Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central African Republic, 1971

Central African Republic
1971
Total fertility rate: 5.99
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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central African Republic was 5.99 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (274 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.3 years old. In total, 92,386 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.99
Births
92,386
Births per 1,000 people
43.1
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.02
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.2
Population
2,141,450
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
10-1411.30.9%1,401
15-19176.714.7%19,333
20-24273.822.8%24,317
25-29265.922.2%19,609
30-34219.618.3%14,217
35-39141.911.8%8,164
40-4476.96.4%3,916
45-4930.62.6%1,354
50-542.00.2%74