Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central African Republic, 1988

Central African Republic
1988
Total fertility rate: 6.10
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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central African Republic was 6.10 children per woman in 1988 — 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, 129,677 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.10
Births
129,677
Births per 1,000 people
47.8
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.24
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
2,713,965
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
10-1410.20.8%1,522
15-19168.413.8%24,031
20-24270.822.1%35,509
25-29259.721.2%29,847
30-34228.718.7%21,584
35-39161.213.2%11,568
40-4493.77.7%4,470
45-4929.92.4%1,092
50-541.80.2%53