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Population in the Central African Republic compared to the Solomon Islands: 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 819,198 people in the Solomon Islands in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Central African Republic's population is 5,753,659 people compared to 863,951 in the Solomon Islands.

Population statistics:

  • The Central African Republic's population is 6.66 times bigger than the Solomon Islands'.
  • The Central African Republic is ranked the 118th most populous country in the world, while the Solomon Islands is the 161st.
  • The countries together account for 0.08% of the world: 0.07% for the Central African Republic vs 0.01% for the Solomon Islands.
  • For the last 10 years, the Central African Republic has had an average growth rate of +1.27% per year vs +2.95% in the Solomon Islands.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Central African Republic has increased from 4.38M people to 5.75M (31.4% growth), while the Solomon Islands has grown from 492K to 864K (75.7% growth).

Central African Republic vs Solomon Islands: population by year and forecast

Central African Republic
Factual

Projection
Solomon Islands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
CAR Solomon Islands
2100 19,066,004 1,869,358
2099 18,985,867 1,865,277
2098 18,901,154 1,861,047
2097 18,815,607 1,856,421
2096 18,724,783 1,851,585
2095 18,626,431 1,846,229
2094 18,526,390 1,840,799
2093 18,425,013 1,834,881
2092 18,316,437 1,828,545
2091 18,205,237 1,822,001
2090 18,087,725 1,815,153
2089 17,972,896 1,808,103
2088 17,848,943 1,800,741
2087 17,721,681 1,793,136
2086 17,585,946 1,785,209
2085 17,451,621 1,777,013
2084 17,310,863 1,768,444
2083 17,164,209 1,759,601
2082 17,014,388 1,750,433
2081 16,864,906 1,740,952
2080 16,708,761 1,731,110
2079 16,556,341 1,721,146
2078 16,396,395 1,710,785
2077 16,228,166 1,700,043
2076 16,055,590 1,688,876
2075 15,881,626 1,677,587
2074 15,710,778 1,666,185
2073 15,530,355 1,654,264
2072 15,350,553 1,642,044
2071 15,162,785 1,629,467
2070 14,968,105 1,616,736
2069 14,772,746 1,603,679
2068 14,575,859 1,590,304
2067 14,373,538 1,576,716
2066 14,170,754 1,563,005
2065 13,967,146 1,549,060
2064 13,761,777 1,534,862
2063 13,548,616 1,520,351
2062 13,336,037 1,505,792
2061 13,123,628 1,490,935
2060 12,906,496 1,476,028
2059 12,688,037 1,460,816
2058 12,467,461 1,445,385
2057 12,245,441 1,429,967
2056 12,023,522 1,414,320
2055 11,801,006 1,398,440
2054 11,578,020 1,382,426
2053 11,354,432 1,366,190
2052 11,131,786 1,349,703
2051 10,910,913 1,333,136
2050 10,689,058 1,316,322
2049 10,471,199 1,299,367
2048 10,252,433 1,282,258
2047 10,037,332 1,265,007
2046 9,822,499 1,247,608
2045 9,608,962 1,230,002
2044 9,397,018 1,212,277
2043 9,188,292 1,194,351
2042 8,982,316 1,176,271
2041 8,777,138 1,158,172
2040 8,570,085 1,139,832
2039 8,360,267 1,121,014
2038 8,151,599 1,101,787
2037 7,944,754 1,082,148
2036 7,736,415 1,062,197
2035 7,527,731 1,041,925
2034 7,316,613 1,021,492
2033 7,106,984 1,000,997
2032 6,898,917 980,329
2031 6,691,778 959,788
2030 6,488,327 939,300
2029 6,287,899 918,921
2028 6,086,983 898,660
2027 5,892,506 878,499
2026 5,702,177 858,557
2025 5,514,692 838,746
2024 5,330,690 819,198
2023 5,152,421 800,005
2022 5,098,039 781,066
2021 5,112,100 762,591
2020 5,026,628 744,498
2019 4,944,703 728,147
2018 4,878,657 709,101
2017 4,793,511 685,672
2016 4,713,663 662,379
2015 4,629,320 639,415
2014 4,623,182 616,908
2013 4,642,419 594,945
2012 4,610,848 573,606
2011 4,565,021 552,945
2010 4,492,995 532,968
2009 4,529,047 518,141
2008 4,558,984 508,790
2007 4,462,770 500,156
2006 4,377,579 491,594
2005 4,288,810 483,080
2004 4,192,826 474,611
2003 4,103,086 466,154
2002 4,006,077 457,671
2001 3,919,487 449,125
2000 3,833,416 440,469
1999 3,729,450 430,500
1998 3,628,827 419,071
1997 3,531,700 407,474
1996 3,435,965 396,009
1995 3,348,052 384,733
1994 3,257,954 373,675
1993 3,157,839 362,839
1992 3,058,831 352,205
1991 2,963,191 341,738
1990 2,871,910 331,435
1989 2,783,970 321,282
1988 2,713,965 311,265
1987 2,669,155 301,414
1986 2,634,258 291,842
1985 2,600,932 282,455
1984 2,568,610 273,163
1983 2,537,399 264,068
1982 2,507,375 255,200
1981 2,478,402 246,555
1980 2,450,535 238,135
1979 2,423,794 229,953
1978 2,397,961 222,029
1977 2,372,930 214,418
1976 2,348,566 207,194
1975 2,313,916 200,744
1974 2,269,338 195,041
1973 2,226,008 189,774
1972 2,183,769 184,994
1971 2,141,450 180,637
1970 2,097,505 176,579
1969 2,051,515 172,476
1968 2,005,100 168,282
1967 1,960,444 164,245
1966 1,918,082 160,393
1965 1,877,854 156,686
1964 1,839,583 153,085
1963 1,803,063 149,589
1962 1,768,115 146,201
1961 1,734,580 142,912
1960 1,702,346 139,688

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/solomon-islands | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Central African Republic increased by 336,084 people (a 7.68% growth), while the Solomon Islands gained 170,785 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Central African Republic gained 1,039,996 people (a 22.1% growth), while the Solomon Islands' population increased by 201,572 people (a 30.4% growth).

The Central African Republic was ranked 118th most populous country in 2006 and is still 118th in 2026. The Solomon Islands was ranked 165th in 2006 and ranked 161st 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 the Solomon Islands will increase by 52.4% to 1,316,322 people and rank change from 161st to 156th.

The Central African Republic is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 19.1M people compared to the peak of 1.87M people in 2100 for the Solomon Islands.

Population growth rate by year

Central African Republic
Factual

Projection
Solomon Islands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
CAR Solomon Islands
2100 0.42% 0.22%
2099 0.45% 0.23%
2098 0.45% 0.25%
2097 0.49% 0.26%
2096 0.53% 0.29%
2095 0.54% 0.29%
2094 0.55% 0.32%
2093 0.59% 0.35%
2092 0.61% 0.36%
2091 0.65% 0.38%
2090 0.64% 0.39%
2089 0.69% 0.41%
2088 0.72% 0.42%
2087 0.77% 0.44%
2086 0.77% 0.46%
2085 0.81% 0.48%
2084 0.85% 0.5%
2083 0.88% 0.52%
2082 0.89% 0.54%
2081 0.93% 0.57%
2080 0.92% 0.58%
2079 0.98% 0.61%
2078 1.04% 0.63%
2077 1.07% 0.66%
2076 1.1% 0.67%
2075 1.09% 0.68%
2074 1.16% 0.72%
2073 1.17% 0.74%
2072 1.24% 0.77%
2071 1.3% 0.79%
2070 1.32% 0.81%
2069 1.35% 0.84%
2068 1.41% 0.86%
2067 1.43% 0.88%
2066 1.46% 0.9%
2065 1.49% 0.93%
2064 1.57% 0.95%
2063 1.59% 0.97%
2062 1.62% 1%
2061 1.68% 1.01%
2060 1.72% 1.04%
2059 1.77% 1.07%
2058 1.81% 1.08%
2057 1.85% 1.11%
2056 1.89% 1.14%
2055 1.93% 1.16%
2054 1.97% 1.19%
2053 2% 1.22%
2052 2.02% 1.24%
2051 2.08% 1.28%
2050 2.08% 1.3%
2049 2.13% 1.33%
2048 2.14% 1.36%
2047 2.19% 1.39%
2046 2.22% 1.43%
2045 2.26% 1.46%
2044 2.27% 1.5%
2043 2.29% 1.54%
2042 2.34% 1.56%
2041 2.42% 1.61%
2040 2.51% 1.68%
2039 2.56% 1.75%
2038 2.6% 1.81%
2037 2.69% 1.88%
2036 2.77% 1.95%
2035 2.89% 2%
2034 2.95% 2.05%
2033 3.02% 2.11%
2032 3.1% 2.14%
2031 3.14% 2.18%
2030 3.19% 2.22%
2029 3.3% 2.25%
2028 3.3% 2.3%
2027 3.34% 2.32%
2026 3.4% 2.36%
2025 3.45% 2.39%
2024 3.46% 2.4%
2023 1.07% 2.42%
2022 -0.28% 2.42%
2021 1.7% 2.43%
2020 1.66% 2.25%
2019 1.35% 2.69%
2018 1.78% 3.42%
2017 1.69% 3.52%
2016 1.82% 3.59%
2015 0.13% 3.65%
2014 -0.41% 3.69%
2013 0.68% 3.72%
2012 1% 3.74%
2011 1.6% 3.75%
2010 -0.8% 2.86%
2009 -0.66% 1.84%
2008 2.16% 1.73%
2007 1.95% 1.74%
2006 2.07% 1.76%
2005 2.29% 1.78%
2004 2.19% 1.81%
2003 2.42% 1.85%
2002 2.21% 1.9%
2001 2.25% 1.97%
2000 2.79% 2.32%
1999 2.77% 2.73%
1998 2.75% 2.85%
1997 2.79% 2.9%
1996 2.63% 2.93%
1995 2.77% 2.96%
1994 3.17% 2.99%
1993 3.24% 3.02%
1992 3.23% 3.06%
1991 3.18% 3.11%
1990 3.16% 3.16%
1989 2.58% 3.22%
1988 1.68% 3.27%
1987 1.32% 3.28%
1986 1.28% 3.32%
1985 1.26% 3.4%
1984 1.23% 3.44%
1983 1.2% 3.47%
1982 1.17% 3.51%
1981 1.14% 3.54%
1980 1.1% 3.56%
1979 1.08% 3.57%
1978 1.05% 3.55%
1977 1.04% 3.49%
1976 1.5% 3.21%
1975 1.96% 2.92%
1974 1.95% 2.78%
1973 1.93% 2.58%
1972 1.98% 2.41%
1971 2.1% 2.3%
1970 2.24% 2.38%
1969 2.31% 2.49%
1968 2.28% 2.46%
1967 2.21% 2.4%
1966 2.14% 2.37%
1965 2.08% 2.35%
1964 2.03% 2.34%
1963 1.98% 2.32%
1962 1.93% 2.3%
1961 1.89% 2.31%

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/solomon-islands | CC BY

In 2024, the population of the Central African Republic grew by 3.46%, while the Solomon Islands' population grew by 2.4%.

Live population counters

CAR Solomon Islands
Current population
5753659
863951
Population rank 118/197 161/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.01%
One net population change
2.95 minutes
27.4 minutes
One birth every
2.2 minutes
24.4 minutes
One death every
10.8 minutes
2.13 hours
Daily growth/decline +488 +53
Annual growth/decline +178,269 +19,193
Annual growth/decline rate +3.46% +2.4%
Population growth rate rank 9/197 33/197
One migration net change every
35.9 minutes
5.39 hours
Annual migration change -14,693 +1,631
Net migration rank 143/196 59/196
Foreign-born residents 94,556 2,469
Foreign-born residents rank 132/195 192/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 135/195 184/195

Natural population change vs migration

Central African Republic
Natural

Migration
Solomon Islands
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
CAR Solomon Islands
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -14,693 - 1,631
2024 - -15,357 - 1,610
2023 190,325 -14,682 17,436 1,636
2022 -49,456 -17,430 17,253 1,567
2021 124,408 -85,646 16,626 1,499
2020 156,911 -24,745 16,488 1,556
2019 68,523 -36,849 16,649 -1,990
2018 153,361 -52,954 16,790 6,653
2017 128,461 -58,584 16,897 6,513
2016 142,419 -52,607 17,027 6,146
2015 141,912 -63,045 16,909 5,853
2014 107,448 -174,051 16,652 5,598
2013 140,489 -112,382 16,038 5,631
2012 146,791 -111,764 15,585 5,420
2011 142,913 -86,281 15,095 5,219
2010 130,539 -43,126 14,604 5,040
2009 -130,613 -28,899 14,381 -4,360
2008 128,627 -28,983 14,225 -5,538
2007 123,137 -30,352 13,963 -5,383
2006 118,882 -41,282 13,799 -5,262
2005 113,534 -13,604 13,568 -5,082
2004 108,548 -16,510 13,444 -4,985
2003 105,540 -18,097 13,344 -4,881
2002 100,588 5,992 13,195 -4,691
2001 99,598 -33,006 13,061 -4,474
2000 97,468 8,079 12,938 -4,219
1999 96,108 6,284 12,809 -1,588
1998 94,361 4,479 12,658 -1,019
1997 93,378 2,034 12,478 -931
1996 93,369 2,697 12,328 -947
1995 92,748 -12,986 12,124 -952
1994 90,943 9,496 11,771 -828
1993 89,873 9,930 11,396 -665
1992 88,939 9,269 11,029 -482
1991 88,688 4,381 10,789 -410
1990 87,507 1,995 10,561 -335
1989 85,969 409 10,354 -270
1988 84,654 -31,016 10,142 -197
1987 83,408 -47,428 9,943 -179
1986 81,149 -47,332 9,656 -269
1985 79,266 -46,427 9,534 -150
1984 77,395 -45,591 9,299 -102
1983 75,399 -44,780 9,011 -30
1982 73,330 -43,908 8,720 40
1981 71,391 -42,872 8,436 99
1980 68,759 -41,539 8,156 151
1979 66,104 -39,850 7,874 188
1978 63,285 -37,874 7,598 174
1977 60,436 -35,782 7,290 159
1976 57,725 -33,645 7,058 -48
1975 55,106 -9,895 6,635 -760
1974 53,777 -9,838 6,612 -1,084
1973 52,525 -9,800 6,343 -1,329
1972 51,390 -9,634 6,074 -1,520
1971 50,142 -7,259 5,814 -1,646
1970 48,690 -3,693 5,575 -1,632
1969 47,066 -80 5,444 -1,187
1968 45,377 474 5,285 -1,154
1967 42,979 474 5,151 -1,213
1966 40,804 474 5,028 -1,256
1965 38,710 474 4,885 -1,237
1964 36,878 474 4,747 -1,200
1963 35,218 474 4,571 -1,129
1962 33,731 474 4,408 -1,073
1961 32,383 474 4,257 -1,016
1960 31,131 474 4,119 -917

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

GeoRank.org/population/central-african-republic/solomon-islands | 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 the Solomon Islands 82.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 168,727 people) and 17.2% is from migration (a gain of 35,031 people).

As of 2024, 94,556 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in the Central African Republic, compared to 2,469 people or 0.3% in the Solomon Islands.

Biggest cities by population

CAR
City Population
Bangui 889K
Berberati 76.9K
Bria 35.2K
Solomon Islands
City Population
Honiara 84.5K
Auki 6.81K

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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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