Fertility in Central African Republic, 1955

Central African Republic
1955
Total fertility rate: 5.92
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1955
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-5 -1   1955  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central African Republic was 5.92 children per woman in 1955 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (301 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.8 years old. In total, 69,120 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.92
Births
69,120
Births per 1,000 people
44.3
Mean age of mothers
27.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.70
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.3
Population
1,559,363
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
10-149.80.8%780
15-19168.214.2%12,106
20-24301.525.5%19,695
25-29280.423.7%16,521
30-34223.118.8%11,580
35-39116.39.8%5,177
40-4454.54.6%2,195
45-4928.02.4%1,005
50-542.10.2%63