Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central African Republic, 1962

Central African Republic
1962
Total fertility rate: 5.97
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-5 -1   1962  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central African Republic was 5.97 children per woman in 1962 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (294 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.9 years old. In total, 76,545 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.97
Births
76,545
Births per 1,000 people
43.3
Mean age of mothers
27.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.83
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.2
Population
1,768,115
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%961
15-19173.214.5%13,979
20-24294.424.7%20,988
25-29277.023.2%17,744
30-34222.818.7%12,786
35-39124.310.4%6,298
40-4460.85.1%2,625
45-4928.82.4%1,094
50-542.00.2%68