Skip to content

Population in the Central African Republic compared to the United States: 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 341,784,857 people in the United States in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Central African Republic's population is 5,753,659 people compared to 344,023,146 in the United States.

Population statistics:

  • The United States' population is 59.8 times bigger than the Central African Republic's.
  • The Central African Republic is ranked the 118th most populous country in the world, while the United States is the 3rd.
  • The countries together account for 4.22% of the world: 0.07% for the Central African Republic vs 4.15% for the United States.
  • For the last 10 years, the Central African Republic has had an average growth rate of +1.27% per year vs +0.65% in the United States.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Central African Republic has increased from 4.38M people to 5.75M (31.4% growth), while the United States has grown from 298M to 344M (15.3% growth).

Central African Republic vs United States: population by year and forecast

Central African Republic
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
CAR United States
2100 19,066,004 415,429,771
2099 18,985,867 414,829,167
2098 18,901,154 414,231,720
2097 18,815,607 413,576,381
2096 18,724,783 412,927,393
2095 18,626,431 412,225,379
2094 18,526,390 411,498,749
2093 18,425,013 410,785,729
2092 18,316,437 410,051,921
2091 18,205,237 409,320,183
2090 18,087,725 408,613,732
2089 17,972,896 407,885,645
2088 17,848,943 407,129,733
2087 17,721,681 406,421,298
2086 17,585,946 405,715,343
2085 17,451,621 405,059,379
2084 17,310,863 404,343,130
2083 17,164,209 403,612,785
2082 17,014,388 402,871,293
2081 16,864,906 402,054,554
2080 16,708,761 401,319,194
2079 16,556,341 400,554,914
2078 16,396,395 399,737,968
2077 16,228,166 398,906,565
2076 16,055,590 398,035,750
2075 15,881,626 397,109,170
2074 15,710,778 396,226,412
2073 15,530,355 395,307,725
2072 15,350,553 394,393,561
2071 15,162,785 393,415,363
2070 14,968,105 392,469,727
2069 14,772,746 391,479,981
2068 14,575,859 390,517,695
2067 14,373,538 389,543,856
2066 14,170,754 388,597,719
2065 13,967,146 387,685,327
2064 13,761,777 386,805,026
2063 13,548,616 385,911,917
2062 13,336,037 385,032,627
2061 13,123,628 384,170,837
2060 12,906,496 383,361,269
2059 12,688,037 382,542,030
2058 12,467,461 381,704,804
2057 12,245,441 380,907,023
2056 12,023,522 380,159,777
2055 11,801,006 379,430,756
2054 11,578,020 378,682,851
2053 11,354,432 377,878,421
2052 11,131,786 377,073,303
2051 10,910,913 376,229,840
2050 10,689,058 375,373,155
2049 10,471,199 374,493,150
2048 10,252,433 373,590,762
2047 10,037,332 372,626,259
2046 9,822,499 371,644,809
2045 9,608,962 370,602,914
2044 9,397,018 369,518,897
2043 9,188,292 368,375,680
2042 8,982,316 367,158,772
2041 8,777,138 365,937,822
2040 8,570,085 364,671,837
2039 8,360,267 363,367,337
2038 8,151,599 361,997,023
2037 7,944,754 360,606,236
2036 7,736,415 359,193,245
2035 7,527,731 357,750,686
2034 7,316,613 356,266,726
2033 7,106,984 354,775,032
2032 6,898,917 353,259,037
2031 6,691,778 351,721,511
2030 6,488,327 350,155,042
2029 6,287,899 348,564,667
2028 6,086,983 346,906,294
2027 5,892,506 345,257,605
2026 5,702,177 343,565,426
2025 5,514,692 341,784,857
2024 5,330,690 340,110,988
2023 5,152,421 334,914,895
2022 5,098,039 333,271,411
2021 5,112,100 331,893,745
2020 5,026,628 331,526,933
2019 4,944,703 328,329,953
2018 4,878,657 326,838,199
2017 4,793,511 325,122,128
2016 4,713,663 323,071,755
2015 4,629,320 320,738,994
2014 4,623,182 318,386,329
2013 4,642,419 316,059,947
2012 4,610,848 313,877,662
2011 4,565,021 311,583,481
2010 4,492,995 309,327,143
2009 4,529,047 306,771,529
2008 4,558,984 304,093,966
2007 4,462,770 301,231,207
2006 4,377,579 298,379,912
2005 4,288,810 295,516,599
2004 4,192,826 292,805,298
2003 4,103,086 290,107,933
2002 4,006,077 287,625,193
2001 3,919,487 284,968,955
2000 3,833,416 282,162,411
1999 3,729,450 279,294,713
1998 3,628,827 276,115,288
1997 3,531,700 272,911,760
1996 3,435,965 269,667,391
1995 3,348,052 266,557,091
1994 3,257,954 263,435,673
1993 3,157,839 260,255,352
1992 3,058,831 256,894,189
1991 2,963,191 253,492,503
1990 2,871,910 250,131,894
1989 2,783,970 246,819,222
1988 2,713,965 244,499,004
1987 2,669,155 242,288,936
1986 2,634,258 240,132,831
1985 2,600,932 237,923,734
1984 2,568,610 235,824,908
1983 2,537,399 233,792,014
1982 2,507,375 231,664,432
1981 2,478,402 229,465,744
1980 2,450,535 226,542,250
1979 2,423,794 225,055,487
1978 2,397,961 222,584,545
1977 2,372,930 220,239,425
1976 2,348,566 218,035,164
1975 2,313,916 215,973,199
1974 2,269,338 213,853,928
1973 2,226,008 211,908,788
1972 2,183,769 209,896,021
1971 2,141,450 207,660,677
1970 2,097,505 205,052,174
1969 2,051,515 202,676,946
1968 2,005,100 200,706,052
1967 1,960,444 198,712,056
1966 1,918,082 196,560,338
1965 1,877,854 194,302,963
1964 1,839,583 191,888,791
1963 1,803,063 189,241,798
1962 1,768,115 186,537,737
1961 1,734,580 183,691,481
1960 1,702,346 180,671,158

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Central African Republic increased by 336,084 people (a 7.68% growth), while the United States gained 24,691,843 people (a 8.28% 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 United States' population increased by 20,951,391 people (a 6.49% growth).

The Central African Republic was ranked 118th most populous country in 2006 and is still 118th in 2026. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2006 and still ranked 3rd 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 United States will increase by 9.11% to 375,373,155 people and will still be ranked 3rd.

The Central African Republic is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 19.1M people compared to the peak of 415M people in 2100 for the United States.

Population growth rate by year

Central African Republic
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
CAR United States
2100 0.42% 0.14%
2099 0.45% 0.14%
2098 0.45% 0.16%
2097 0.49% 0.16%
2096 0.53% 0.17%
2095 0.54% 0.18%
2094 0.55% 0.17%
2093 0.59% 0.18%
2092 0.61% 0.18%
2091 0.65% 0.17%
2090 0.64% 0.18%
2089 0.69% 0.19%
2088 0.72% 0.17%
2087 0.77% 0.17%
2086 0.77% 0.16%
2085 0.81% 0.18%
2084 0.85% 0.18%
2083 0.88% 0.18%
2082 0.89% 0.2%
2081 0.93% 0.18%
2080 0.92% 0.19%
2079 0.98% 0.2%
2078 1.04% 0.21%
2077 1.07% 0.22%
2076 1.1% 0.23%
2075 1.09% 0.22%
2074 1.16% 0.23%
2073 1.17% 0.23%
2072 1.24% 0.25%
2071 1.3% 0.24%
2070 1.32% 0.25%
2069 1.35% 0.25%
2068 1.41% 0.25%
2067 1.43% 0.24%
2066 1.46% 0.24%
2065 1.49% 0.23%
2064 1.57% 0.23%
2063 1.59% 0.23%
2062 1.62% 0.22%
2061 1.68% 0.21%
2060 1.72% 0.21%
2059 1.77% 0.22%
2058 1.81% 0.21%
2057 1.85% 0.2%
2056 1.89% 0.19%
2055 1.93% 0.2%
2054 1.97% 0.21%
2053 2% 0.21%
2052 2.02% 0.22%
2051 2.08% 0.23%
2050 2.08% 0.23%
2049 2.13% 0.24%
2048 2.14% 0.26%
2047 2.19% 0.26%
2046 2.22% 0.28%
2045 2.26% 0.29%
2044 2.27% 0.31%
2043 2.29% 0.33%
2042 2.34% 0.33%
2041 2.42% 0.35%
2040 2.51% 0.36%
2039 2.56% 0.38%
2038 2.6% 0.39%
2037 2.69% 0.39%
2036 2.77% 0.4%
2035 2.89% 0.42%
2034 2.95% 0.42%
2033 3.02% 0.43%
2032 3.1% 0.44%
2031 3.14% 0.45%
2030 3.19% 0.46%
2029 3.3% 0.48%
2028 3.3% 0.48%
2027 3.34% 0.49%
2026 3.4% 0.52%
2025 3.45% 0.49%
2024 3.46% 1.55%
2023 1.07% 0.49%
2022 -0.28% 0.42%
2021 1.7% 0.11%
2020 1.66% 0.97%
2019 1.35% 0.46%
2018 1.78% 0.53%
2017 1.69% 0.63%
2016 1.82% 0.73%
2015 0.13% 0.74%
2014 -0.41% 0.74%
2013 0.68% 0.7%
2012 1% 0.74%
2011 1.6% 0.73%
2010 -0.8% 0.83%
2009 -0.66% 0.88%
2008 2.16% 0.95%
2007 1.95% 0.96%
2006 2.07% 0.97%
2005 2.29% 0.93%
2004 2.19% 0.93%
2003 2.42% 0.86%
2002 2.21% 0.93%
2001 2.25% 0.99%
2000 2.79% 1.03%
1999 2.77% 1.15%
1998 2.75% 1.17%
1997 2.79% 1.2%
1996 2.63% 1.17%
1995 2.77% 1.18%
1994 3.17% 1.22%
1993 3.24% 1.31%
1992 3.23% 1.34%
1991 3.18% 1.34%
1990 3.16% 1.34%
1989 2.58% 0.95%
1988 1.68% 0.91%
1987 1.32% 0.9%
1986 1.28% 0.93%
1985 1.26% 0.89%
1984 1.23% 0.87%
1983 1.2% 0.92%
1982 1.17% 0.96%
1981 1.14% 1.29%
1980 1.1% 0.66%
1979 1.08% 1.11%
1978 1.05% 1.06%
1977 1.04% 1.01%
1976 1.5% 0.95%
1975 1.96% 0.99%
1974 1.95% 0.92%
1973 1.93% 0.96%
1972 1.98% 1.08%
1971 2.1% 1.27%
1970 2.24% 1.17%
1969 2.31% 0.98%
1968 2.28% 1%
1967 2.21% 1.09%
1966 2.14% 1.16%
1965 2.08% 1.26%
1964 2.03% 1.4%
1963 1.98% 1.45%
1962 1.93% 1.55%
1961 1.89% 1.67%
1960 - 1.6%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2025, the population of the Central African Republic grew by 3.46%, while the United States' population grew by 0.49%.

Live population counters

CAR United States
Current population
5753659
344023146
Population rank 118/197 3/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 4.15%
One net population change
2.95 minutes
18.9 seconds
One birth every
2.2 minutes
8.8 seconds
One death every
10.8 minutes
10.2 seconds
Daily growth/decline +488 +4,586
Annual growth/decline +178,269 +1,673,869
Annual growth/decline rate +3.46% +0.49%
Population growth rate rank 9/197 134/197
One migration net change every
35.9 minutes
25.7 seconds
Annual migration change -14,693 +1,230,663
Net migration rank 143/196 2/196
Foreign-born residents 94,556 52,375,047
Foreign-born residents rank 132/195 1/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 15.2%
Foreign-born share rank 135/195 41/195

Natural population change vs migration

Central African Republic
Natural

Migration
United States
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
CAR United States
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -14,693 - 1,230,663
2024 - -15,357 - 1,286,132
2023 190,325 -14,682 502,372 1,322,668
2022 -49,456 -17,430 399,926 1,319,009
2021 124,408 -85,646 199,137 674,787
2020 156,911 -24,745 208,862 329,769
2019 68,523 -36,849 887,476 1,774,500
2018 153,361 -52,954 955,022 1,764,961
2017 128,461 -58,584 1,028,037 1,864,738
2016 142,419 -52,607 1,197,627 1,889,129
2015 141,912 -63,045 1,270,126 1,722,127
2014 107,448 -174,051 1,357,281 1,672,598
2013 140,489 -112,382 1,322,711 1,663,885
2012 146,791 -111,764 1,411,822 1,632,007
2011 142,913 -86,281 1,441,697 1,624,033
2010 130,539 -43,126 1,548,182 1,594,453
2009 -130,613 -28,899 1,717,920 1,387,306
2008 128,627 -28,983 1,794,154 1,416,841
2007 123,137 -30,352 1,897,757 1,371,353
2006 118,882 -41,282 1,849,955 1,347,750
2005 113,534 -13,604 1,684,445 1,369,224
2004 108,548 -16,510 1,698,271 1,313,467
2003 105,540 -18,097 1,653,615 1,331,376
2002 100,588 5,992 1,581,938 1,336,518
2001 99,598 -33,006 1,595,826 1,312,455
2000 97,468 8,079 1,664,758 1,248,392
1999 96,108 6,284 1,564,050 1,156,311
1998 94,361 4,479 1,573,857 1,225,134
1997 93,378 2,034 1,501,014 1,116,922
1996 93,369 2,697 1,510,137 1,141,648
1995 92,748 -12,986 1,546,031 1,173,016
1994 90,943 9,496 1,633,302 1,179,309
1993 89,873 9,930 1,717,685 1,228,478
1992 88,939 9,269 1,875,328 1,304,880
1991 88,688 4,381 1,926,543 1,202,426
1990 87,507 1,995 2,026,068 1,084,720
1989 85,969 409 1,875,826 400,998
1988 84,654 -31,016 1,735,943 460,778
1987 83,408 -47,428 1,720,252 480,815
1986 81,149 -47,332 1,656,917 493,082
1985 79,266 -46,427 1,689,258 598,777
1984 77,395 -45,591 1,627,192 622,793
1983 75,399 -44,780 1,636,544 662,840
1982 73,330 -43,908 1,714,317 600,149
1981 71,391 -42,872 1,652,153 583,070
1980 68,759 -41,539 1,608,450 595,916
1979 66,104 -39,850 1,597,894 503,559
1978 63,285 -37,874 1,402,283 556,521
1977 60,436 -35,782 1,431,556 577,060
1976 57,725 -33,645 1,264,604 635,590
1975 55,106 -9,895 1,252,644 655,078
1974 53,777 -9,838 1,218,968 706,978
1973 52,525 -9,800 1,165,499 783,163
1972 51,390 -9,634 1,301,355 833,543
1971 50,142 -7,259 1,640,519 833,549
1970 48,690 -3,693 1,824,965 744,902
1969 47,066 -80 1,702,487 523,740
1968 45,377 474 1,565,507 594,514
1967 42,979 474 1,669,181 585,410
1966 40,804 474 1,749,387 637,692
1965 38,710 474 1,943,030 644,902
1964 36,878 474 2,245,099 618,635
1963 35,218 474 2,289,826 639,495
1962 33,731 474 2,406,337 625,617
1961 32,383 474 2,571,681 580,333
1960 31,131 474 2,565,530 422,708

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-02-08).

GeoRank.org/population/central-african-republic/united-states | 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 United States 35.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,005,866 people) and 64.2% is from migration (a gain of 14,334,286 people).

As of 2024, 94,556 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in the Central African Republic, compared to 52,375,047 people or 15.2% in the United States.

Biggest cities by population

CAR
City Population
Bangui 889K
Berberati 76.9K
Bria 35.2K
United States
City Population
New York 8.8M
Los Angeles 3.9M
Chicago 2.75M
Houston 2.3M
Phoenix 1.61M
Philadelphia 1.6M
San Antonio 1.43M
San Diego 1.39M
Dallas 1.3M
San Jose 1.01M

Compare countries by 7 more topics

Population map with other countries

1x

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).

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

Help us show the world through your eyes

Share a photo of your city and help others discover what it looks like to live there. Your contribution makes our data come alive.

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)

Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) — you’re free to copy, share, remix, adapt, and use even commercially as long as you give appropriate credit and clearly indicate if you made changes. Other sources may be subject to different license terms.