Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements:

1)Registration Statement (Form S-8 POS No. 333-181109) pertaining to The Carlyle Group Inc. Amended and Restated

2012 Equity Incentive Plan,

2)Registration Statement (Form S-8 POS No. 333-187264) pertaining to The Carlyle Group Inc. Amended and Restated

2012 Equity Incentive Plan,

3)Registration Statement (Form S-8 POS No. 333-194164) pertaining to The Carlyle Group Inc. Amended and Restated

2012 Equity Incentive Plan,

4)Registration Statement (Form S-8 POS No. 333-202315) pertaining to The Carlyle Group Inc. Amended and Restated

2012 Equity Incentive Plan,

5)Registration Statement (Form S-8 POS No. 333-209690) pertaining to The Carlyle Group Inc. Amended and Restated

2012 Equity Incentive Plan,

6)Registration Statement (Form S-8 POS No. 333-216100) pertaining to The Carlyle Group Inc. Amended and Restated

2012 Equity Incentive Plan,

7)Registration Statement (Form S-8 POS No. 333-223051) pertaining to The Carlyle Group Inc. Amended and Restated

2012 Equity Incentive Plan,

8)Registration Statement (Form S-8 POS No. 333-229663) pertaining to The Carlyle Group Inc. Amended and Restated

2012 Equity Incentive Plan,

9)Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-236394) pertaining to The Carlyle Group Inc. Amended and Restated 2012

Equity Incentive Plan,

10)Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-252992) pertaining to The Carlyle Group Inc. Amended and Restated 2012

Equity Incentive Plan,

11)Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-269328) pertaining to The Carlyle Group Inc. Amended and Restated 2012

Equity Incentive Plan,

12)Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-269723) pertaining to The Carlyle Group Inc. Inducement Award – Global

Restricted Stock Unit Agreement and Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Agreement,

13)Registration Statement (Form S-3ASR No. 333-270745) pertaining to The Carlyle Group Inc. Automatic Shelf

Registration Statement, and

14)Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-272726) pertaining to The Carlyle Group Inc. Amended and Restated 2012

Equity Incentive Plan

of our reports dated February 22, 2024 with respect to the consolidated financial statements of The Carlyle Group Inc. and the

effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of The Carlyle Group Inc. included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K)

of The Carlyle Group Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2023.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Tysons, VA

February 22, 2024