Population growth rate

2.2 (%) in 2022

Central African Republic population growth rate was at level of 2.2 % in 2022, up from 2.1 % previous year.

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Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage . Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of the country of origin.

Date Value Change, %
2022 2.2 4.60%
2021 2.1 -16.59%
2020 2.5 13.98%
2019 2.2 14.43%
2018 1.9 3.91%
2017 1.9 7.14%
2016 1.7 307.43%
2015 0.4 -656.65%
2014 -0.1 -112.65%
2013 0.6 -29.98%
2012 0.9 -43.31%
2011 1.5