Central African Republic vs Sudan

Central African Republic vs Sudan: Population

Population in 2023: 5.15 million people in Central African Republic and 50 million people in Sudan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Sudan, by 44.9 million people, or 9.71 times that in Central African Republic.

people · UN

Central African Republic vs Sudan: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 5.15 million people in Central African Republic and 50 million people in Sudan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Sudan, by 44.9 million people, or 9.71 times that in Central African Republic.
Central African RepublicSudanEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Sudan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2023, Central African Republic ranked 124 and Sudan ranked 30 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Central African Republic at 18.8 million people and Sudan at 137 million people in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.

Every year

people · UN

YearCentral African RepublicSudanWorld
20235.15 million50 million8.09 billion
20225.1 million49.4 million8.02 billion
20215.11 million48.1 million7.95 billion
20205.03 million46.8 million7.89 billion
20194.95 million45.6 million7.81 billion
20184.88 million44.2 million7.73 billion
20174.79 million42.7 million7.65 billion
20164.71 million41.3 million7.56 billion
20154.63 million40 million7.47 billion
20144.62 million38.8 million7.38 billion
20134.64 million37.8 million7.29 billion
20124.61 million36.9 million7.2 billion
20114.57 million36.1 million7.11 billion
20104.49 million35.4 million7.02 billion
20094.53 million34.6 million6.93 billion
20084.56 million33.6 million6.84 billion
20074.46 million32.8 million6.76 billion
20064.38 million32 million6.67 billion
20054.29 million31.3 million6.59 billion
20044.19 million30.6 million6.5 billion
20034.1 million29.9 million6.42 billion
20024.01 million29.2 million6.34 billion
20013.92 million28.5 million6.26 billion
20003.83 million27.8 million6.17 billion
19993.73 million27.1 million6.09 billion
19983.63 million26.5 million6.01 billion
19973.53 million25.8 million5.93 billion
19963.44 million25.2 million5.84 billion
19953.35 million24.7 million5.76 billion
19943.26 million24 million5.68 billion
19933.16 million23.5 million5.59 billion
19923.06 million22.9 million5.51 billion
19912.96 million22.5 million5.42 billion
19902.87 million22 million5.33 billion
19892.78 million21.6 million5.23 billion
19882.71 million21.1 million5.14 billion
19872.67 million20.7 million5.05 billion
19862.63 million20.3 million4.96 billion
19852.6 million19.9 million4.87 billion
19842.57 million19.6 million4.78 billion
19832.54 million19.1 million4.7 billion
19822.51 million18.5 million4.61 billion
19812.48 million17.8 million4.53 billion
19802.45 million17.1 million4.45 billion
19792.42 million16.4 million4.37 billion
19782.4 million15.7 million4.29 billion
19772.37 million15.1 million4.22 billion
19762.35 million14.6 million4.14 billion
19752.31 million14.1 million4.07 billion
19742.27 million13.6 million4 billion
19732.23 million13.1 million3.92 billion
19722.18 million12.5 million3.85 billion
19712.14 million12.1 million3.77 billion
19702.1 million11.7 million3.7 billion
19692.05 million11.3 million3.62 billion
19682.01 million10.9 million3.55 billion
19671.96 million10.6 million3.47 billion
19661.92 million10.2 million3.4 billion
19651.88 million9.86 million3.34 billion
19641.84 million9.53 million3.26 billion
19631.8 million9.22 million3.19 billion
19621.77 million8.92 million3.12 billion
19611.74 million8.64 million3.07 billion
19601.7 million8.36 million3.02 billion
19591.67 million8.11 million2.97 billion
19581.64 million7.86 million2.91 billion
19571.61 million7.63 million2.85 billion
19561.59 million7.4 million2.8 billion
19551.56 million7.18 million2.74 billion
19541.53 million6.97 million2.69 billion
19531.51 million6.77 million2.63 billion
19521.49 million6.57 million2.58 billion
19511.46 million6.38 million2.54 billion
19501.44 million6.19 million2.49 billion
19491.41 million6.13 million–
19481.39 million6.1 million–
19471.37 million6.08 million–
19461.35 million6.05 million–
19451.33 million6.02 million–
19441.31 million6 million–
19431.29 million5.97 million–
19421.27 million5.94 million–
19411.25 million5.92 million–
19401.23 million5.89 million–
19391.21 million5.86 million–
19381.2 million5.84 million–
19371.18 million5.81 million–
19361.17 million5.79 million–
19351.16 million5.76 million–
19341.14 million5.74 million–
19331.13 million5.71 million–
19321.11 million5.68 million–
19311.1 million5.66 million–
19301.09 million5.63 million–
19291.07 million5.61 million–
19281.06 million5.58 million–
19271.05 million5.56 million–
19261.03 million5.53 million–
19251.02 million5.51 million–
19241.01 million5.49 million–
1923994,2005.46 million–
1922981,4005.44 million–
1921972,2005.41 million–
1920966,6005.39 million–
1919964,5005.37 million–
1918965,9005.34 million–
1917970,8005.32 million–
1916974,4005.31 million–
1915978,0005.3 million–
1914981,7005.29 million–
1913985,4005.28 million–
1912989,1005.27 million–
1911993,0005.26 million–
1910997,1005.26 million–
19091 million5.25 million–
19081.01 million5.24 million–
19071.01 million5.23 million–
19061.02 million5.22 million–
19051.02 million5.21 million–
19041.03 million5.2 million–
19031.03 million5.19 million–
19021.04 million5.18 million–
19011.04 million5.17 million–
19001.04 million5.17 million–
18991.05 million5.16 million–
18981.05 million5.15 million–
18971.06 million5.14 million–
18961.06 million5.13 million–
18951.06 million5.12 million–
18941.07 million5.11 million–
18931.07 million5.1 million–
18921.07 million5.09 million–
18911.07 million5.08 million–
18901.07 million5.07 million–
18891.07 million5.06 million–
18881.07 million5.05 million–
18871.06 million5.04 million–
18861.06 million5.03 million–
18851.05 million5.03 million–
18841.05 million5.02 million–
18831.04 million5.01 million–
18821.04 million5 million–
18811.03 million4.99 million–
18801.03 million4.98 million–
18791.02 million4.97 million–
18781.02 million4.96 million–
18771.01 million4.95 million–
18761.01 million4.94 million–
18751 million4.93 million–
1874999,7004.92 million–
1873994,9004.91 million–
1872990,2004.9 million–
1871985,7004.89 million–
1870981,6004.88 million–
1869977,8004.87 million–
1868974,3004.86 million–
1867971,1004.85 million–
1866967,9004.84 million–
1865964,7004.83 million–
1864961,5004.83 million–
1863958,3004.82 million–
1862955,2004.81 million–
1861952,3004.8 million–
1860949,7004.79 million–
1859947,3004.78 million–
1858945,2004.77 million–
1857943,4004.76 million–
1856941,6004.75 million–
1855939,8004.74 million–
1854938,0004.73 million–
1853936,2004.72 million–
1852934,4004.71 million–
1851928,7004.7 million–
1850919,0004.69 million–
1849906,9004.67 million–
1848891,0004.65 million–
1847871,5004.63 million–
1846852,5004.61 million–
1845833,8004.59 million–
1844815,6004.57 million–
1843797,7004.54 million–
1842780,3004.52 million–
1841763,2004.5 million–
1840746,5004.48 million–
1839730,2004.46 million–
1838714,2004.44 million–
1837698,6004.43 million–
1836683,3004.41 million–
1835668,4004.39 million–
1834653,8004.37 million–
1833639,5004.35 million–
1832625,5004.33 million–
1831611,8004.31 million–
1830598,4004.29 million–
1829585,3004.27 million–
1828572,5004.25 million–
1827560,0004.24 million–
1826547,7004.22 million–
1825535,8004.2 million–
1824524,0004.19 million–
1823512,6004.18 million–
1822501,4004.16 million–
1821492,5004.15 million–
1820485,9004.14 million–
1819481,6004.12 million–
1818479,4004.11 million–
1817479,4004.1 million–
1816479,4004.09 million–
1815479,4004.08 million–
1814479,4004.08 million–
1813479,4004.07 million–
1812479,4004.06 million–
1811479,4004.05 million–
1810479,4004.05 million–
1809479,4004.04 million–
1808479,4004.04 million–
1807479,4004.03 million–
1806479,4004.03 million–
1805479,4004.02 million–
1804479,4004.02 million–
1803479,4004.01 million–
1802479,4004.01 million–
1801479,4004 million–
1800479,4003.99 million–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearCentral African RepublicSudanWorld
20245.33 million5.29 million–5.36 million50.5 million50.1 million–50.7 million8.16 billion
20255.51 million5.4 million–5.61 million51.7 million50.5 million–52.5 million8.23 billion
20265.7 million5.5 million–5.86 million53.3 million51 million–54.9 million8.3 billion
20275.89 million5.59 million–6.14 million54.7 million51.4 million–57.2 million8.37 billion
20286.08 million5.67 million–6.44 million56 million51.7 million–59.5 million8.44 billion
20296.28 million5.76 million–6.75 million57.3 million51.9 million–61.9 million8.5 billion
20306.48 million5.84 million–7.09 million58.6 million52 million–64.3 million8.57 billion
20316.68 million5.91 million–7.46 million59.9 million52.2 million–66.7 million8.63 billion
20326.88 million5.98 million–7.82 million61.2 million52.3 million–69 million8.7 billion
20337.09 million6.04 million–8.17 million62.5 million52.5 million–71.4 million8.76 billion
20347.3 million6.1 million–8.56 million63.8 million52.6 million–73.8 million8.82 billion
20357.5 million6.15 million–8.98 million65.2 million52.6 million–76.2 million8.89 billion
20367.71 million6.21 million–9.4 million66.5 million52.7 million–78.6 million8.95 billion
20377.91 million6.27 million–9.83 million67.8 million52.7 million–81 million9.01 billion
20388.12 million6.32 million–10.3 million69.1 million52.7 million–83.6 million9.06 billion
20398.32 million6.38 million–10.7 million70.4 million52.8 million–86.2 million9.12 billion
20408.53 million6.44 million–11.2 million71.7 million53 million–88.8 million9.18 billion
20418.73 million6.5 million–11.7 million73.1 million53.1 million–91.5 million9.23 billion
20428.93 million6.55 million–12.2 million74.4 million53.1 million–94 million9.29 billion
20439.14 million6.61 million–12.7 million75.7 million53.3 million–96.6 million9.34 billion
20449.34 million6.67 million–13.2 million77.1 million53.5 million–99.8 million9.39 billion
20459.55 million6.69 million–13.7 million78.4 million53.7 million–103 million9.44 billion
20469.76 million6.7 million–14.2 million79.8 million54.1 million–106 million9.49 billion
20479.97 million6.69 million–14.6 million81.1 million54.4 million–109 million9.54 billion
204810.2 million6.72 million–15.1 million82.5 million54.7 million–112 million9.58 billion
204910.4 million6.73 million–15.7 million83.8 million54.9 million–115 million9.62 billion
205010.6 million6.73 million–16.2 million85.2 million55.4 million–118 million9.66 billion
205110.8 million6.78 million–16.7 million86.6 million55.8 million–121 million9.7 billion
205211.1 million6.86 million–17.3 million88 million56.1 million–124 million9.74 billion
205311.3 million6.94 million–17.9 million89.3 million56.5 million–126 million9.78 billion
205411.5 million6.95 million–18.5 million90.7 million56.8 million–130 million9.81 billion
205511.7 million6.95 million–19.2 million92 million56.9 million–133 million9.85 billion
205611.9 million6.99 million–19.9 million93.4 million57 million–136 million9.88 billion
205712.2 million7.04 million–20.7 million94.7 million57.3 million–140 million9.91 billion
205812.4 million7.05 million–21.3 million96 million57.6 million–143 million9.94 billion
205912.6 million7.07 million–22 million97.3 million57.7 million–146 million9.96 billion
206012.8 million7.08 million–22.7 million98.6 million57.8 million–149 million9.99 billion
206113 million7.07 million–23.3 million99.9 million57.9 million–153 million10 billion
206213.2 million7.09 million–24.2 million101 million57.9 million–157 million10 billion
206313.4 million7.13 million–25 million103 million57.8 million–161 million10.1 billion
206413.6 million7.15 million–25.7 million104 million57.6 million–165 million10.1 billion
206513.8 million7.19 million–26.5 million105 million57.5 million–169 million10.1 billion
206614 million7.25 million–27.3 million106 million57.6 million–173 million10.1 billion
206714.2 million7.29 million–28.1 million107 million57.9 million–177 million10.1 billion
206814.4 million7.28 million–28.9 million109 million58 million–181 million10.2 billion
206914.6 million7.25 million–29.7 million110 million57.8 million–185 million10.2 billion
207014.8 million7.29 million–30.5 million111 million57.6 million–189 million10.2 billion
207115 million7.36 million–31.2 million112 million57.6 million–194 million10.2 billion
207215.2 million7.34 million–31.8 million113 million57.6 million–198 million10.2 billion
207315.4 million7.27 million–32.6 million114 million57.5 million–203 million10.2 billion
207415.5 million7.21 million–33.5 million115 million57.4 million–206 million10.2 billion
207515.7 million7.15 million–34.4 million116 million57 million–210 million10.3 billion
207615.9 million7.13 million–35.5 million117 million56.7 million–214 million10.3 billion
207716 million7.17 million–36.5 million118 million56.7 million–218 million10.3 billion
207816.2 million7.2 million–37.5 million119 million56.7 million–222 million10.3 billion
207916.4 million7.22 million–38.6 million120 million56.5 million–226 million10.3 billion
208016.5 million7.19 million–39.7 million121 million56.4 million–232 million10.3 billion
208116.7 million7.15 million–40.9 million122 million56.5 million–237 million10.3 billion
208216.8 million7.11 million–42 million123 million56.2 million–242 million10.3 billion
208317 million7.13 million–43.3 million124 million55.9 million–247 million10.3 billion
208417.1 million7.18 million–44.5 million125 million55.8 million–252 million10.3 billion
208517.2 million7.23 million–45.6 million126 million55.3 million–255 million10.3 billion
208617.4 million7.23 million–46.8 million127 million54.6 million–258 million10.3 billion
208717.5 million7.18 million–47.9 million128 million54.4 million–262 million10.3 billion
208817.6 million7.1 million–48.6 million129 million54 million–265 million10.3 billion
208917.7 million6.99 million–49.5 million129 million53.7 million–270 million10.3 billion
209017.8 million6.91 million–50.8 million130 million53.9 million–277 million10.3 billion
209118 million6.83 million–52.4 million131 million54.4 million–284 million10.3 billion
209218.1 million6.81 million–54 million132 million54.4 million–290 million10.3 billion
209318.2 million6.79 million–55.6 million133 million54.1 million–296 million10.3 billion
209418.3 million6.74 million–57.1 million133 million53.8 million–300 million10.2 billion
209518.4 million6.68 million–59 million134 million53.7 million–305 million10.2 billion
209618.5 million6.59 million–60.5 million135 million53.7 million–311 million10.2 billion
209718.5 million6.52 million–61.8 million135 million53.6 million–316 million10.2 billion
209818.6 million6.5 million–63.5 million136 million53.3 million–320 million10.2 billion
209918.7 million6.5 million–64.9 million136 million53.2 million–325 million10.2 billion
210018.8 million6.46 million–65.6 million137 million53.5 million–330 million10.2 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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