Central African Republic Population Pyramid 2004
Year
2004Central African Republic in 2004
As of 2004, the Central African Republic counted 4,192,826 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 1994, the population was 3,257,953; it has grown by 28.7% since.
Half of the population was younger than 17.2 years; 45.1% were children under 15 and 2.2% were 65 or older. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of the Central African Republic was 6.01 births per woman in 2023, above the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 57.4 years in 2023: 59.3 for women and 55.3 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
67,987 immigrants live in Central African Republic, 1.3% of the population.
| Sudan | 22,100 |
| D.R. Congo | 19,448 |
| Chad | 11,328 |
| France | 10,823 |
| South Sudan | 2,388 |
905,808 people born in Central African Republic live in other countries.
| D.R. Congo | 368,125 |
| Cameroon | 336,349 |
| Chad | 115,460 |
| Sudan | 45,125 |
| Congo | 32,312 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central African Republic | 4,192,826 | 17.2 | |
| Congo | 3,565,554 | 19.0 | |
| Gabon | 1,421,609 | 19.9 | |
| Equatorial Guinea | 899,917 | 19.7 | |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 157,705 | 18.4 |





