Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central African Republic, 1974

Central African Republic
1974
Total fertility rate: 5.90
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-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central African Republic was 5.90 children per woman in 1974 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (264 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.6 years old. In total, 95,331 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.90
Births
95,331
Births per 1,000 people
42.0
Mean age of mothers
28.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.04
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.1
Population
2,269,338
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
10-1410.50.9%1,404
15-19165.714.0%19,114
20-24264.122.4%26,233
25-29260.222.1%19,797
30-34216.918.4%14,327
35-39147.012.5%8,658
40-4482.27.0%4,305
45-4930.72.6%1,416
50-542.00.2%77