Population 5,513,282
people· 2025
Published observation
Over time Full published history Central African Republic 2025 · 5.51M
0 1.38M 2.76M 4.13M 5.51M 1960 1993 2025 1960: 1,702,346 1961: 1,734,580 1962: 1,768,115 1963: 1,803,063 1964: 1,839,583 1965: 1,877,854 1966: 1,918,082 1967: 1,960,444 1968: 2,005,100 1969: 2,051,515 1970: 2,097,505 1971: 2,141,450 1972: 2,183,769 1973: 2,226,008 1974: 2,269,338 1975: 2,313,916 1976: 2,348,566 1977: 2,372,930 1978: 2,397,961 1979: 2,423,794 1980: 2,450,535 1981: 2,478,402 1982: 2,507,375 1983: 2,537,399 1984: 2,568,610 1985: 2,600,932 1986: 2,634,258 1987: 2,669,155 1988: 2,713,965 1989: 2,783,970 1990: 2,871,910 1991: 2,963,191 1992: 3,058,831 1993: 3,157,839 1994: 3,257,954 1995: 3,348,052 1996: 3,435,965 1997: 3,531,700 1998: 3,628,827 1999: 3,729,450 2000: 3,833,416 2001: 3,919,487 2002: 4,006,077 2003: 4,103,086 2004: 4,192,826 2005: 4,288,810 2006: 4,377,579 2007: 4,462,770 2008: 4,558,984 2009: 4,529,047 2010: 4,492,995 2011: 4,565,021 2012: 4,610,848 2013: 4,642,419 2014: 4,623,182 2015: 4,629,320 2016: 4,713,663 2017: 4,793,511 2018: 4,878,657 2019: 4,944,703 2020: 5,026,628 2021: 5,112,100 2022: 5,098,039 2023: 5,152,421 2024: 5,330,690 2025: 5,513,282 Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.
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