Population of Central African Republic (2024)

Central African Republic population

540,894

Births this year: 0 Births today 0
Deaths this year 9,831 Deaths today 2

Central African Republic Population by Religions

Region Name Percents Number
indigenous beliefs 35% 192,754 people
Protestant 25% 137,681 people
Roman Catholic 25% 137,681 people
Muslim 15% 82,609 people

Central African Republic Population by Ethnic groups

Ethnic groups Name Percents Number
Baya 33% 181,739 people
Banda 27% 148,696 people
Mandjia 13% 71,594 people
Sara 10% 55,073 people
Mboum 7, other 10 710% 3,910,148 people

Central African Republic population by Age group

Age Both Sexes Population Male Population Female Population Both Sexes (%) Male (%) Female (%) Sex ratio (female/male)
Total 5,408,758 2,666,110 2,742,648 100 100 100 97.2
00-04 749,691 375,511 374,180 13.9 14.1 13.6 100.4
05-09 675,461 336,186 339,275 12.5 12.6 12.4 99.1
10-14 608,710 302,063 306,647 11.3 11.3 11.2 98.5
15-19 574,109 284,389 289,720 10.6 10.7 10.6 98.2
20-24 524,566 258,973 265,593 9.7 9.7 9.7 97.5
25-29 460,156 226,464 233,692 8.5 8.5 8.5 96.9
30-34 409,399 201,512 207,887 7.6 7.6 7.6 96.9
35-39 337,154 166,975 170,179 6.2 6.3 6.2 98.1
40-44 259,726 130,603 129,123 4.8 4.9 4.7 101.1
45-49 199,238 100,887 98,351 3.7 3.8 3.6 102.6
50-54 157,857 78,113 79,744 2.9 2.9 2.9 98
55-59 131,884 62,398 69,486 2.4 2.3 2.5 89.8
60-64 110,278 50,308 59,970 2 1.9 2.2 83.9
65-69 84,704 37,930 46,774 1.6 1.4 1.7 81.1
70-74 59,197 26,211 32,986 1.1 1 1.2 79.5
75-79 38,217 16,387 21,830 0.7 0.6 0.8 75.1
80-84 19,403 7,911 11,492 0.4 0.3 0.4 68.8
85-89 7,091 2,673 4,418 0.1 0.1 0.2 60.5
90-94 1,674 553 1,121 0 0 0 49.3
95-99 226 60 166 0 0 0 36.1
100+ 17 3 14 0 0 0 21.4

Central African Republic Age structure and Population pyramid

Central African Republic Age structure and Population pyramid

Central African Republic Sex ratio

Central African Republic Sex ratio

Central African Republic Dependency ratios

Chart working age in Central African Republic

Central African Republic Population (1950 - 2024)

Year Population Yearly %
Change		 Yearly
Change		 Sex ratio Density
(P/Km²)
2023 5,726,617 1.90 106,667 97.20 9.19
2022 5,619,950 1.92 105,973 97.20 9.02
2021 5,513,977 1.95 105,219 97.21 8.85
2020 5,408,758 1.97 104,411 97.21 8.68
2019 5,304,347 1.99 103,426 97.21 8.51
2018 5,200,921 2.00 102,095 97.22 8.35
2017 5,098,826 2.01 100,333 97.22 8.18
2016 4,998,493 2.00 98,219 97.22 8.02
2015 4,900,274 2.00 95,958 97.21 7.87
2014 4,804,316 1.99 93,638 97.19 7.71
2013 4,710,678 1.97 91,178 97.16 7.56
2012 4,619,500 1.96 88,597 97.13 7.42
2011 4,530,903 1.93 85,930 97.09 7.27
2010 4,444,973 1.91 83,481 97.05 7.14
2005 4,055,608 8.84 329,560 96.84 6.51
2000 3,726,048 11.70 390,208 96.61 5.98
1995 3,335,840 13.55 398,008 96.48 5.35
1990 2,937,832 11.81 310,408 96.47 4.72
1985 2,627,424 15.54 353,329 96.58 4.22
1980 2,274,095 12.73 256,716 96.58 3.65
1975 2,017,379 10.32 188,669 96.55 3.24
1970 1,828,710 10.91 179,880 96.62 2.94
1965 1,648,830 9.67 145,329 96.66 2.65
1960 1,503,501 7.43 104,008 96.76 2.41
1955 1,399,493 5.49 72,840 96.94 2.25
1950 1,326,653 97.22 2.13
Chart population Central African Republic Population (1950 - 2024)