Which has higher population, total, Central African Republic or Oman?

Central African Republic, at 5.51 million against 5.49 million in Oman as of 2025.

What is the difference in population, total between Central African Republic and Oman?

18,590, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Oman?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

Central African Republic vs Oman: Population, total

Central African Republic

5.51 million

in 2025

Oman

5.49 million

in 2025

Central African Republic rank

119th

Oman rank

120th

Population, total over time

Central African Republic
Oman

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 5.51 million against 5.49 million in Oman, a difference of 18,590.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Central African Republic has been ahead every year.

Central African Republic ranks 119th and Oman ranks 120th of 218 countries.

Central African Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Oman	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.87 million	582,510	1.28 million	Central African Republic
1970s	2.28 million	781,086	1.50 million	Central African Republic
1980s	2.59 million	1.31 million	1.28 million	Central African Republic
1990s	3.30 million	2.06 million	1.24 million	Central African Republic
2000s	4.23 million	2.46 million	1.77 million	Central African Republic
2010s	4.69 million	3.95 million	737,435	Central African Republic
2020s	5.21 million	4.93 million	275,752	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, total, Central African Republic or Oman?: Central African Republic, at 5.51 million against 5.49 million in Oman as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, total between Central African Republic and Oman?: 18,590, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Oman?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Central African Republic and Oman rank globally for population, total?: Central African Republic ranks 119th and Oman ranks 120th of 218 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.

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Indicator: Population, total
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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.