Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central African Republic, 1987

Central African Republic
1987
Total fertility rate: 6.12
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-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central African Republic was 6.12 children per woman in 1987 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (271 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 127,865 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.12
Births
127,865
Births per 1,000 people
47.9
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.24
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
2,669,155
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%1,558
15-19169.713.8%24,197
20-24271.322.1%35,007
25-29259.121.1%29,191
30-34229.018.6%21,107
35-39163.013.3%11,101
40-4495.27.7%4,552
45-4929.52.4%1,097
50-541.80.1%53