Fertility in Central African Republic (1950–2100)

Central African Republic
2026
Total fertility rate: 5.69
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
2026 1996, 30 years earlier
Hover a column for the exact rate. Adding up all the rates (× 5 years ÷ 1,000) gives the total fertility rate.
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   2026  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central African Republic is projected at 5.69 children per woman in 2026 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 20-24 (245 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.9 years old. In total, 254,783 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
5.69
Births
254,783
Births per 1,000 people
44.7
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.40
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.2
Population
5,698,984
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-149.50.8%3,799
15-19150.613.2%52,916
20-24245.021.5%73,441
25-29239.121.0%57,403
30-34210.018.4%36,026
35-39167.714.7%21,118
40-4491.78.1%8,358
45-4924.02.1%1,654
50-541.10.1%69