Central African Republic vs Papua New Guinea: Population by world region
Central African Republic
18.78 million people
in 2100
Papua New Guinea
18.64 million people
in 2100
Central African Republic rank
82nd
Papua New Guinea rank
83rd
Population by world region over time
- Central African Republic
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Central African Republic currently reports 18.78 million people against 18.64 million people in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 138,700 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Central African Republic ranks 82nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 83rd of 239 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 12 and Papua New Guinea in 36.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central African Republic | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 218,202 people | 890,178 people | 671,976 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1100s | 229,686 people | 932,567 people | 702,881 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1200s | 241,775 people | 976,975 people | 735,200 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1300s | 254,500 people | 1.02 million people | 769,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1400s | 267,894 people | 1.07 million people | 804,346 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1500s | 281,994 people | 1.12 million people | 841,306 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1600s | 296,836 people | 1.18 million people | 879,944 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1700s | 312,459 people | 1.23 million people | 920,361 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1710s | 313,504 people | 1.24 million people | 923,446 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1720s | 318,143 people | 1.24 million people | 922,937 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1730s | 323,060 people | 1.25 million people | 922,170 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1740s | 328,282 people | 1.25 million people | 921,118 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1750s | 333,846 people | 1.25 million people | 919,734 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1760s | 339,793 people | 1.26 million people | 917,977 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1770s | 346,170 people | 1.26 million people | 915,810 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1780s | 353,034 people | 1.27 million people | 913,166 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1790s | 360,455 people | 1.27 million people | 909,975 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1800s | 479,444 people | 754,894 people | 275,450 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1810s | 479,658 people | 754,900 people | 275,241 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1820s | 531,776 people | 756,202 people | 224,425 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1830s | 662,360 people | 759,041 people | 96,681 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1840s | 825,899 people | 761,913 people | 63,986 people | Central African Republic |
| 1850s | 937,383 people | 770,443 people | 166,941 people | Central African Republic |
| 1860s | 963,267 people | 785,943 people | 177,324 people | Central African Republic |
| 1870s | 1.00 million people | 801,549 people | 200,696 people | Central African Republic |
| 1880s | 1.05 million people | 817,263 people | 233,674 people | Central African Republic |
| 1890s | 1.06 million people | 833,084 people | 229,650 people | Central African Republic |
| 1900s | 1.02 million people | 848,203 people | 174,520 people | Central African Republic |
| 1910s | 979,984 people | 700,377 people | 279,607 people | Central African Republic |
| 1920s | 1.02 million people | 557,264 people | 458,400 people | Central African Republic |
| 1930s | 1.15 million people | 733,782 people | 415,140 people | Central African Republic |
| 1940s | 1.32 million people | 1.21 million people | 113,433 people | Central African Republic |
| 1950s | 1.55 million people | 1.73 million people | 176,792 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 1.87 million people | 2.22 million people | 350,106 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 2.28 million people | 2.78 million people | 507,212 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 2.59 million people | 3.45 million people | 856,132 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 3.30 million people | 4.58 million people | 1.29 million people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 4.23 million people | 6.45 million people | 2.22 million people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 4.69 million people | 8.63 million people | 3.94 million people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 5.52 million people | 10.66 million people | 5.15 million people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2030s | 7.40 million people | 12.45 million people | 5.05 million people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2040s | 9.45 million people | 14.08 million people | 4.63 million people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2050s | 11.60 million people | 15.50 million people | 3.91 million people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2060s | 13.72 million people | 16.66 million people | 2.94 million people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2070s | 15.60 million people | 17.53 million people | 1.93 million people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2080s | 17.14 million people | 18.15 million people | 1.02 million people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2090s | 18.29 million people | 18.54 million people | 241,590 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2100s | 18.78 million people | 18.64 million people | 138,700 people | Central African Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Central African Republic or Papua New Guinea?
- Central African Republic, at 18.78 million people against 18.64 million people in Papua New Guinea as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Central African Republic and Papua New Guinea?
- 138,700 people, with Central African Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Papua New Guinea?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Central African Republic and Papua New Guinea rank globally for population by world region?
- Central African Republic ranks 82nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 83rd 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.