Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central African Republic, 1978

Central African Republic
1978
Total fertility rate: 6.04
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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central African Republic was 6.04 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (260 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 104,727 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.04
Births
104,727
Births per 1,000 people
43.7
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.15
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.2
Population
2,397,961
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
10-1410.60.9%1,545
15-19166.413.8%20,865
20-24259.821.5%27,999
25-29260.121.5%23,264
30-34223.818.5%15,255
35-39160.813.3%9,471
40-4492.87.7%4,812
45-4931.62.6%1,440
50-541.90.2%77