In recent years, the CAR has been plagued by corruption, authoritarianism and underdevelopment, which led to a rebellion and the 2012-2013 Central African Republic conflict. This conflict led to the overthrowing of the ruler in 2013, which caused virtually all government to disappear and forced the CAR to become, as Prime Minister Nicolas Tiangaye in "anarchy, a non-state." Earlier this year, the president and prime minister resigned.
As of April 2014, one third of the population, or 1.6 million people, are in need of food, and thousands have been killed in the violence that has lasted for over a year. Tens of thousands of Muslims have also been forced from their home in the Christian-majority country. The CAR is currently in a crisis, and it's population growth has come to a halt.
Central African Republic Population Growth
In recent years, the CAR has been plagued by corruption, authoritarianism and underdevelopment, which led to a rebellion and the 2012-2013 Central African Republic conflict. This conflict led to the overthrowing of the ruler in 2013, which caused virtually all government to disappear and forced the CAR to become, as Prime Minister Nicolas Tiangaye in "anarchy, a non-state." Earlier in 2014, the president and prime minister resigned.
By mid-2014, one-third of the population, or 1.6 million people, were in need of food, and thousands have been killed in the violence that has lasted for over a year. Tens of thousands of Muslims have also been forced from their home in the Christian-majority country. The CAR is currently in a crisis, and its population growth has come to a halt.
Central African Republic Population Projections
The rate of change in the population growth is expected to be a bit volatile in the years to come as it is anticipated that the Central African Republic will stop losing so many citizens. Current projections believe that the growth rate will be 1.60% before peaking at 2.21% in 2030 and then dwindling back down to 1.62% annually by 2050. If these numbers are to be believed the population in Central African Republic will be 4,920,889 in 2020, 6,123,615 in 2030, 7,481,447 in 2040 and 8,850,780 in 2050.