Central African Republic vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Population growth rate

Central African Republic

3.4%

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo

3.3%

in 2023

Central African Republic rank

8th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

11th

Population growth rate over time

Central African Republic currently reports 3.4% against 3.3% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Globally, Central African Republic ranks 8th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th of 236 countries.

Indicator: Population growth rate
Unit: %
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: 06 August 2026

The annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.