Population growth estimates and projections in Central African Republic
The population of Central African Republic changed by 3.41% in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.
Central African Republic, 2023 (latest estimate)
3.41%
Change from 2022
+4.72percentage points
Projection for 2030
3.09%
Projection for 2050
2.05%
Projection for 2100
0.39%
Position in 2023
7th of 216
Population growth estimates and projections in Central African Republic over time
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Central African Republic
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% per year. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Central African Republic |
|---|---|
| 2100 | 0.39%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 0.53%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 0.65%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 0.77%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 0.93%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 1.09%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 1.29%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 1.45%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 1.67%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 1.87%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 2.05%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 2.20%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 2.39%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 2.73%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 3.09%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 3.34%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 3.41% |
| 2022 | -1.31% |
| 2021 | 0.76% |
| 2020 | 2.63% |
| 2019 | 0.64% |
| 2018 | 2.06% |
| 2017 | 1.46% |
| 2016 | 1.91% |
| 2015 | 1.70% |
| 2014 | -1.44% |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +4.72 percentage points from -1.31% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 0.61%, the figure has changed by +2.80 percentage points.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Central African Republic has the 7th highest value.
More for Central African Republic
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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
5,513,282 people
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
3.37%
2025 · World Bank
Population aged 65 and over
2.2%
2025 · World Bank