Total mid-year population. Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved 15 Oct 2026.
| Period | Population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.51M |
| 2024 | 5.33M |
| 2023 | 5.15M |
| 2022 | 5.1M |
| 2021 | 5.11M |
| 2020 | 5.03M |
| 2019 | 4.94M |
| 2018 | 4.88M |
| 2017 | 4.79M |
| 2016 | 4.71M |
| 2015 | 4.63M |
| 2014 | 4.62M |
54 countries carry a recent total population figure. Each opens its own page with the history, the source and the API request.
144 of 207 indicators carry a figure for Central African Republic, grouped by topic.