Children under 15 — all countries

Children under 15 — Central African Republic

Children under 15 in the Central African Republic in 2025 — 2,684,011 people. Ranked 90 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 289.5%.

2025 2.68M people +2.75% vs 2024
World rank 90of 217
Period maximum 2.68M people2025
Period minimum 689,067 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Children under 15 — Central African Republic, 1960–202501M2M3M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 689,067 people1962: 726,091 people1964: 765,762 people1966: 800,582 people1968: 839,255 people1970: 882,227 people1972: 926,036 people1974: 969,920 people1976: 1,007,306 people1978: 1,025,869 people1980: 1,048,590 people1982: 1,075,466 people1984: 1,105,586 people1986: 1,140,740 people1988: 1,187,747 people1990: 1,278,979 people1992: 1,382,478 people1994: 1,481,368 people1996: 1,570,406 people1998: 1,657,305 people2000: 1,742,392 people2002: 1,815,783 people2004: 1,891,588 people2006: 1,975,009 people2008: 2,067,647 people2010: 2,064,412 people2012: 2,163,417 people2014: 2,240,118 people2016: 2,309,663 people2018: 2,392,861 people2020: 2,458,595 people2022: 2,509,012 people2024: 2,612,217 people2025: 2,684,011 people
Change over the period: +1.99M (+289.51%) Average annual rate: 2.11 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Central African Republic

Central African Republic 2.68M people
World 2.01B people
Sub-Saharan Africa 534M people
Middle Africa computed 98.02M people
Low-income countries computed 321M people
Children under 15 — Central African Republic, by year Central African Republic All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 2.68M +71,794 +2.75%
2024 2.61M +78,955 +3.12%
2023 2.53M +24,250 +0.97%
2022 2.51M +3,914 +0.16%
2021 2.51M +46,503 +1.89%
2020 2.46M +34,695 +1.43%
2019 2.42M +31,039 +1.3%
2018 2.39M +42,837 +1.82%
2017 2.35M +40,361 +1.75%
2016 2.31M +40,991 +1.81%
2015 2.27M +28,554 +1.27%
2014 2.24M +30,827 +1.4%
2013 2.21M +45,874 +2.12%
2012 2.16M +49,114 +2.32%
2011 2.11M +49,891 +2.42%
2010 2.06M −1,456 −0.07%
2009 2.07M −1,779 −0.09%
2008 2.07M +47,822 +2.37%
2007 2.02M +44,816 +2.27%
2006 1.98M +42,755 +2.21%
2005 1.93M +40,666 +2.15%
2004 1.89M +37,974 +2.05%
2003 1.85M +37,831 +2.08%
2002 1.82M +35,769 +2.01%
2001 1.78M +37,622 +2.16%
2000 1.74M +42,483 +2.5%
1999 1.7M +42,604 +2.57%
1998 1.66M +42,895 +2.66%
1997 1.61M +44,004 +2.8%
1996 1.57M +43,768 +2.87%
1995 1.53M +45,270 +3.06%
1994 1.48M +48,655 +3.4%
1993 1.43M +50,235 +3.63%
1992 1.38M +51,446 +3.87%
1991 1.33M +52,053 +4.07%
1990 1.28M +50,769 +4.13%
1989 1.23M +40,463 +3.41%
1988 1.19M +26,640 +2.29%
1987 1.16M +20,367 +1.79%
1986 1.14M +18,287 +1.63%
1985 1.12M +16,867 +1.53%
1984 1.11M +15,566 +1.43%
1983 1.09M +14,554 +1.35%
1982 1.08M +13,883 +1.31%
1981 1.06M +12,993 +1.24%
1980 1.05M +11,898 +1.15%
1979 1.04M +10,823 +1.06%
1978 1.03M +9,753 +0.96%
1977 1.02M +8,810 +0.87%
1976 1.01M +15,283 +1.54%
1975 992,023 +22,103 +2.28%
1974 969,920 +21,975 +2.32%
1973 947,945 +21,909 +2.37%
1972 926,036 +21,897 +2.42%
1971 904,139 +21,912 +2.48%
1970 882,227 +21,750 +2.53%
1969 860,477 +21,222 +2.53%
1968 839,255 +20,066 +2.45%
1967 819,189 +18,607 +2.32%
1966 800,582 +17,292 +2.21%
1965 783,290 +17,528 +2.29%
1964 765,762 +19,596 +2.63%
1963 746,166 +20,075 +2.76%
1962 726,091 +18,891 +2.67%
1961 707,200 +18,133 +2.63%
1960 689,067

About the indicator

The population aged 0 to 14 inclusive. The absolute number answers a different question than the share — not how young the country is, but how many children are in it, and it is this number that is needed to gauge the load on schools, pediatric care and child nutrition. The world total for the group has almost stopped growing: fertility is falling faster than population is rising.

Important: Estimates of the UN Population Division rather than census counts: values are interpolated for the years between censuses.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.