Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central African Republic, 1956

Central African Republic
1956
Total fertility rate: 5.93
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1956  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central African Republic was 5.93 children per woman in 1956 — 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 27.8 years old. In total, 70,115 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.93
Births
70,115
Births per 1,000 people
44.2
Mean age of mothers
27.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.72
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.3
Population
1,585,846
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%797
15-19168.714.2%12,279
20-24301.725.4%19,924
25-29280.623.7%16,730
30-34223.418.8%11,791
35-39117.29.9%5,293
40-4454.84.6%2,219
45-4928.12.4%1,018
50-542.10.2%64