Fertility in Central African Republic, 1959

Central African Republic
1959
Total fertility rate: 5.94
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1959
Hover a column for the exact rate. Adding up all the rates (× 5 years ÷ 1,000) gives the total fertility rate.
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-5 -1   1959  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central African Republic was 5.94 children per woman in 1959 — 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, 73,011 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.94
Births
73,011
Births per 1,000 people
43.7
Mean age of mothers
27.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.77
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.2
Population
1,671,331
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%857
15-19168.514.2%12,800
20-24301.125.3%20,633
25-29280.323.6%17,283
30-34223.618.8%12,325
35-39118.710.0%5,696
40-4455.64.7%2,286
45-4928.52.4%1,060
50-542.10.2%67