Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central African Republic, 1979

Central African Republic
1979
Total fertility rate: 6.09
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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central African Republic was 6.09 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (262 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 107,695 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.09
Births
107,695
Births per 1,000 people
44.4
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.18
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.2
Population
2,423,794
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%1,561
15-19166.813.7%21,323
20-24262.121.5%28,908
25-29260.821.4%24,335
30-34226.718.6%15,647
35-39163.313.4%9,605
40-4494.47.7%4,825
45-4931.62.6%1,414
50-541.90.2%75