Population in Central African Republic
The population of Central African Republic was 5,513,282 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Central African Republic, 2025
5,513,282
Change from 2024
+3.4%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
119th of 217
Population in Central African Republic over time
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People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Central African Republic | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5,513,282 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 5,330,690 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 5,152,421 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 5,098,039 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 5,112,100 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 5,026,628 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 4,944,703 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 4,878,657 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 4,793,511 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 4,713,663 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 4,629,320 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 4,623,182 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 4,642,419 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 4,610,848 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 4,565,021 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 4,492,995 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 4,529,047 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 4,558,984 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 4,462,770 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 4,377,579 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 4,288,810 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 4,192,826 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 4,103,086 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 4,006,077 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 3,919,487 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +3.4% from 5,330,690 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 4,629,320 people, the figure has changed by +19.1%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Central African Republic has the 119th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for Central African Republic
All statistics for Central African Republic
Population growth
3.37%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
5,152,420 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
14.3 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
6.01 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
3.41%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population aged 65 and over
2.2%
2025 · World Bank