Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central African Republic, 1973

Central African Republic
1973
Total fertility rate: 5.93
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-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central African Republic was 5.93 children per woman in 1973 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (267 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.5 years old. In total, 94,286 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.93
Births
94,286
Births per 1,000 people
42.4
Mean age of mothers
28.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.04
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.1
Population
2,226,008
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
10-1410.80.9%1,400
15-19169.014.3%19,140
20-24267.222.6%25,674
25-29261.922.1%19,668
30-34217.618.4%14,265
35-39145.212.3%8,493
40-4480.46.8%4,172
45-4930.72.6%1,397
50-542.00.2%77