Central African Republic vs Palestine: Population

Central African Republic
5.15 million people
in 2023
Palestine
5.41 million people
in 2023
Central African Republic rank
124th
Palestine rank
121st

Population over time

  • Central African Republic
  • Palestine
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M195019862023

How they compare

Palestine currently reports 5.41 million people against 5.15 million people in Central African Republic, a difference of 256,780 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 124th and Palestine ranks 121st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 7 and Palestine in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic Palestine Difference Ahead
1950s 1.55 million people 994,231 people 555,607 people Central African Republic
1960s 1.87 million people 1.12 million people 745,485 people Central African Republic
1970s 2.28 million people 1.26 million people 1.02 million people Central African Republic
1980s 2.59 million people 1.73 million people 865,021 people Central African Republic
1990s 3.30 million people 2.59 million people 707,470 people Central African Republic
2000s 4.23 million people 3.53 million people 699,294 people Central African Republic
2010s 4.69 million people 4.48 million people 210,963 people Central African Republic
2020s 5.10 million people 5.24 million people 145,078 people Palestine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Central African Republic or Palestine?
Palestine, at 5.41 million people against 5.15 million people in Central African Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Central African Republic and Palestine?
256,780 people, with Palestine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Palestine?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Central African Republic and Palestine rank globally for population?
Central African Republic ranks 124th and Palestine ranks 121st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.