Central African Republic vs Finland: Population, total

Central African Republic
5.51 million
in 2025
Finland
5.65 million
in 2025
Central African Republic rank
119th
Finland rank
117th

Population, total over time

  • Central African Republic
  • Finland
2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M6.0M196019922025

How they compare

Finland currently reports 5.65 million against 5.51 million in Central African Republic, a difference of 133,160.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.

Central African Republic ranks 119th and Finland ranks 117th of 215 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic Finland Difference Ahead
1960s 1.87 million 4.55 million 2.68 million Finland
1970s 2.28 million 4.69 million 2.41 million Finland
1980s 2.59 million 4.88 million 2.29 million Finland
1990s 3.30 million 5.09 million 1.79 million Finland
2000s 4.23 million 5.25 million 1.02 million Finland
2010s 4.69 million 5.46 million 769,192 Finland
2020s 5.21 million 5.58 million 373,962 Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, total, Central African Republic or Finland?
Finland, at 5.65 million against 5.51 million in Central African Republic as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, total between Central African Republic and Finland?
133,160, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Finland?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Central African Republic and Finland rank globally for population, total?
Central African Republic ranks 119th and Finland ranks 117th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Population, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator
Population, total
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.