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Population in the Central African Republic compared to Yemen: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of the Central African Republic was 5,513,282 in 2025 vs 41,773,878 people in Yemen in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Central African Republic's population is 5,798,457 people compared to 43,598,646 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Yemen's population is 7.52 times bigger than the Central African Republic's.
  • The Central African Republic is ranked the 117th most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
  • The countries together account for 0.59% of the world: 0.07% for the Central African Republic vs 0.52% for Yemen.
  • For the last 10 years, the Central African Republic has had an average growth rate of +1.62% per year vs +2.99% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Central African Republic has increased from 4.38M people to 5.8M (32.5% growth), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.6M (85.2% growth).

Central African Republic vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Central African Republic
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
CAR Yemen
2100 19,061,127 111,481,288
2099 18,981,009 111,166,365
2098 18,896,319 110,823,878
2097 18,810,793 110,463,393
2096 18,719,993 110,075,677
2095 18,621,666 109,669,492
2094 18,521,650 109,238,445
2093 18,420,299 108,785,158
2092 18,311,751 108,301,955
2091 18,200,580 107,796,487
2090 18,083,097 107,270,820
2089 17,968,298 106,721,736
2088 17,844,377 106,150,572
2087 17,717,148 105,558,607
2086 17,581,447 104,947,326
2085 17,447,157 104,309,237
2084 17,306,435 103,657,284
2083 17,159,818 102,986,631
2082 17,010,036 102,302,622
2081 16,860,592 101,596,159
2080 16,704,486 100,875,201
2079 16,552,105 100,134,051
2078 16,392,201 99,378,110
2077 16,224,015 98,609,975
2076 16,051,483 97,818,664
2075 15,877,563 97,013,320
2074 15,706,759 96,187,203
2073 15,526,382 95,346,716
2072 15,346,626 94,485,874
2071 15,158,906 93,603,848
2070 14,964,276 92,709,049
2069 14,768,967 91,795,290
2068 14,572,130 90,865,447
2067 14,369,861 89,921,194
2066 14,167,129 88,958,695
2065 13,963,573 87,982,501
2064 13,758,257 86,994,159
2063 13,545,150 85,982,061
2062 13,332,625 84,947,120
2061 13,120,271 83,896,256
2060 12,903,195 82,829,722
2059 12,684,791 81,744,993
2058 12,464,271 80,641,636
2057 12,242,308 79,527,942
2056 12,020,446 78,400,761
2055 11,797,986 77,261,521
2054 11,575,058 76,109,237
2053 11,351,527 74,951,358
2052 11,128,939 73,780,088
2051 10,908,122 72,598,574
2050 10,686,324 71,404,664
2049 10,468,520 70,211,386
2048 10,249,810 69,012,729
2047 10,034,764 67,813,135
2046 9,819,986 66,608,054
2045 9,606,504 65,404,355
2044 9,394,614 64,201,447
2043 9,185,941 63,002,861
2042 8,980,018 61,810,280
2041 8,774,893 60,624,401
2040 8,567,893 59,448,342
2039 8,358,128 58,277,392
2038 8,149,514 57,109,914
2037 7,942,721 55,948,438
2036 7,734,436 54,784,372
2035 7,525,805 53,617,795
2034 7,314,741 52,452,522
2033 7,105,166 51,284,323
2032 6,897,152 50,117,732
2031 6,690,066 48,947,870
2030 6,486,667 47,764,521
2029 6,286,290 46,573,906
2028 6,085,426 45,382,831
2027 5,890,999 44,183,742
2026 5,700,718 42,980,680
2025 5,513,282 41,773,878
2024 5,330,690 40,583,164
2023 5,152,421 39,390,799
2022 5,098,039 38,222,876
2021 5,112,100 37,140,230
2020 5,026,628 36,134,863
2019 4,944,703 35,111,408
2018 4,878,657 34,085,182
2017 4,793,511 33,090,921
2016 4,713,663 32,109,010
2015 4,629,320 31,159,379
2014 4,623,182 30,226,309
2013 4,642,419 29,312,952
2012 4,610,848 28,433,647
2011 4,565,021 27,582,897
2010 4,492,995 26,754,387
2009 4,529,047 25,927,724
2008 4,558,984 25,111,941
2007 4,462,770 24,318,082
2006 4,377,579 23,543,083
2005 4,288,810 22,790,085
2004 4,192,826 22,095,167
2003 4,103,086 21,456,379
2002 4,006,077 20,835,086
2001 3,919,487 20,226,147
2000 3,833,416 19,624,141
1999 3,729,450 19,029,420
1998 3,628,827 18,446,013
1997 3,531,700 17,873,936
1996 3,435,965 17,313,177
1995 3,348,052 16,740,058
1994 3,257,954 16,149,147
1993 3,157,839 15,563,914
1992 3,058,831 14,989,494
1991 2,963,191 14,430,201
1990 2,871,910 13,887,862
1989 2,783,970 13,364,174
1988 2,713,965 12,859,708
1987 2,669,155 12,369,912
1986 2,634,258 11,901,040
1985 2,600,932 11,453,825
1984 2,568,610 11,025,597
1983 2,537,399 10,621,499
1982 2,507,375 10,241,006
1981 2,478,402 9,882,362
1980 2,450,535 9,543,358
1979 2,423,794 9,224,194
1978 2,397,961 8,926,586
1977 2,372,930 8,648,222
1976 2,348,566 8,384,113
1975 2,313,916 8,133,598
1974 2,269,338 7,896,783
1973 2,226,008 7,672,796
1972 2,183,769 7,460,068
1971 2,141,450 7,257,462
1970 2,097,505 7,065,279
1969 2,051,515 6,875,859
1968 2,005,100 6,690,524
1967 1,960,444 6,516,444
1966 1,918,082 6,351,494
1965 1,877,854 6,195,593
1964 1,839,583 6,048,006
1963 1,803,063 5,911,135
1962 1,768,115 5,782,221
1961 1,734,580 5,655,232
1960 1,702,346 5,532,301

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Central African Republic increased by 336,084 people (a 7.68% growth), while Yemen gained 8,565,927 people (a 36.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Central African Republic gained 1,084,794 people (a 23% growth), while Yemen's population increased by 11,489,636 people (a 35.8% growth).

The Central African Republic was ranked 118th most populous country in 2006 and is 117th in 2026. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2006 and ranked 37th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) the Central African Republic's population will grow by 84.3% to 10,686,324 people with a rank change from 117th to 96th. The population of Yemen will increase by 63.8% to 71,404,664 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

The Central African Republic is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 19.1M people compared to the peak of 111M people in 2100 for Yemen.

Population growth rate by year

Central African Republic
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
CAR Yemen
2100 0.42% 0.28%
2099 0.45% 0.31%
2098 0.45% 0.33%
2097 0.49% 0.35%
2096 0.53% 0.37%
2095 0.54% 0.39%
2094 0.55% 0.42%
2093 0.59% 0.45%
2092 0.61% 0.47%
2091 0.65% 0.49%
2090 0.64% 0.51%
2089 0.69% 0.54%
2088 0.72% 0.56%
2087 0.77% 0.58%
2086 0.77% 0.61%
2085 0.81% 0.63%
2084 0.85% 0.65%
2083 0.88% 0.67%
2082 0.89% 0.7%
2081 0.93% 0.71%
2080 0.92% 0.74%
2079 0.98% 0.76%
2078 1.04% 0.78%
2077 1.07% 0.81%
2076 1.1% 0.83%
2075 1.09% 0.86%
2074 1.16% 0.88%
2073 1.17% 0.91%
2072 1.24% 0.94%
2071 1.3% 0.97%
2070 1.32% 1%
2069 1.35% 1.02%
2068 1.41% 1.05%
2067 1.43% 1.08%
2066 1.46% 1.11%
2065 1.49% 1.14%
2064 1.57% 1.18%
2063 1.59% 1.22%
2062 1.62% 1.25%
2061 1.68% 1.29%
2060 1.72% 1.33%
2059 1.77% 1.37%
2058 1.81% 1.4%
2057 1.85% 1.44%
2056 1.89% 1.47%
2055 1.93% 1.51%
2054 1.97% 1.54%
2053 2% 1.59%
2052 2.02% 1.63%
2051 2.08% 1.67%
2050 2.08% 1.7%
2049 2.13% 1.74%
2048 2.14% 1.77%
2047 2.19% 1.81%
2046 2.22% 1.84%
2045 2.26% 1.87%
2044 2.27% 1.9%
2043 2.29% 1.93%
2042 2.34% 1.96%
2041 2.42% 1.98%
2040 2.51% 2.01%
2039 2.56% 2.04%
2038 2.6% 2.08%
2037 2.69% 2.12%
2036 2.77% 2.18%
2035 2.89% 2.22%
2034 2.95% 2.28%
2033 3.02% 2.33%
2032 3.1% 2.39%
2031 3.14% 2.48%
2030 3.19% 2.56%
2029 3.3% 2.62%
2028 3.3% 2.71%
2027 3.34% 2.8%
2026 3.4% 2.89%
2025 3.43% 2.93%
2024 3.46% 3.03%
2023 1.07% 3.06%
2022 -0.28% 2.92%
2021 1.7% 2.78%
2020 1.66% 2.91%
2019 1.35% 3.01%
2018 1.78% 3%
2017 1.69% 3.06%
2016 1.82% 3.05%
2015 0.13% 3.09%
2014 -0.41% 3.12%
2013 0.68% 3.09%
2012 1% 3.08%
2011 1.6% 3.1%
2010 -0.8% 3.19%
2009 -0.66% 3.25%
2008 2.16% 3.26%
2007 1.95% 3.29%
2006 2.07% 3.3%
2005 2.29% 3.15%
2004 2.19% 2.98%
2003 2.42% 2.98%
2002 2.21% 3.01%
2001 2.25% 3.07%
2000 2.79% 3.13%
1999 2.77% 3.16%
1998 2.75% 3.2%
1997 2.79% 3.24%
1996 2.63% 3.42%
1995 2.77% 3.66%
1994 3.17% 3.76%
1993 3.24% 3.83%
1992 3.23% 3.88%
1991 3.18% 3.91%
1990 3.16% 3.92%
1989 2.58% 3.92%
1988 1.68% 3.96%
1987 1.32% 3.94%
1986 1.28% 3.9%
1985 1.26% 3.88%
1984 1.23% 3.8%
1983 1.2% 3.72%
1982 1.17% 3.63%
1981 1.14% 3.55%
1980 1.1% 3.46%
1979 1.08% 3.33%
1978 1.05% 3.22%
1977 1.04% 3.15%
1976 1.5% 3.08%
1975 1.96% 3%
1974 1.95% 2.92%
1973 1.93% 2.85%
1972 1.98% 2.79%
1971 2.1% 2.72%
1970 2.24% 2.75%
1969 2.31% 2.77%
1968 2.28% 2.67%
1967 2.21% 2.6%
1966 2.14% 2.52%
1965 2.08% 2.44%
1964 2.03% 2.32%
1963 1.98% 2.23%
1962 1.93% 2.25%
1961 1.89% 2.22%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of the Central African Republic grew by 3.43%, while Yemen's population grew by 2.93%.

Live population counters

CAR Yemen
Current population
5798457
43598646
Population rank 117/197 37/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.52%
One net population change
2.89 minutes
26.6 seconds
One birth every
2.13 minutes
22.6 seconds
One death every
10.5 minutes
2.74 minutes
Daily growth/decline +500 +3,262
Annual growth/decline +182,592 +1,190,714
Annual growth/decline rate +3.43% +2.93%
Population growth rate rank 7/197 15/197
One migration net change every
35.9 minutes
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change -14,693 -16,291
Net migration rank 143/196 148/196
Foreign-born residents 94,556 392,997
Foreign-born residents rank 132/195 89/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 135/195 156/195

Natural population change vs migration

Central African Republic
Natural

Migration
Yemen
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
CAR Yemen
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -14,693 - -16,291
2024 196,244 -15,357 1,202,276 -10,482
2023 190,325 -14,682 1,198,150 -5,233
2022 -49,456 -17,430 1,153,375 -10,448
2021 124,408 -85,646 1,103,622 -81,248
2020 156,911 -24,745 1,086,322 -97,982
2019 68,523 -36,849 1,056,432 2,129
2018 153,361 -52,954 1,020,238 -26,335
2017 128,461 -58,584 1,006,725 -12,086
2016 142,419 -52,607 975,697 -6,492
2015 141,912 -63,045 939,922 -9,883
2014 107,448 -174,051 920,330 15,764
2013 140,489 -112,382 884,929 5,697
2012 146,791 -111,764 845,645 22,349
2011 142,913 -86,281 806,359 27,184
2010 130,539 -43,126 803,246 20,269
2009 -130,613 -28,899 798,911 30,919
2008 128,627 -28,983 779,123 22,621
2007 123,137 -30,352 764,780 21,210
2006 118,882 -41,282 750,082 13,940
2005 113,534 -13,604 726,708 15,283
2004 108,548 -16,510 710,493 -62,641
2003 105,540 -18,097 694,457 -64,737
2002 100,588 5,992 672,494 -59,648
2001 99,598 -33,006 658,704 -53,698
2000 97,468 8,079 646,694 -47,713
1999 96,108 6,284 633,166 -42,731
1998 94,361 4,479 615,488 -39,096
1997 93,378 2,034 604,443 -36,694
1996 93,369 2,697 588,786 -35,043
1995 92,748 -12,986 607,966 -15,485
1994 90,943 9,496 602,363 -13,040
1993 89,873 9,930 595,459 -14,332
1992 88,939 9,269 582,072 -14,372
1991 88,688 4,381 565,837 -14,964
1990 87,507 1,995 549,654 -15,847
1989 85,969 409 530,464 -16,876
1988 84,654 -31,016 513,296 -17,952
1987 83,408 -47,428 493,337 -9,097
1986 81,149 -47,332 464,665 -11,151
1985 79,266 -46,427 455,576 -14,660
1984 77,395 -45,591 434,674 -19,143
1983 75,399 -44,780 414,823 -22,152
1982 73,330 -43,908 392,302 -23,981
1981 71,391 -42,872 374,482 -25,499
1980 68,759 -41,539 355,767 -26,740
1979 66,104 -39,850 336,378 -27,090
1978 63,285 -37,874 312,439 -26,524
1977 60,436 -35,782 296,115 -25,305
1976 57,725 -33,645 281,078 -23,669
1975 55,106 -9,895 266,815 -23,192
1974 53,777 -9,838 252,737 -22,726
1973 52,525 -9,800 240,235 -22,282
1972 51,390 -9,634 229,322 -21,826
1971 50,142 -7,259 219,095 -21,386
1970 48,690 -3,693 207,613 -20,966
1969 47,066 -80 196,305 -4,121
1968 45,377 474 182,518 -4,031
1967 42,979 474 173,637 -3,959
1966 40,804 474 164,091 -3,874
1965 38,710 474 155,398 -3,797
1964 36,878 474 147,299 -3,712
1963 35,218 474 133,781 -3,640
1962 33,731 474 131,262 -3,572
1961 32,383 474 129,787 -3,503
1960 31,131 474 122,994 -3,431

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 74.8% of the population change in the Central African Republic is from natural causes (a gain of 1,253,108 people) and 25.2% is from migration (a loss of 421,899 people). In Yemen 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,742,759 people) and 2.35% is from migration (a loss of 258,060 people).

As of 2024, 94,556 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in the Central African Republic, compared to 392,997 people or 1% in Yemen.

Biggest cities by population

CAR
City Population
Bangui 889K
Berberati 76.9K
Bria 35.2K
Yemen
City Population
Sanaa 2.96M
Aden 1.15M
Al Hudaydah 618K
Taiz 615K
Ibb 351K
Dhamar 160K
Mukalla 144K
Sa'dah 70.2K
Sayyan 70K
Zabid 50.8K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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