Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central African Republic, 1996

Central African Republic
1996
Total fertility rate: 5.96
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1996  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central African Republic was 5.96 children per woman in 1996 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (265 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 150,024 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.96
Births
150,024
Births per 1,000 people
43.7
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.15
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
3,435,965
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
10-148.90.7%1,889
15-19142.912.0%23,886
20-24248.620.8%34,995
25-29264.722.2%35,603
30-34232.619.5%27,656
35-39166.013.9%16,617
40-4495.28.0%7,539
45-4932.42.7%1,763
50-542.00.2%76