Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central African Republic, 1953

Central African Republic
1953
Total fertility rate: 5.92
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1953  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central African Republic was 5.92 children per woman in 1953 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (302 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.7 years old. In total, 67,485 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.92
Births
67,485
Births per 1,000 people
44.7
Mean age of mothers
27.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.68
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.3
Population
1,508,948
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
10-149.90.8%761
15-19168.314.2%11,830
20-24302.525.5%19,349
25-29281.223.7%16,153
30-34223.418.9%11,166
35-39115.19.7%5,030
40-4454.14.6%2,148
45-4928.02.4%981
50-542.00.2%62