Central African Republic vs Sudan
Central African Republic vs Sudan: Population growth
Population growth in 2023: 3.41% a year in Central African Republic and 0.02% a year in Sudan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Central African Republic, by 3.39 percentage points, or 150 times that in Sudan.
% a year · UN
What the numbers say
- Central African Republic has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Sudan.
- In 2023, Central African Republic ranked 7 and Sudan ranked 172 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Central African Republic at 0.39% a year and Sudan at 0.42% a year in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.
Every year
% a year · UN
| Year | Central African Republic | Sudan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.41 | 0.02 | 0.87 |
| 2022 | -1.31 | 2.65 | 0.88 |
| 2021 | 0.76 | 2.76 | 0.8 |
| 2020 | 2.63 | 2.63 | 0.9 |
| 2019 | 0.64 | 2.75 | 1.03 |
| 2018 | 2.06 | 3.13 | 1.07 |
| 2017 | 1.46 | 3.86 | 1.13 |
| 2016 | 1.91 | 3.05 | 1.17 |
| 2015 | 1.7 | 3.03 | 1.18 |
| 2014 | -1.44 | 3.07 | 1.22 |
| 2013 | 0.61 | 2.34 | 1.23 |
| 2012 | 0.76 | 2.28 | 1.27 |
| 2011 | 1.24 | 2 | 1.26 |
| 2010 | 1.95 | 2.06 | 1.27 |
| 2009 | -3.52 | 2.78 | 1.28 |
| 2008 | 2.19 | 2.76 | 1.28 |
| 2007 | 2.08 | 2.42 | 1.28 |
| 2006 | 1.77 | 2.35 | 1.28 |
| 2005 | 2.33 | 2.26 | 1.27 |
| 2004 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 1.28 |
| 2003 | 2.13 | 2.07 | 1.29 |
| 2002 | 2.66 | 2.46 | 1.3 |
| 2001 | 1.7 | 2.48 | 1.33 |
| 2000 | 2.75 | 2.49 | 1.35 |
| 1999 | 2.75 | 2.5 | 1.35 |
| 1998 | 2.72 | 2.51 | 1.37 |
| 1997 | 2.7 | 2.54 | 1.39 |
| 1996 | 2.8 | 1.91 | 1.42 |
| 1995 | 2.38 | 2.58 | 1.45 |
| 1994 | 3.08 | 2.58 | 1.47 |
| 1993 | 3.16 | 2.46 | 1.52 |
| 1992 | 3.21 | 2.01 | 1.57 |
| 1991 | 3.14 | 2.02 | 1.63 |
| 1990 | 3.12 | 2.02 | 1.76 |
| 1989 | 3.1 | 2.05 | 1.78 |
| 1988 | 1.98 | 2.07 | 1.79 |
| 1987 | 1.35 | 2.08 | 1.84 |
| 1986 | 1.28 | 1.99 | 1.83 |
| 1985 | 1.26 | 1.81 | 1.8 |
| 1984 | 1.24 | 1.83 | 1.8 |
| 1983 | 1.21 | 2.7 | 1.78 |
| 1982 | 1.17 | 3.95 | 1.86 |
| 1981 | 1.15 | 3.84 | 1.82 |
| 1980 | 1.11 | 4.47 | 1.8 |
| 1979 | 1.08 | 3.95 | 1.79 |
| 1978 | 1.06 | 4.3 | 1.74 |
| 1977 | 1.04 | 3.59 | 1.75 |
| 1976 | 1.03 | 3.38 | 1.78 |
| 1975 | 1.95 | 3.68 | 1.8 |
| 1974 | 1.94 | 3.32 | 1.88 |
| 1973 | 1.92 | 4.69 | 1.94 |
| 1972 | 1.91 | 3.44 | 1.97 |
| 1971 | 2 | 3.42 | 1.97 |
| 1970 | 2.15 | 3.47 | 2.06 |
| 1969 | 2.29 | 3.44 | 2.06 |
| 1968 | 2.29 | 3.42 | 2.09 |
| 1967 | 2.22 | 3.42 | 2 |
| 1966 | 2.15 | 3.38 | 2.04 |
| 1965 | 2.09 | 3.39 | 2.09 |
| 1964 | 2.03 | 3.35 | 2.16 |
| 1963 | 1.98 | 3.32 | 2.28 |
| 1962 | 1.94 | 3.27 | 2.11 |
| 1961 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 1.67 |
| 1960 | 1.86 | 3.16 | 1.58 |
| 1959 | 1.82 | 3.1 | 1.73 |
| 1958 | 1.76 | 2.99 | 2 |
| 1957 | 1.73 | 3.04 | 2.07 |
| 1956 | 1.7 | 3.03 | 1.98 |
| 1955 | 1.67 | 3.01 | 2.01 |
| 1954 | 1.64 | 2.99 | 1.99 |
| 1953 | 1.62 | 2.95 | 1.9 |
| 1952 | 1.61 | 2.97 | 1.94 |
| 1951 | 1.6 | 2.98 | 1.75 |
| 1950 | 1.61 | 2.95 | 1.74 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Central African Republic | Sudan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.392.04–4.47 | 1.590.38–2.7 | 0.86 |
| 2025 | 3.341.76–4.7 | 3.150.73–4.41 | 0.84 |
| 2026 | 3.281.33–4.85 | 3.030.53–4.47 | 0.83 |
| 2027 | 3.251.24–4.97 | 2.320.41–4.18 | 0.81 |
| 2028 | 3.251.16–5.15 | 2.270.32–4.19 | 0.8 |
| 2029 | 3.140.95–5.21 | 2.260.15–4.14 | 0.78 |
| 2030 | 3.090.74–5.17 | 2.220.08–4.02 | 0.76 |
| 2031 | 3.050.69–5.29 | 2.170.06–4.01 | 0.75 |
| 2032 | 2.970.64–5.16 | 2.14-0.1–3.92 | 0.73 |
| 2033 | 2.910.46–5.19 | 2.12-0.01–3.91 | 0.72 |
| 2034 | 2.850.46–5.17 | 2.08-0.13–3.91 | 0.7 |
| 2035 | 2.730.28–5.21 | 2.04-0.19–3.81 | 0.69 |
| 2036 | 2.660.18–5.06 | 1.98-0.31–3.78 | 0.67 |
| 2037 | 2.570.12–5 | 1.95-0.31–3.71 | 0.65 |
| 2038 | 2.530.04–4.96 | 1.89-0.22–3.72 | 0.64 |
| 2039 | 2.48-0.03–4.92 | 1.86-0.26–3.7 | 0.62 |
| 2040 | 2.39-0.27–4.89 | 1.84-0.33–3.73 | 0.61 |
| 2041 | 2.31-0.3–4.65 | 1.83-0.23–3.62 | 0.59 |
| 2042 | 2.27-0.35–4.83 | 1.79-0.24–3.6 | 0.57 |
| 2043 | 2.25-0.45–4.62 | 1.77-0.27–3.6 | 0.56 |
| 2044 | 2.23-0.4–4.63 | 1.74-0.24–3.49 | 0.54 |
| 2045 | 2.2-0.48–4.59 | 1.73-0.39–3.46 | 0.52 |
| 2046 | 2.16-0.55–4.66 | 1.69-0.31–3.43 | 0.5 |
| 2047 | 2.12-0.64–4.61 | 1.66-0.38–3.46 | 0.48 |
| 2048 | 2.11-0.65–4.54 | 1.64-0.4–3.43 | 0.46 |
| 2049 | 2.06-0.58–4.62 | 1.65-0.47–3.41 | 0.44 |
| 2050 | 2.05-0.73–4.57 | 1.61-0.39–3.46 | 0.42 |
| 2051 | 2-0.7–4.46 | 1.58-0.44–3.4 | 0.4 |
| 2052 | 1.98-0.73–4.6 | 1.56-0.47–3.47 | 0.38 |
| 2053 | 1.95-0.74–4.64 | 1.52-0.61–3.45 | 0.36 |
| 2054 | 1.91-0.76–4.64 | 1.51-0.7–3.42 | 0.34 |
| 2055 | 1.87-0.8–4.62 | 1.48-0.73–3.44 | 0.33 |
| 2056 | 1.83-0.87–4.34 | 1.43-0.71–3.35 | 0.31 |
| 2057 | 1.8-0.92–4.38 | 1.4-0.77–3.35 | 0.3 |
| 2058 | 1.75-0.95–4.42 | 1.37-0.83–3.38 | 0.28 |
| 2059 | 1.71-1.04–4.45 | 1.33-0.89–3.31 | 0.27 |
| 2060 | 1.67-1.06–4.36 | 1.31-0.89–3.26 | 0.25 |
| 2061 | 1.61-1.14–4.38 | 1.28-0.92–3.27 | 0.24 |
| 2062 | 1.58-1.08–4.37 | 1.26-0.93–3.2 | 0.23 |
| 2063 | 1.56-1.1–4.18 | 1.22-0.98–3.15 | 0.22 |
| 2064 | 1.48-1.19–4.21 | 1.19-1.06–3.16 | 0.21 |
| 2065 | 1.45-1.31–4.22 | 1.15-1.13–3.16 | 0.2 |
| 2066 | 1.42-1.33–4.18 | 1.14-1.13–3.17 | 0.19 |
| 2067 | 1.4-1.37–4.25 | 1.12-1.32–3.08 | 0.18 |
| 2068 | 1.34-1.36–4.16 | 1.06-1.25–3.04 | 0.17 |
| 2069 | 1.31-1.44–4.12 | 1.05-1.23–3.05 | 0.16 |
| 2070 | 1.29-1.44–4.13 | 1.02-1.29–3.03 | 0.15 |
| 2071 | 1.23-1.54–3.99 | 1.01-1.29–3.03 | 0.14 |
| 2072 | 1.16-1.8–4.04 | 0.99-1.34–2.99 | 0.13 |
| 2073 | 1.16-1.85–4.02 | 0.96-1.34–3.04 | 0.12 |
| 2074 | 1.08-1.85–4.05 | 0.94-1.48–2.96 | 0.1 |
| 2075 | 1.09-1.93–4.12 | 0.9-1.47–2.95 | 0.09 |
| 2076 | 1.07-1.91–4.04 | 0.87-1.6–2.89 | 0.08 |
| 2077 | 1.03-1.98–4.01 | 0.86-1.56–2.93 | 0.07 |
| 2078 | 0.97-2.08–4.07 | 0.85-1.58–3.02 | 0.06 |
| 2079 | 0.92-2.19–3.88 | 0.81-1.6–3.03 | 0.05 |
| 2080 | 0.93-2.22–4.04 | 0.79-1.68–2.88 | 0.04 |
| 2081 | 0.88-2.12–3.92 | 0.77-1.64–2.89 | 0.03 |
| 2082 | 0.88-2.01–3.93 | 0.76-1.87–2.81 | 0.02 |
| 2083 | 0.85-2.09–3.91 | 0.76-1.73–2.89 | 0.01 |
| 2084 | 0.81-2.19–3.92 | 0.75-1.82–2.92 | -0 |
| 2085 | 0.77-2.36–3.99 | 0.72-1.92–2.86 | -0.01 |
| 2086 | 0.77-2.46–3.87 | 0.7-1.82–2.86 | -0.02 |
| 2087 | 0.72-2.56–3.66 | 0.68-1.75–2.87 | -0.03 |
| 2088 | 0.69-2.57–3.7 | 0.65-2–2.81 | -0.04 |
| 2089 | 0.64-2.68–3.6 | 0.63-1.9–2.8 | -0.05 |
| 2090 | 0.65-2.65–3.64 | 0.6-1.98–2.82 | -0.05 |
| 2091 | 0.61-2.62–3.65 | 0.57-1.99–2.76 | -0.06 |
| 2092 | 0.59-2.77–3.64 | 0.57-1.88–2.89 | -0.07 |
| 2093 | 0.55-3.02–3.64 | 0.54-1.97–2.79 | -0.07 |
| 2094 | 0.54-3.12–3.54 | 0.49-2.15–2.69 | -0.08 |
| 2095 | 0.53-3.1–3.68 | 0.5-2.11–2.78 | -0.09 |
| 2096 | 0.48-3.16–3.53 | 0.47-2.08–2.78 | -0.1 |
| 2097 | 0.45-3.11–3.52 | 0.47-1.91–2.71 | -0.11 |
| 2098 | 0.45-3.15–3.54 | 0.45-2.06–2.69 | -0.11 |
| 2099 | 0.42-3.26–3.4 | 0.42-2.15–2.8 | -0.12 |
| 2100 | 0.39-3.17–3.65 | 0.42-2.07–2.81 | -0.13 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How fast the population grew or shrank in a year: births minus deaths, plus people moving in minus people moving out.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- 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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Central African Republic vs Sudan
Health
- Life expectancyCentral African Republic: 57.4 years in 2023Sudan: 66.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCentral African Republic: 9 per 100 live births in 2024Sudan: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCentral African Republic: 68.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sudan: 36.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionCentral African Republic: 4.21% in 2017Sudan: 3.78% in 2017
- Suicide rateCentral African Republic: 16.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Sudan: 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCentral African Republic: 5.15 million people in 2023Sudan: 50 million people in 2023
- Fertility rateCentral African Republic: 6.01 births per woman in 2023Sudan: 4.32 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCentral African Republic: 44.6% in 2025Sudan: 34.9% in 2025
- Median ageCentral African Republic: 14.3 years in 2023Sudan: 18.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCentral African Republic: 2.1% in 2023Sudan: 3.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateCentral African Republic: -2.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Sudan: -27 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personCentral African Republic: $394 in 2025Sudan: $582 in 2025
- GDP growthCentral African Republic: 1.9% a year in 2022Sudan: -2.5% a year in 2019
- InflationCentral African Republic: 1% a year in 2025Sudan: 99.9% a year in 2025
- Government debtCentral African Republic: 42.6% of GDP in 2025Sudan: 191.3% of GDP in 2021
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCentral African Republic: 2.33% of GDP in 2025Sudan: 0.93% of GDP in 2021
- Military spending in US dollarsCentral African Republic: $68M in 2025Sudan: $2.77B in 2021
- Military spending per personCentral African Republic: $14 in 2025Sudan: $8 in 2021
- Military share of state spendingCentral African Republic: 12.5% of government spending in 2025Sudan: 9.5% of government spending in 2021
- Armed forces personnelCentral African Republic: 10,000 people in 2020Sudan: 144,000 people in 2020
- National powerCentral African Republic: 0.03% of world capability in 2022Sudan: 0.37% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCentral African Republic: 0.54% of the labour force in 2020Sudan: 1.34% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCentral African Republic: 43 million TIV in 2023Sudan: 57 million TIV in 2025
Climate
Technology and environment
- CO₂ per personCentral African Republic: 0.06 tonnes in 2024Sudan: 0.43 tonnes in 2024
- Internet usersCentral African Republic: 13.8% in 2024Sudan: 18.6% in 2017
- Access to electricityCentral African Republic: 18.2% in 2024Sudan: 66% in 2024
- Forest areaCentral African Republic: 72.5% in 2024Sudan: 11.9% in 2024