Population of Central African Republic (2025)

Central African Republic population

540,778

Births this year: 0 Births today 0
Deaths this year 9,947 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 5,941,978 2,928,563 3,013,415 100 100 100 97.2
00-04 775,654 388,984 386,670 13.1 13.3 12.8 100.6
05-09 720,095 358,671 361,424 12.1 12.2 12 99.2
10-14 664,488 330,149 334,339 11.2 11.3 11.1 98.7
15-19 599,562 297,049 302,513 10.1 10.1 10 98.2
20-24 563,885 278,313 285,572 9.5 9.5 9.5 97.5
25-29 512,838 252,330 260,508 8.6 8.6 8.6 96.9
30-34 447,235 219,783 227,452 7.5 7.5 7.5 96.6
35-39 394,800 194,088 200,712 6.6 6.6 6.7 96.7
40-44 322,681 159,449 163,232 5.4 5.4 5.4 97.7
45-49 247,260 123,820 123,440 4.2 4.2 4.1 100.3
50-54 188,123 94,577 93,546 3.2 3.2 3.1 101.1
55-59 147,233 72,079 75,154 2.5 2.5 2.5 95.9
60-64 120,065 55,971 64,094 2 1.9 2.1 87.3
65-69 95,799 42,858 52,941 1.6 1.5 1.8 81
70-74 67,983 29,704 38,279 1.1 1 1.3 77.6
75-79 41,770 17,885 23,885 0.7 0.6 0.8 74.9
80-84 22,007 8,999 13,008 0.4 0.3 0.4 69.2
85-89 8,219 3,115 5,104 0.1 0.1 0.2 61
90-94 1,981 660 1,321 0 0 0 50
95-99 278 75 203 0 0 0 36.9
100+ 22 4 18 0 0 0 22.2

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 - 2025)

Year Population Yearly %
Change		 Yearly
Change		 Sex ratio Density
(P/Km²)
2024 5,833,966 1.87 107,349 97.19 9.36
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 - 2025)