Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central African Republic, 1983

Central African Republic
1983
Total fertility rate: 6.15
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-5 -1   1983  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central African Republic was 6.15 children per woman in 1983 — 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 28.9 years old. In total, 118,098 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.15
Births
118,098
Births per 1,000 people
46.5
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.24
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.3
Population
2,537,400
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
10-1410.70.9%1,623
15-19168.213.6%22,992
20-24264.421.5%31,806
25-29259.521.1%26,712
30-34232.918.9%19,061
35-39166.713.5%9,888
40-4497.27.9%4,693
45-4930.72.5%1,259
50-541.80.2%62