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Population in the Central African Republic compared to Uruguay: 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 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Central African Republic's population is 5,753,659 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • The Central African Republic's population is 1.7 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • The Central African Republic is ranked the 118th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.11% of the world: 0.07% for the Central African Republic vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, the Central African Republic has had an average growth rate of +1.27% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Central African Republic has increased from 4.38M people to 5.75M (31.4% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Central African Republic vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Central African Republic
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
CAR Uruguay
2100 19,066,004 2,256,741
2099 18,985,867 2,279,899
2098 18,901,154 2,303,351
2097 18,815,607 2,326,987
2096 18,724,783 2,350,799
2095 18,626,431 2,374,835
2094 18,526,390 2,398,960
2093 18,425,013 2,423,269
2092 18,316,437 2,447,646
2091 18,205,237 2,472,126
2090 18,087,725 2,496,514
2089 17,972,896 2,520,852
2088 17,848,943 2,545,052
2087 17,721,681 2,569,100
2086 17,585,946 2,592,974
2085 17,451,621 2,616,629
2084 17,310,863 2,640,001
2083 17,164,209 2,663,150
2082 17,014,388 2,686,021
2081 16,864,906 2,708,594
2080 16,708,761 2,730,883
2079 16,556,341 2,752,831
2078 16,396,395 2,774,432
2077 16,228,166 2,795,709
2076 16,055,590 2,816,677
2075 15,881,626 2,837,308
2074 15,710,778 2,857,709
2073 15,530,355 2,877,721
2072 15,350,553 2,897,543
2071 15,162,785 2,917,097
2070 14,968,105 2,936,478
2069 14,772,746 2,955,616
2068 14,575,859 2,974,445
2067 14,373,538 2,992,987
2066 14,170,754 3,011,309
2065 13,967,146 3,029,441
2064 13,761,777 3,047,343
2063 13,548,616 3,065,064
2062 13,336,037 3,082,642
2061 13,123,628 3,100,006
2060 12,906,496 3,117,149
2059 12,688,037 3,133,952
2058 12,467,461 3,150,250
2057 12,245,441 3,166,055
2056 12,023,522 3,181,373
2055 11,801,006 3,196,072
2054 11,578,020 3,210,110
2053 11,354,432 3,223,395
2052 11,131,786 3,235,973
2051 10,910,913 3,247,888
2050 10,689,058 3,259,108
2049 10,471,199 3,269,675
2048 10,252,433 3,279,610
2047 10,037,332 3,288,969
2046 9,822,499 3,297,696
2045 9,608,962 3,305,917
2044 9,397,018 3,313,556
2043 9,188,292 3,320,565
2042 8,982,316 3,326,955
2041 8,777,138 3,332,884
2040 8,570,085 3,338,277
2039 8,360,267 3,343,295
2038 8,151,599 3,347,790
2037 7,944,754 3,351,911
2036 7,736,415 3,355,671
2035 7,527,731 3,359,126
2034 7,316,613 3,362,276
2033 7,106,984 3,365,250
2032 6,898,917 3,368,057
2031 6,691,778 3,370,727
2030 6,488,327 3,373,273
2029 6,287,899 3,375,805
2028 6,086,983 3,378,198
2027 5,892,506 3,380,504
2026 5,702,177 3,382,789
2025 5,514,692 3,384,805
2024 5,330,690 3,386,588
2023 5,152,421 3,388,081
2022 5,098,039 3,390,913
2021 5,112,100 3,396,695
2020 5,026,628 3,398,968
2019 4,944,703 3,397,206
2018 4,878,657 3,394,534
2017 4,793,511 3,388,438
2016 4,713,663 3,379,283
2015 4,629,320 3,368,017
2014 4,623,182 3,356,334
2013 4,642,419 3,345,337
2012 4,610,848 3,335,401
2011 4,565,021 3,326,825
2010 4,492,995 3,318,580
2009 4,529,047 3,310,091
2008 4,558,984 3,302,177
2007 4,462,770 3,295,153
2006 4,377,579 3,289,506
2005 4,288,810 3,285,771
2004 4,192,826 3,283,148
2003 4,103,086 3,281,186
2002 4,006,077 3,278,867
2001 3,919,487 3,274,251
2000 3,833,416 3,266,206
1999 3,729,450 3,254,015
1998 3,628,827 3,239,280
1997 3,531,700 3,223,345
1996 3,435,965 3,206,324
1995 3,348,052 3,189,440
1994 3,257,954 3,172,834
1993 3,157,839 3,156,345
1992 3,058,831 3,139,702
1991 2,963,191 3,122,354
1990 2,871,910 3,104,403
1989 2,783,970 3,086,255
1988 2,713,965 3,067,961
1987 2,669,155 3,049,896
1986 2,634,258 3,032,845
1985 2,600,932 3,017,037
1984 2,568,610 3,002,488
1983 2,537,399 2,988,778
1982 2,507,375 2,975,492
1981 2,478,402 2,963,246
1980 2,450,535 2,951,953
1979 2,423,794 2,939,903
1978 2,397,961 2,925,715
1977 2,372,930 2,909,461
1976 2,348,566 2,891,392
1975 2,313,916 2,872,320
1974 2,269,338 2,853,944
1973 2,226,008 2,837,133
1972 2,183,769 2,821,644
1971 2,141,450 2,806,462
1970 2,097,505 2,790,807
1969 2,051,515 2,773,974
1968 2,005,100 2,754,606
1967 1,960,444 2,732,277
1966 1,918,082 2,707,646
1965 1,877,854 2,681,169
1964 1,839,583 2,653,180
1963 1,803,063 2,623,766
1962 1,768,115 2,593,298
1961 1,734,580 2,562,044
1960 1,702,346 2,529,957

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Central African Republic increased by 336,084 people (a 7.68% growth), while Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Central African Republic gained 1,039,996 people (a 22.1% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

The Central African Republic was ranked 118th most populous country in 2006 and is still 118th in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

The Central African Republic is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 19.1M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Central African Republic
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
CAR Uruguay
2100 0.42% -1.02%
2099 0.45% -1.02%
2098 0.45% -1.02%
2097 0.49% -1.01%
2096 0.53% -1.01%
2095 0.54% -1.01%
2094 0.55% -1%
2093 0.59% -1%
2092 0.61% -0.99%
2091 0.65% -0.98%
2090 0.64% -0.97%
2089 0.69% -0.95%
2088 0.72% -0.94%
2087 0.77% -0.92%
2086 0.77% -0.9%
2085 0.81% -0.89%
2084 0.85% -0.87%
2083 0.88% -0.85%
2082 0.89% -0.83%
2081 0.93% -0.82%
2080 0.92% -0.8%
2079 0.98% -0.78%
2078 1.04% -0.76%
2077 1.07% -0.74%
2076 1.1% -0.73%
2075 1.09% -0.71%
2074 1.16% -0.7%
2073 1.17% -0.68%
2072 1.24% -0.67%
2071 1.3% -0.66%
2070 1.32% -0.65%
2069 1.35% -0.63%
2068 1.41% -0.62%
2067 1.43% -0.61%
2066 1.46% -0.6%
2065 1.49% -0.59%
2064 1.57% -0.58%
2063 1.59% -0.57%
2062 1.62% -0.56%
2061 1.68% -0.55%
2060 1.72% -0.54%
2059 1.77% -0.52%
2058 1.81% -0.5%
2057 1.85% -0.48%
2056 1.89% -0.46%
2055 1.93% -0.44%
2054 1.97% -0.41%
2053 2% -0.39%
2052 2.02% -0.37%
2051 2.08% -0.34%
2050 2.08% -0.32%
2049 2.13% -0.3%
2048 2.14% -0.28%
2047 2.19% -0.26%
2046 2.22% -0.25%
2045 2.26% -0.23%
2044 2.27% -0.21%
2043 2.29% -0.19%
2042 2.34% -0.18%
2041 2.42% -0.16%
2040 2.51% -0.15%
2039 2.56% -0.13%
2038 2.6% -0.12%
2037 2.69% -0.11%
2036 2.77% -0.1%
2035 2.89% -0.09%
2034 2.95% -0.09%
2033 3.02% -0.08%
2032 3.1% -0.08%
2031 3.14% -0.08%
2030 3.19% -0.08%
2029 3.3% -0.07%
2028 3.3% -0.07%
2027 3.34% -0.07%
2026 3.4% -0.06%
2025 3.45% -0.05%
2024 3.46% -0.04%
2023 1.07% -0.08%
2022 -0.28% -0.17%
2021 1.7% -0.07%
2020 1.66% 0.05%
2019 1.35% 0.08%
2018 1.78% 0.18%
2017 1.69% 0.27%
2016 1.82% 0.33%
2015 0.13% 0.35%
2014 -0.41% 0.33%
2013 0.68% 0.3%
2012 1% 0.26%
2011 1.6% 0.25%
2010 -0.8% 0.26%
2009 -0.66% 0.24%
2008 2.16% 0.21%
2007 1.95% 0.17%
2006 2.07% 0.11%
2005 2.29% 0.08%
2004 2.19% 0.06%
2003 2.42% 0.07%
2002 2.21% 0.14%
2001 2.25% 0.25%
2000 2.79% 0.37%
1999 2.77% 0.45%
1998 2.75% 0.49%
1997 2.79% 0.53%
1996 2.63% 0.53%
1995 2.77% 0.52%
1994 3.17% 0.52%
1993 3.24% 0.53%
1992 3.23% 0.56%
1991 3.18% 0.58%
1990 3.16% 0.59%
1989 2.58% 0.6%
1988 1.68% 0.59%
1987 1.32% 0.56%
1986 1.28% 0.52%
1985 1.26% 0.48%
1984 1.23% 0.46%
1983 1.2% 0.45%
1982 1.17% 0.41%
1981 1.14% 0.38%
1980 1.1% 0.41%
1979 1.08% 0.48%
1978 1.05% 0.56%
1977 1.04% 0.62%
1976 1.5% 0.66%
1975 1.96% 0.64%
1974 1.95% 0.59%
1973 1.93% 0.55%
1972 1.98% 0.54%
1971 2.1% 0.56%
1970 2.24% 0.61%
1969 2.31% 0.7%
1968 2.28% 0.82%
1967 2.21% 0.91%
1966 2.14% 0.99%
1965 2.08% 1.05%
1964 2.03% 1.12%
1963 1.98% 1.17%
1962 1.93% 1.22%
1961 1.89% 1.27%

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

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In 2024, the population of the Central African Republic grew by 3.46%, while Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

CAR Uruguay
Current population
5753659
3382789
Population rank 118/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.04%
One net population change
2.95 minutes
5.87 hours
One birth every
2.2 minutes
15.7 minutes
One death every
10.8 minutes
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +488 -4
Annual growth/decline +178,269 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate +3.46% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 9/197 167/197
One migration net change every
35.9 minutes
6.57 hours
Annual migration change -14,693 -1,338
Net migration rank 143/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 94,556 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 132/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 135/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Central African Republic
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
CAR Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -14,693 - -1,338
2024 - -15,357 - -1,348
2023 190,325 -14,682 298 -1,501
2022 -49,456 -17,430 -2,964 -1,501
2021 124,408 -85,646 -5,621 -1,482
2020 156,911 -24,745 4,048 -1,482
2019 68,523 -36,849 3,873 -2,899
2018 153,361 -52,954 7,322 -2,963
2017 128,461 -58,584 10,907 -3,091
2016 142,419 -52,607 14,008 -3,506
2015 141,912 -63,045 16,194 -4,157
2014 107,448 -174,051 16,238 -4,919
2013 140,489 -112,382 16,318 -5,647
2012 146,791 -111,764 15,520 -6,317
2011 142,913 -86,281 14,934 -6,982
2010 130,539 -43,126 16,231 -7,696
2009 -130,613 -28,899 16,947 -8,510
2008 128,627 -28,983 16,838 -9,458
2007 123,137 -30,352 17,422 -10,750
2006 118,882 -41,282 17,783 -13,161
2005 113,534 -13,604 18,926 -16,086
2004 108,548 -16,510 18,067 -15,668
2003 105,540 -18,097 18,628 -17,105
2002 100,588 5,992 20,073 -16,957
2001 99,598 -33,006 20,729 -14,620
2000 97,468 8,079 21,060 -11,076
1999 96,108 6,284 21,844 -7,441
1998 94,361 4,479 22,114 -7,048
1997 93,378 2,034 23,737 -6,938
1996 93,369 2,697 24,635 -7,397
1995 92,748 -12,986 24,872 -8,339
1994 90,943 9,496 24,637 -7,955
1993 89,873 9,930 24,212 -7,922
1992 88,939 9,269 24,847 -7,850
1991 88,688 4,381 25,422 -7,714
1990 87,507 1,995 25,699 -7,499
1989 85,969 409 25,322 -7,229
1988 84,654 -31,016 25,071 -6,582
1987 83,408 -47,428 24,469 -6,833
1986 81,149 -47,332 24,505 -8,046
1985 79,266 -46,427 23,988 -8,832
1984 77,395 -45,591 23,684 -9,730
1983 75,399 -44,780 24,146 -10,671
1982 73,330 -43,908 25,224 -12,131
1981 71,391 -42,872 24,968 -13,577
1980 68,759 -41,539 25,451 -14,252
1979 66,104 -39,850 27,456 -14,552
1978 63,285 -37,874 30,076 -14,611
1977 60,436 -35,782 31,321 -14,280
1976 57,725 -33,645 33,199 -14,096
1975 55,106 -9,895 33,393 -14,350
1974 53,777 -9,838 32,221 -14,512
1973 52,525 -9,800 30,213 -14,312
1972 51,390 -9,634 28,896 -13,817
1971 50,142 -7,259 28,584 -13,288
1970 48,690 -3,693 28,737 -12,727
1969 47,066 -80 28,805 -11,149
1968 45,377 474 29,103 -8,028
1967 42,979 474 29,514 -5,938
1966 40,804 474 30,293 -4,599
1965 38,710 474 30,807 -3,542
1964 36,878 474 31,340 -2,623
1963 35,218 474 31,824 -1,707
1962 33,731 474 31,441 -623
1961 32,383 474 30,975 703
1960 31,131 474 30,438 2,057

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

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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 Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 94,556 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in the Central African Republic, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

Biggest cities by population

CAR
City Population
Bangui 889K
Berberati 76.9K
Bria 35.2K
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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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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