Population aged 65 and over — all countries

Population aged 65 and over — Central African Republic

Population aged 65 and over in the Central African Republic in 2025 — 121,181 people. Ranked 148 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 62.8%.

2025 121,181 people +5.68% vs 2024
World rank 148of 217
Period maximum 121,181 people2025
Period minimum 74,426 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — Central African Republic, 1960–202560,00080,000100,000120,000140,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 74,426 people1962: 76,199 people1964: 78,533 people1966: 80,848 people1968: 83,171 people1970: 85,746 people1972: 88,470 people1974: 91,464 people1976: 94,441 people1978: 96,173 people1980: 96,554 people1982: 95,463 people1984: 93,158 people1986: 90,229 people1988: 86,997 people1990: 85,298 people1992: 84,963 people1994: 85,601 people1996: 85,885 people1998: 87,050 people2000: 88,835 people2002: 89,794 people2004: 91,889 people2006: 94,261 people2008: 97,283 people2010: 83,486 people2012: 86,740 people2014: 88,164 people2016: 95,782 people2018: 105,479 people2020: 110,617 people2022: 109,286 people2024: 114,667 people2025: 121,181 people
Change over the period: +46,755 (+62.82%) Average annual rate: 0.75 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Central African Republic 121,181 people
World 855M people
Sub-Saharan Africa 42.72M people
Middle Africa computed 6.41M people
Low-income countries computed 26.32M people
Population aged 65 and over — Central African Republic, by year Central African Republic All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 121,181 +6,514 +5.68%
2024 114,667 +6,709 +6.21%
2023 107,958 −1,328 −1.22%
2022 109,286 −4,293 −3.78%
2021 113,579 +2,962 +2.68%
2020 110,617 +2,400 +2.22%
2019 108,217 +2,738 +2.6%
2018 105,479 +4,934 +4.91%
2017 100,545 +4,763 +4.97%
2016 95,782 +5,332 +5.89%
2015 90,450 +2,286 +2.59%
2014 88,164 +171 +0.19%
2013 87,993 +1,253 +1.44%
2012 86,740 +1,536 +1.8%
2011 85,204 +1,718 +2.06%
2010 83,486 −6,929 −7.66%
2009 90,415 −6,868 −7.06%
2008 97,283 +1,771 +1.85%
2007 95,512 +1,251 +1.33%
2006 94,261 +1,122 +1.2%
2005 93,139 +1,250 +1.36%
2004 91,889 +1,003 +1.1%
2003 90,886 +1,092 +1.22%
2002 89,794 +569 +0.64%
2001 89,225 +390 +0.44%
2000 88,835 +938 +1.07%
1999 87,897 +847 +0.97%
1998 87,050 +656 +0.76%
1997 86,394 +509 +0.59%
1996 85,885 +151 +0.18%
1995 85,734 +133 +0.16%
1994 85,601 +392 +0.46%
1993 85,209 +246 +0.29%
1992 84,963 −18 −0.02%
1991 84,981 −317 −0.37%
1990 85,298 −598 −0.7%
1989 85,896 −1,101 −1.27%
1988 86,997 −1,577 −1.78%
1987 88,574 −1,655 −1.83%
1986 90,229 −1,532 −1.67%
1985 91,761 −1,397 −1.5%
1984 93,158 −1,260 −1.33%
1983 94,418 −1,045 −1.09%
1982 95,463 −731 −0.76%
1981 96,194 −360 −0.37%
1980 96,554 +15 +0.02%
1979 96,539 +366 +0.38%
1978 96,173 +713 +0.75%
1977 95,460 +1,019 +1.08%
1976 94,441 +1,387 +1.49%
1975 93,054 +1,590 +1.74%
1974 91,464 +1,536 +1.71%
1973 89,928 +1,458 +1.65%
1972 88,470 +1,383 +1.59%
1971 87,087 +1,341 +1.56%
1970 85,746 +1,318 +1.56%
1969 84,428 +1,257 +1.51%
1968 83,171 +1,178 +1.44%
1967 81,993 +1,145 +1.42%
1966 80,848 +1,151 +1.44%
1965 79,697 +1,164 +1.48%
1964 78,533 +1,182 +1.53%
1963 77,351 +1,152 +1.51%
1962 76,199 +1,000 +1.33%
1961 75,199 +773 +1.04%
1960 74,426

About the indicator

The population aged 65 and over. In absolute numbers this group is growing faster than any other: it expands both from the rise in life expectancy and from the entry of the large cohorts born in the middle of the 20th century. Japan and Italy lead by share of population, China and India by absolute number, and the divergence of the two rankings shows where the load on health care and pensions is larger in scale and where it is sharper.

Important: The threshold of 65 years is an international convention and is not tied to the retirement age of any particular country.

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