Central African Republic vs North Korea: Population by world region
Central African Republic
18.78 million people
in 2100
North Korea
19.51 million people
in 2100
Central African Republic rank
82nd
North Korea rank
79th
Population by world region over time
- Central African Republic
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 19.51 million people against 18.78 million people in Central African Republic, a difference of 732,900 people.
Across all 318 years both countries report, North Korea has been ahead every year.
Central African Republic ranks 82nd and North Korea ranks 79th of 239 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 48 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central African Republic | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 218,202 people | 900,000 people | 681,798 people | North Korea |
| 1100s | 229,686 people | 1.08 million people | 850,314 people | North Korea |
| 1200s | 241,775 people | 1.44 million people | 1.20 million people | North Korea |
| 1300s | 254,500 people | 1.08 million people | 825,500 people | North Korea |
| 1400s | 267,894 people | 1.26 million people | 992,106 people | North Korea |
| 1500s | 281,994 people | 1.44 million people | 1.16 million people | North Korea |
| 1600s | 296,836 people | 1.80 million people | 1.50 million people | North Korea |
| 1700s | 312,459 people | 2.25 million people | 1.94 million people | North Korea |
| 1710s | 313,504 people | 2.47 million people | 2.16 million people | North Korea |
| 1720s | 318,143 people | 2.60 million people | 2.28 million people | North Korea |
| 1730s | 323,060 people | 2.74 million people | 2.42 million people | North Korea |
| 1740s | 328,282 people | 2.88 million people | 2.55 million people | North Korea |
| 1750s | 333,846 people | 3.03 million people | 2.70 million people | North Korea |
| 1760s | 339,793 people | 3.19 million people | 2.85 million people | North Korea |
| 1770s | 346,170 people | 3.36 million people | 3.02 million people | North Korea |
| 1780s | 353,034 people | 3.54 million people | 3.19 million people | North Korea |
| 1790s | 360,455 people | 3.73 million people | 3.36 million people | North Korea |
| 1800s | 479,444 people | 4.34 million people | 3.87 million people | North Korea |
| 1810s | 479,658 people | 4.35 million people | 3.87 million people | North Korea |
| 1820s | 531,776 people | 4.36 million people | 3.83 million people | North Korea |
| 1830s | 662,360 people | 4.39 million people | 3.73 million people | North Korea |
| 1840s | 825,899 people | 4.43 million people | 3.60 million people | North Korea |
| 1850s | 937,383 people | 4.51 million people | 3.57 million people | North Korea |
| 1860s | 963,267 people | 4.66 million people | 3.70 million people | North Korea |
| 1870s | 1.00 million people | 4.85 million people | 3.85 million people | North Korea |
| 1880s | 1.05 million people | 5.07 million people | 4.02 million people | North Korea |
| 1890s | 1.06 million people | 5.30 million people | 4.24 million people | North Korea |
| 1900s | 1.02 million people | 5.54 million people | 4.52 million people | North Korea |
| 1910s | 979,984 people | 6.19 million people | 5.21 million people | North Korea |
| 1920s | 1.02 million people | 7.33 million people | 6.32 million people | North Korea |
| 1930s | 1.15 million people | 8.65 million people | 7.50 million people | North Korea |
| 1940s | 1.32 million people | 10.20 million people | 8.88 million people | North Korea |
| 1950s | 1.55 million people | 10.68 million people | 9.14 million people | North Korea |
| 1960s | 1.87 million people | 13.13 million people | 11.27 million people | North Korea |
| 1970s | 2.28 million people | 16.72 million people | 14.44 million people | North Korea |
| 1980s | 2.59 million people | 19.49 million people | 16.90 million people | North Korea |
| 1990s | 3.30 million people | 22.42 million people | 19.13 million people | North Korea |
| 2000s | 4.23 million people | 24.30 million people | 20.07 million people | North Korea |
| 2010s | 4.69 million people | 25.51 million people | 20.82 million people | North Korea |
| 2020s | 5.52 million people | 26.50 million people | 20.98 million people | North Korea |
| 2030s | 7.40 million people | 26.74 million people | 19.34 million people | North Korea |
| 2040s | 9.45 million people | 26.23 million people | 16.78 million people | North Korea |
| 2050s | 11.60 million people | 25.32 million people | 13.72 million people | North Korea |
| 2060s | 13.72 million people | 24.11 million people | 10.39 million people | North Korea |
| 2070s | 15.60 million people | 22.82 million people | 7.22 million people | North Korea |
| 2080s | 17.14 million people | 21.54 million people | 4.40 million people | North Korea |
| 2090s | 18.29 million people | 20.23 million people | 1.93 million people | North Korea |
| 2100s | 18.78 million people | 19.51 million people | 732,900 people | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Central African Republic or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 19.51 million people against 18.78 million people in Central African Republic as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Central African Republic and North Korea?
- 732,900 people, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and North Korea?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Central African Republic and North Korea rank globally for population by world region?
- Central African Republic ranks 82nd and North Korea ranks 79th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.