Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central African Republic, 1957

Central African Republic
1957
Total fertility rate: 5.93
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1957  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central African Republic was 5.93 children per woman in 1957 — 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, 71,008 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.93
Births
71,008
Births per 1,000 people
44.0
Mean age of mothers
27.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.74
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.2
Population
1,613,277
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%815
15-19168.614.2%12,429
20-24301.325.4%20,138
25-29280.323.6%16,907
30-34223.318.8%11,969
35-39117.79.9%5,417
40-4455.04.6%2,237
45-4928.22.4%1,032
50-542.10.2%65