Central African Republic vs Qatar: Population growth
Central African Republic
3.4%
in 2025
Qatar
3.9%
in 2025
Central African Republic rank
7th
Qatar rank
4th
Population growth over time
- Central African Republic
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 3.9% against 3.4% in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.2 times Central African Republic's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Qatar ahead.
Central African Republic ranks 7th and Qatar ranks 4th of 217 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central African Republic | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.1% | 11.7% | 9.6% | Qatar |
| 1970s | 1.7% | 9.2% | 7.5% | Qatar |
| 1980s | 1.4% | 5.0% | 3.6% | Qatar |
| 1990s | 2.9% | 3.6% | 0.7% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 9.7% | 7.7% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 4.9% | 4.1% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 2.0% | 0.2% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Central African Republic or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 3.9% against 3.4% in Central African Republic as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Central African Republic and Qatar?
- 0.5%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Qatar?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Central African Republic and Qatar rank globally for population growth?
- Central African Republic ranks 7th and Qatar ranks 4th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.