Central African Republic vs Congo - Kinshasa

Central African Republic vs Congo - Kinshasa: Population

Population in 2023: 5.15 million people in Central African Republic and 106 million people in Congo - Kinshasa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Congo - Kinshasa, by 101 million people, or 21 times that in Central African Republic.

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Central African Republic vs Congo - Kinshasa: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 5.15 million people in Central African Republic and 106 million people in Congo - Kinshasa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Congo - Kinshasa, by 101 million people, or 21 times that in Central African Republic.
Central African RepublicCongo - KinshasaEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Congo - Kinshasa has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2023, Central African Republic ranked 124 and Congo - Kinshasa ranked 15 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Central African Republic at 18.8 million people and Congo - Kinshasa at 431 million people in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.

Every year

people · UN

YearCentral African RepublicCongo - KinshasaWorld
20235.15 million106 million8.09 billion
20225.1 million102 million8.02 billion
20215.11 million99.2 million7.95 billion
20205.03 million96 million7.89 billion
20194.95 million93 million7.81 billion
20184.88 million90.1 million7.73 billion
20174.79 million87.1 million7.65 billion
20164.71 million84 million7.56 billion
20154.63 million81 million7.47 billion
20144.62 million78.4 million7.38 billion
20134.64 million75.8 million7.29 billion
20124.61 million73.3 million7.2 billion
20114.57 million70.9 million7.11 billion
20104.49 million68.6 million7.02 billion
20094.53 million66.4 million6.93 billion
20084.56 million64.4 million6.84 billion
20074.46 million62.5 million6.76 billion
20064.38 million60.6 million6.67 billion
20054.29 million58.8 million6.59 billion
20044.19 million57 million6.5 billion
20034.1 million55.3 million6.42 billion
20024.01 million53.8 million6.34 billion
20013.92 million52.1 million6.26 billion
20003.83 million50.5 million6.17 billion
19993.73 million48.9 million6.09 billion
19983.63 million47.3 million6.01 billion
19973.53 million46 million5.93 billion
19963.44 million45.3 million5.84 billion
19953.35 million44.4 million5.76 billion
19943.26 million42.6 million5.68 billion
19933.16 million40.7 million5.59 billion
19923.06 million39.2 million5.51 billion
19912.96 million37.9 million5.42 billion
19902.87 million36.7 million5.33 billion
19892.78 million35.5 million5.23 billion
19882.71 million34.4 million5.14 billion
19872.67 million33.3 million5.05 billion
19862.63 million32.3 million4.96 billion
19852.6 million31.3 million4.87 billion
19842.57 million30.3 million4.78 billion
19832.54 million29.3 million4.7 billion
19822.51 million28.3 million4.61 billion
19812.48 million27.5 million4.53 billion
19802.45 million26.7 million4.45 billion
19792.42 million25.9 million4.37 billion
19782.4 million25 million4.29 billion
19772.37 million24.2 million4.22 billion
19762.35 million23.6 million4.14 billion
19752.31 million23 million4.07 billion
19742.27 million22.4 million4 billion
19732.23 million21.8 million3.92 billion
19722.18 million21.3 million3.85 billion
19712.14 million20.7 million3.77 billion
19702.1 million20.1 million3.7 billion
19692.05 million19.6 million3.62 billion
19682.01 million19 million3.55 billion
19671.96 million18.5 million3.47 billion
19661.92 million17.9 million3.4 billion
19651.88 million17.4 million3.34 billion
19641.84 million17 million3.26 billion
19631.8 million16.5 million3.19 billion
19621.77 million16.1 million3.12 billion
19611.74 million15.7 million3.07 billion
19601.7 million15.3 million3.02 billion
19591.67 million14.9 million2.97 billion
19581.64 million14.6 million2.91 billion
19571.61 million14.2 million2.85 billion
19561.59 million13.9 million2.8 billion
19551.56 million13.6 million2.74 billion
19541.53 million13.3 million2.69 billion
19531.51 million13.1 million2.63 billion
19521.49 million12.8 million2.58 billion
19511.46 million12.5 million2.54 billion
19501.44 million12.3 million2.49 billion
19491.41 million12.1 million–
19481.39 million11.9 million–
19471.37 million11.7 million–
19461.35 million11.5 million–
19451.33 million11.3 million–
19441.31 million11.1 million–
19431.29 million10.9 million–
19421.27 million10.8 million–
19411.25 million10.6 million–
19401.23 million10.4 million–
19391.21 million10.3 million–
19381.2 million10.2 million–
19371.18 million10 million–
19361.17 million9.92 million–
19351.16 million9.8 million–
19341.14 million9.69 million–
19331.13 million9.57 million–
19321.11 million9.45 million–
19311.1 million9.34 million–
19301.09 million9.22 million–
19291.07 million9.1 million–
19281.06 million8.99 million–
19271.05 million8.87 million–
19261.03 million8.75 million–
19251.02 million8.64 million–
19241.01 million8.53 million–
1923994,2008.42 million–
1922981,4008.31 million–
1921972,2008.23 million–
1920966,6008.18 million–
1919964,5008.17 million–
1918965,9008.19 million–
1917970,8008.23 million–
1916974,4008.28 million–
1915978,0008.33 million–
1914981,7008.38 million–
1913985,4008.43 million–
1912989,1008.48 million–
1911993,0008.54 million–
1910997,1008.6 million–
19091 million8.67 million–
19081.01 million8.75 million–
19071.01 million8.84 million–
19061.02 million8.93 million–
19051.02 million9.02 million–
19041.03 million9.11 million–
19031.03 million9.2 million–
19021.04 million9.29 million–
19011.04 million9.38 million–
19001.04 million9.45 million–
18991.05 million9.52 million–
18981.05 million9.58 million–
18971.06 million9.63 million–
18961.06 million9.67 million–
18951.06 million9.72 million–
18941.07 million9.77 million–
18931.07 million9.82 million–
18921.07 million9.87 million–
18911.07 million9.91 million–
18901.07 million9.92 million–
18891.07 million9.91 million–
18881.07 million9.88 million–
18871.06 million9.84 million–
18861.06 million9.79 million–
18851.05 million9.75 million–
18841.05 million9.7 million–
18831.04 million9.66 million–
18821.04 million9.61 million–
18811.03 million9.56 million–
18801.03 million9.51 million–
18791.02 million9.45 million–
18781.02 million9.38 million–
18771.01 million9.31 million–
18761.01 million9.24 million–
18751 million9.17 million–
1874999,7009.1 million–
1873994,9009.03 million–
1872990,2008.96 million–
1871985,7008.89 million–
1870981,6008.83 million–
1869977,8008.77 million–
1868974,3008.71 million–
1867971,1008.65 million–
1866967,9008.6 million–
1865964,7008.54 million–
1864961,5008.49 million–
1863958,3008.44 million–
1862955,2008.38 million–
1861952,3008.34 million–
1860949,7008.3 million–
1859947,3008.28 million–
1858945,2008.26 million–
1857943,4008.26 million–
1856941,6008.25 million–
1855939,8008.25 million–
1854938,0008.24 million–
1853936,2008.24 million–
1852934,4008.23 million–
1851928,7008.2 million–
1850919,0008.15 million–
1849906,9008.07 million–
1848891,0007.97 million–
1847871,5007.85 million–
1846852,5007.73 million–
1845833,8007.61 million–
1844815,6007.49 million–
1843797,7007.38 million–
1842780,3007.27 million–
1841763,2007.15 million–
1840746,5007.04 million–
1839730,2006.94 million–
1838714,2006.83 million–
1837698,6006.72 million–
1836683,3006.62 million–
1835668,4006.52 million–
1834653,8006.42 million–
1833639,5006.32 million–
1832625,5006.22 million–
1831611,8006.13 million–
1830598,4006.03 million–
1829585,3005.94 million–
1828572,5005.85 million–
1827560,0005.76 million–
1826547,7005.67 million–
1825535,8005.58 million–
1824524,0005.5 million–
1823512,6005.41 million–
1822501,4005.33 million–
1821492,5005.26 million–
1820485,9005.21 million–
1819481,6005.18 million–
1818479,4005.16 million–
1817479,4005.16 million–
1816479,4005.16 million–
1815479,4005.16 million–
1814479,4005.16 million–
1813479,4005.16 million–
1812479,4005.16 million–
1811479,4005.16 million–
1810479,4005.16 million–
1809479,4005.16 million–
1808479,4005.16 million–
1807479,4005.16 million–
1806479,4005.16 million–
1805479,4005.16 million–
1804479,4005.16 million–
1803479,4005.16 million–
1802479,4005.16 million–
1801479,4005.16 million–
1800479,4005.16 million–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearCentral African RepublicCongo - KinshasaWorld
20245.33 million5.29 million–5.36 million109 million109 million–110 million8.16 billion
20255.51 million5.4 million–5.61 million113 million111 million–115 million8.23 billion
20265.7 million5.5 million–5.86 million117 million113 million–119 million8.3 billion
20275.89 million5.59 million–6.14 million120 million115 million–124 million8.37 billion
20286.08 million5.67 million–6.44 million124 million118 million–129 million8.44 billion
20296.28 million5.76 million–6.75 million128 million120 million–134 million8.5 billion
20306.48 million5.84 million–7.09 million132 million122 million–139 million8.57 billion
20316.68 million5.91 million–7.46 million135 million124 million–144 million8.63 billion
20326.88 million5.98 million–7.82 million139 million126 million–149 million8.7 billion
20337.09 million6.04 million–8.17 million143 million129 million–155 million8.76 billion
20347.3 million6.1 million–8.56 million148 million131 million–160 million8.82 billion
20357.5 million6.15 million–8.98 million152 million133 million–166 million8.89 billion
20367.71 million6.21 million–9.4 million156 million135 million–172 million8.95 billion
20377.91 million6.27 million–9.83 million160 million137 million–179 million9.01 billion
20388.12 million6.32 million–10.3 million164 million139 million–185 million9.06 billion
20398.32 million6.38 million–10.7 million168 million142 million–192 million9.12 billion
20408.53 million6.44 million–11.2 million173 million144 million–199 million9.18 billion
20418.73 million6.5 million–11.7 million177 million146 million–206 million9.23 billion
20428.93 million6.55 million–12.2 million181 million148 million–213 million9.29 billion
20439.14 million6.61 million–12.7 million186 million150 million–220 million9.34 billion
20449.34 million6.67 million–13.2 million190 million153 million–228 million9.39 billion
20459.55 million6.69 million–13.7 million195 million155 million–236 million9.44 billion
20469.76 million6.7 million–14.2 million200 million157 million–244 million9.49 billion
20479.97 million6.69 million–14.6 million204 million159 million–253 million9.54 billion
204810.2 million6.72 million–15.1 million209 million160 million–262 million9.58 billion
204910.4 million6.73 million–15.7 million214 million163 million–271 million9.62 billion
205010.6 million6.73 million–16.2 million218 million165 million–281 million9.66 billion
205110.8 million6.78 million–16.7 million223 million167 million–290 million9.7 billion
205211.1 million6.86 million–17.3 million228 million169 million–301 million9.74 billion
205311.3 million6.94 million–17.9 million233 million171 million–312 million9.78 billion
205411.5 million6.95 million–18.5 million238 million174 million–323 million9.81 billion
205511.7 million6.95 million–19.2 million242 million176 million–334 million9.85 billion
205611.9 million6.99 million–19.9 million247 million178 million–345 million9.88 billion
205712.2 million7.04 million–20.7 million252 million179 million–358 million9.91 billion
205812.4 million7.05 million–21.3 million257 million181 million–371 million9.94 billion
205912.6 million7.07 million–22 million262 million184 million–384 million9.96 billion
206012.8 million7.08 million–22.7 million267 million185 million–397 million9.99 billion
206113 million7.07 million–23.3 million272 million186 million–411 million10 billion
206213.2 million7.09 million–24.2 million276 million188 million–424 million10 billion
206313.4 million7.13 million–25 million281 million189 million–437 million10.1 billion
206413.6 million7.15 million–25.7 million286 million190 million–453 million10.1 billion
206513.8 million7.19 million–26.5 million291 million191 million–467 million10.1 billion
206614 million7.25 million–27.3 million296 million193 million–482 million10.1 billion
206714.2 million7.29 million–28.1 million300 million195 million–497 million10.1 billion
206814.4 million7.28 million–28.9 million305 million197 million–514 million10.2 billion
206914.6 million7.25 million–29.7 million310 million199 million–530 million10.2 billion
207014.8 million7.29 million–30.5 million314 million201 million–547 million10.2 billion
207115 million7.36 million–31.2 million319 million202 million–563 million10.2 billion
207215.2 million7.34 million–31.8 million324 million203 million–582 million10.2 billion
207315.4 million7.27 million–32.6 million328 million204 million–600 million10.2 billion
207415.5 million7.21 million–33.5 million333 million205 million–618 million10.2 billion
207515.7 million7.15 million–34.4 million337 million206 million–637 million10.3 billion
207615.9 million7.13 million–35.5 million342 million208 million–659 million10.3 billion
207716 million7.17 million–36.5 million346 million210 million–681 million10.3 billion
207816.2 million7.2 million–37.5 million350 million211 million–702 million10.3 billion
207916.4 million7.22 million–38.6 million355 million212 million–723 million10.3 billion
208016.5 million7.19 million–39.7 million359 million214 million–745 million10.3 billion
208116.7 million7.15 million–40.9 million363 million215 million–769 million10.3 billion
208216.8 million7.11 million–42 million367 million216 million–793 million10.3 billion
208317 million7.13 million–43.3 million371 million217 million–818 million10.3 billion
208417.1 million7.18 million–44.5 million376 million218 million–843 million10.3 billion
208517.2 million7.23 million–45.6 million380 million219 million–869 million10.3 billion
208617.4 million7.23 million–46.8 million383 million221 million–897 million10.3 billion
208717.5 million7.18 million–47.9 million387 million222 million–923 million10.3 billion
208817.6 million7.1 million–48.6 million391 million223 million–951 million10.3 billion
208917.7 million6.99 million–49.5 million395 million224 million–982 million10.3 billion
209017.8 million6.91 million–50.8 million399 million225 million–1.01 billion10.3 billion
209118 million6.83 million–52.4 million402 million225 million–1.04 billion10.3 billion
209218.1 million6.81 million–54 million406 million226 million–1.07 billion10.3 billion
209318.2 million6.79 million–55.6 million409 million226 million–1.09 billion10.3 billion
209418.3 million6.74 million–57.1 million412 million227 million–1.12 billion10.2 billion
209518.4 million6.68 million–59 million416 million227 million–1.15 billion10.2 billion
209618.5 million6.59 million–60.5 million419 million228 million–1.18 billion10.2 billion
209718.5 million6.52 million–61.8 million422 million228 million–1.21 billion10.2 billion
209818.6 million6.5 million–63.5 million425 million228 million–1.23 billion10.2 billion
209918.7 million6.5 million–64.9 million428 million229 million–1.27 billion10.2 billion
210018.8 million6.46 million–65.6 million431 million230 million–1.31 billion10.2 billion

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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