -0.21%
2020 1.66% 0.09%
2019 1.35% 0.14%
2018 1.78% 0.14%
2017 1.69% 0.16%
2016 1.82% 0.13%
2015 0.13% 0.1%
2014 -0.41% 0.1%
2013 0.68% 0.11%
2012 1% 0.17%
2011 1.6% 0.13%
2010 -0.8% 0.09%
2009 -0.66% 0.13%
2008 2.16% 0.09%
2007 1.95% 0.03%
2006 2.07% 0.005%
2005 2.29% 0.01%
2004 2.19% -0.02%
2003 2.42% -0.07%
2002 2.21% -0.04%
2001 2.25% -0.18%
2000 2.79% -0.14%
1999 2.77% 0.1%
1998 2.75% 0.13%
1997 2.79% 0.18%
1996 2.63% 0.21%
1995 2.77% 0.29%
1994 3.17% 0.39%
1993 3.24% 0.38%
1992 3.23% 0.03%
1991 3.18% 0.08%
1990 3.16% 0.44%
1989 2.58% 0.48%
1988 1.68% 0.53%
1987 1.32% 0.56%
1986 1.28% 0.62%
1985 1.26% 0.68%
1984 1.23% 0.69%
1983 1.2% 0.73%
1982 1.17% 0.78%
1981 1.14% 0.73%
1980 1.1% 0.83%
1979 1.08% 1%
1978 1.05% 1.03%
1977 1.04% 1.06%
1976 1.5% 1.06%
1975 1.96% 1.06%
1974 1.95% 1.04%
1973 1.93% 0.98%
1972 1.98% 0.86%
1971 2.1% 0.42%
1970 2.24% 0.43%
1969 2.31% 0.77%
1968 2.28% 0.78%
1967 2.21% 0.85%
1966 2.14% 0.93%
1965 2.08% 1.01%
1964 2.03% 1.06%
1963 1.98% 1.03%
1962 1.93% 1.11%
1961 1.89% 3.04%

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

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

In 2024, the population of the Central African Republic grew by 3.46%, while Slovakia's population declined by 0.09%.

Live population counters

CAR Slovakia
Current population
5753659
5359438
Population rank 118/197 125/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.06%
One net population change
2.95 minutes
1.88 hours
One birth every
2.2 minutes
10.8 minutes
One death every
10.8 minutes
9.69 minutes
Daily growth/decline +488 -13
Annual growth/decline +178,269 -4,671
Annual growth/decline rate +3.46% -0.09%
Population growth rate rank 9/197 172/197
One migration net change every
35.9 minutes
16.8 minutes
Annual migration change -14,693 -31,377
Net migration rank 143/196 166/196
Foreign-born residents 94,556 323,991
Foreign-born residents rank 132/195 96/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 5.9%
Foreign-born share rank 135/195 88/195

Natural population change vs migration

Central African Republic
Natural

Migration
Slovakia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
CAR Slovakia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -14,693 - -31,377
2024 - -15,357 - -21,027
2023 190,325 -14,682 -5,427 4,933
2022 -49,456 -17,430 -7,062 92,314
2021 124,408 -85,646 -16,886 -8,172
2020 156,911 -24,745 -2,184 4,350
2019 68,523 -36,849 3,818 3,128
2018 153,361 -52,954 3,268 3,446
2017 128,461 -58,584 4,351 3,279
2016 142,419 -52,607 5,431 3,487
2015 141,912 -63,045 2,170 2,549
2014 107,448 -174,051 3,793 -1,158
2013 140,489 -112,382 2,707 -1,181
2012 146,791 -111,764 3,245 871
2011 142,913 -86,281 9,177 -2,392
2010 130,539 -43,126 7,008 -1,814
2009 -130,613 -28,899 8,619 -542
2008 128,627 -28,983 4,303 -495
2007 123,137 -30,352 537 -571
2006 118,882 -41,282 537 -549
2005 113,534 -13,604 537 -561
2004 108,548 -16,510 1,611 -522
2003 105,540 -18,097 -537 -646
2002 100,588 5,992 -538 -580
2001 99,598 -33,006 -1,076 -860
2000 97,468 8,079 2,155 -831
1999 96,108 6,284 3,777 -119
1998 94,361 4,479 4,312 -12
1997 93,378 2,034 6,999 247
1996 93,369 2,697 9,135 246
1995 92,748 -12,986 9,115 -30
1994 90,943 9,496 14,970 -109
1993 89,873 9,930 20,769 72
1992 88,939 9,269 21,220 -201
1991 88,688 4,381 23,865 174
1990 87,507 1,995 25,436 -9,402
1989 85,969 409 26,380 -7,254
1988 84,654 -31,016 30,979 -6,500
1987 83,408 -47,428 31,859 -6,401
1986 81,149 -47,332 34,279 -6,143
1985 79,266 -46,427 37,680 -6,068
1984 77,395 -45,591 38,966 -6,276
1983 75,399 -44,780 39,717 -6,361
1982 73,330 -43,908 41,958 -6,088
1981 71,391 -42,872 43,640 -5,821
1980 68,759 -41,539 44,320 -5,522
1979 66,104 -39,850 52,353 -4,712
1978 63,285 -37,874 52,324 -4,689
1977 60,436 -35,782 52,762 -4,621
1976 57,725 -33,645 54,121 -4,432
1975 55,106 -9,895 52,604 -4,652
1974 53,777 -9,838 52,524 -4,190
1973 52,525 -9,800 49,199 -3,854
1972 51,390 -9,634 46,426 -3,516
1971 50,142 -7,259 40,105 -3,495
1970 48,690 -3,693 38,575 -4,919
1969 47,066 -80 39,312 -8,998
1968 45,377 474 38,113 -8,881
1967 42,979 474 41,824 -8,876
1966 40,804 474 45,440 -8,817
1965 38,710 474 48,517 -8,707
1964 36,878 474 54,092 -8,608
1963 35,218 474 54,382 -8,548
1962 33,731 474 49,587 -9,019
1961 32,383 474 55,749 4,812
1960 31,131 474 56,546 4,344

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

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

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 Slovakia 7.47% is from natural causes (a loss of 8,728 people) and 92.5% is from migration (a gain of 108,156 people).

As of 2024, 94,556 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in the Central African Republic, compared to 323,991 people or 5.9% in Slovakia.

Biggest cities by population

CAR
City Population
Bangui 889K
Berberati 76.9K
Bria 35.2K
Slovakia
City Population
Bratislava 479K
Kosice 224K
Petrzalka 112K
Presov 81.7K
Zilina 80.3K
Nitra 75.9K
Banska Bystrica 73.5K
Trnava 63.2K
Trencin 54.1K
Martin 50.3K

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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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