| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
| Date | 30 Oct 2021 |
As of 2021, the population of Central African Republic is projected at 4.92 million, up by 1.87% compared with 4.83 million in 2020. Central African Republic is ranked 125th in terms of population and 55th in terms of population growth rate.
There are 0.17 million births in Central African Republic in 2021. That is 469 per day, which is ranked 91st. The crude birth rate is 34.7 per 1000 people. There are 56.93 thousand deaths in Central African Republic in 2021. That is 156 per day, which is ranked 101st. The crude death rate is 11.52 per 1000 people.
2.14 million people are living in urban areas, which is 42.65% of Central African Republic population. Central African Republic is ranked 178th in terms of urbanization.
The Sex Ratio in Central African Republic in 2021 is 98.31 males per 100 females. There are 2.44 million males and 2.48 million females in Central African Republic. The percentage of female population is 50.43% compare to 49.57% male population. Central African Republic has 42 thousand more females than males. Central African Republic is at 88th position out of 201 countries/territories in terms of female to male ratio.
| Year | Population | Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1,326,660 | - |
| 1955 | 1,401,337 | 1.15 |
| 1960 | 1,501,668 | 1.55 |
| 1965 | 1,639,706 | 1.93 |
| 1970 | 1,811,157 | 1.82 |
| 1975 | 1,958,367 | 1.77 |
| 1980 | 2,199,359 | 2.74 |
| 1985 | 2,542,170 | 2.57 |
| 1990 | 2,806,740 | 2.22 |
| 1995 | 3,222,662 | 2.80 |
| 2000 | 3,640,421 | 2.32 |
| 2005 | 4,038,380 | 1.98 |
| 2010 | 4,386,765 | 1.13 |
| 2015 | 4,493,171 | 0.65 |
| 2016 | 4,537,683 | 0.99 |
| 2017 | 4,596,023 | 1.29 |
| 2018 | 4,666,375 | 1.53 |
| 2019 | 4,745,179 | 1.69 |
| 2020 | 4,829,764 | 1.78 |
| 2021 | 4,919,987 | 1.87 |
| Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
| 1950 | 41,794 | 54,656 | 31.30 | 40.93 |
| 1955 | 42,038 | 59,538 | 29.94 | 42.43 |
| 1960 | 42,430 | 64,968 | 28.16 | 43.15 |
| 1965 | 42,636 | 70,871 | 25.91 | 43.09 |
| 1970 | 41,206 | 76,550 | 22.86 | 42.49 |
| 1975 | 38,620 | 82,213 | 19.58 | 41.71 |
| 1980 | 38,573 | 93,108 | 17.40 | 41.98 |
| 1985 | 42,063 | 107,396 | 16.70 | 42.64 |
| 1990 | 47,698 | 119,058 | 16.83 | 42.00 |
| 1995 | 58,031 | 133,198 | 18.00 | 41.38 |
| 2000 | 69,938 | 150,508 | 19.21 | 41.35 |
| 2005 | 74,677 | 164,395 | 18.50 | 40.69 |
| 2010 | 70,875 | 168,775 | 16.33 | 38.91 |
| 2015 | 61,812 | 165,382 | 13.62 | 36.45 |
| 2020 | 56,876 | 169,149 | 11.72 | 34.88 |
| 2021 | 56,925 | 171,351 | 11.52 | 34.70 |
| Year | Population | Urbanization | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | growth rate (%) | Urban (%) | |
| 1950 | 191,278 | 1,135,374 | - | 14.418 |
| 1955 | 238,917 | 1,160,570 | 4.62 | 17.072 |
| 1960 | 302,205 | 1,201,303 | 4.95 | 20.100 |
| 1965 | 387,790 | 1,261,043 | 5.20 | 23.519 |
| 1970 | 502,752 | 1,325,957 | 5.28 | 27.492 |
| 1975 | 644,978 | 1,372,394 | 5.17 | 31.971 |
| 1980 | 772,263 | 1,507,558 | 3.76 | 33.874 |
| 1985 | 935,996 | 1,698,236 | 3.64 | 35.532 |
| 1990 | 1,082,570 | 1,857,210 | 2.56 | 36.825 |
| 1995 | 1,248,262 | 2,104,505 | 2.83 | 37.231 |
| 2000 | 1,413,327 | 2,341,659 | 2.36 | 37.639 |
| 2005 | 1,571,461 | 2,556,449 | 2.07 | 38.069 |
| 2010 | 1,730,652 | 2,717,873 | 1.55 | 38.904 |
| 2015 | 1,831,054 | 2,715,046 | 1.48 | 40.277 |
| 2020 | 2,076,534 | 2,844,355 | 3.02 | 42.198 |
| 2021 | 2,142,171 | 2,880,682 | 3.16 | 42.648 |
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 00-04 | 375,868 | 369,873 | 745,741 | 15.16 | 101.621 |
| 05-09 | 351,691 | 347,789 | 699,480 | 14.22 | 101.122 |
| 10-14 | 337,313 | 334,770 | 672,083 | 13.66 | 100.760 |
| 15-19 | 305,349 | 304,590 | 609,939 | 12.40 | 100.249 |
| 20-24 | 251,075 | 250,494 | 501,569 | 10.19 | 100.232 |
| 25-29 | 186,934 | 186,775 | 373,709 | 7.60 | 100.085 |
| 30-34 | 142,741 | 142,593 | 285,334 | 5.80 | 100.104 |
| 35-39 | 114,491 | 114,887 | 229,378 | 4.66 | 99.655 |
| 40-44 | 91,945 | 94,382 | 186,327 | 3.79 | 97.418 |
| 45-49 | 77,386 | 81,019 | 158,405 | 3.22 | 95.516 |
| 50-54 | 63,224 | 68,220 | 131,444 | 2.67 | 92.677 |
| 55-59 | 49,169 | 56,320 | 105,489 | 2.14 | 87.303 |
| 60-64 | 36,801 | 45,688 | 82,489 | 1.68 | 80.549 |
| 65-69 | 25,304 | 34,304 | 59,608 | 1.21 | 73.764 |
| 70-74 | 15,485 | 23,029 | 38,514 | 0.78 | 67.241 |
| 75-79 | 8,932 | 14,978 | 23,910 | 0.49 | 59.634 |
| 80-84 | 4,000 | 7,931 | 11,931 | 0.24 | 50.435 |
| 85-89 | 1,112 | 2,801 | 3,913 | 0.08 | 39.700 |
| 90-94 | 141 | 532 | 673 | 0.01 | 26.504 |
| 95-99 | 7 | 42 | 49 | 0.00 | 16.667 |
| 100+ | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| Total | 2,438,968 | 2,481,019 | 4,919,987 | 98.305 | |