Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central African Republic, 1958

Central African Republic
1958
Total fertility rate: 5.93
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1958  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central African Republic was 5.93 children per woman in 1958 — 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, 71,940 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.93
Births
71,940
Births per 1,000 people
43.8
Mean age of mothers
27.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.75
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.2
Population
1,641,670
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%836
15-19168.514.2%12,589
20-24301.025.4%20,370
25-29280.123.6%17,082
30-34223.318.8%12,142
35-39118.210.0%5,554
40-4455.24.7%2,255
45-4928.32.4%1,046
50-542.10.2%66