Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central African Republic, 1985

Central African Republic
1985
Total fertility rate: 6.12
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central African Republic was 6.12 children per woman in 1985 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (266 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 122,719 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.12
Births
122,719
Births per 1,000 people
47.2
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.24
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.3
Population
2,600,932
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%1,609
15-19168.613.7%23,691
20-24266.121.7%33,199
25-29258.621.1%27,894
30-34230.718.8%20,297
35-39164.513.4%10,203
40-4496.17.8%4,595
45-4930.02.4%1,172
50-541.80.1%57