The population of Central African Republic is expected to grow by 119,000 in 2024 and reach 5,489,000 in 2025. Migration (including immigration and emigration) decreases population by 5,000 people yearly. The population density of Central African Republic has changed from 3.7 in 1980 to 8.2 in 2022.
| Current population | 5,403,767 people at present (Friday 19th of April 2024) | |
| Median Age | 23.2 years |
| Population density | 8.6 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5,367,000 | 119,000 (2.2%) | -5,000 | 23.2 | 9 | 2,326,000 (43.3%) | |
| 2023 | 5,248,000 | 116,000 (2.2%) | -5,000 | 23.1 | 8 | 2,251,000 (42.9%) | |
| 2022 | 5,132,000 | 109,000 (2.1%) | -5,000 | 23.1 | 8 | 2,180,000 (42.5%) | |
| 2021 | 5,023,000 | 102,000 (2.0%) | -5,000 | 23.0 | 8 | 2,114,000 (42.1%) | |
| 2020 | 4,921,000 | 95,000 (1.9%) | -5,000 | 22.9 | 4.57 | 8 | 2,052,000 (41.7%) |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -30,000 | 22.8 | 4.65 | 8 | 1,994,000 (41.3%) |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -30,000 | 22.8 | 4.72 | 8 | 1,941,000 (41.0%) |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -30,000 | 22.7 | 4.79 | 8 | 1,894,000 (40.6%) |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -30,000 | 22.6 | 4.87 | 7 | 1,853,103 (40.3%) |
| 2015 | 4,546,100 | 30,708 (0.7%) | -30,000 | 22.6 | 4.94 | 7 | 1,820,122 (40.0%) |
| 2010 | 4,448,525 | 44,295 (1.0%) | -79,226 | 22.9 | 5.22 | 7 | 1,727,273 (38.8%) |
| 2005 | 4,127,910 | 72,874 (1.8%) | -25,123 | 23.1 | 5.38 | 7 | 1,571,330 (38.1%) |
| 2000 | 3,754,986 | 78,478 (2.1%) | -4,881 | 23.3 | 5.50 | 6 | 1,413,339 (37.6%) |
| 1995 | 3,352,767 | 85,097 (2.5%) | 5,000 | 23.4 | 5.62 | 5 | 1,248,269 (37.2%) |
| 1990 | 2,939,780 | 67,112 (2.3%) | 10,000 | 23.5 | 5.81 | 5 | 1,082,574 (36.8%) |
| 1985 | 2,634,232 | 68,429 (2.6%) | -9,000 | 23.8 | 5.94 | 4 | 935,995 (35.5%) |
| 1980 | 2,279,821 | 61,246 (2.7%) | 8,033 | 24.0 | 5.95 | 4 | 772,267 (33.9%) |
| 1975 | 2,017,372 | 41,851 (2.1%) | 800 | 24.3 | 5.95 | 3 | 644,974 (32.0%) |
| 1970 | 1,828,709 | 36,489 (2.0%) | -4,015 | 24.7 | 5.95 | 3 | 502,749 (27.5%) |
| 1965 | 1,648,833 | 32,317 (2.0%) | 2,629 | 25.1 | 5.94 | 3 | 387,789 (23.5%) |
| 1960 | 1,503,508 | 25,719 (1.7%) | 2,386 | 25.5 | 5.84 | 2 | 302,205 (20.1%) |
In 2023 the population of Central African Republic was 5,248,000 and the average age decreased from 25.5 in 1960 to 23.1. Urban population has increased from 1,413,339 (37.6%) in 2000 to 2,326,000 (43.3%) in the current year. The population density of Central African Republic has changed from 3.7 in 1980 to 8.2 in 2022.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -5,000 | 22.9 | 4.57 | 8 | 2,052,000 (41.7%) |
| 2025 | 5,489,000 | 122,000 (2.2%) | -5,000 | 23.3 | 4.20 | 9 | 2,404,000 (43.8%) |
| 2030 | 6,124,000 | 131,000 (2.1%) | -5,000 | 23.9 | 3.85 | 10 | 2,835,000 (46.3%) |
| 2035 | 6,798,000 | 137,000 (2.0%) | -5,000 | 24.6 | 3.52 | 11 | 3,327,000 (49.0%) |
| 2040 | 7,481,000 | 137,000 (1.8%) | -5,000 | 25.5 | 3.22 | 12 | 3,861,000 (51.6%) |
| 2045 | 8,166,000 | 137,000 (1.7%) | -5,000 | 26.6 | 2.98 | 13 | 4,431,000 (54.3%) |
| 2050 | 8,851,000 | 137,000 (1.6%) | -5,000 | 27.7 | 2.77 | 14 | 5,036,000 (56.9%) |
The life expectancy at birth should reach 67.4 (64.7 years for male and 70.2 years for females). Population density will go up to 14.2 people per square kilometer.
The demographics of Central African Republic constitutes of 2,719,000 women and 2,648,000 men, which means there are 974 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 52.1% of population (2,794,597) is 19 or younger, 44.3% of population (2,379,191) is between age 20 and 64 and 3.6% of population (192,675) is over 65.