Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central African Republic, 1997

Central African Republic
1997
Total fertility rate: 5.92
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1997  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central African Republic was 5.92 children per woman in 1997 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (263 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 151,946 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.92
Births
151,946
Births per 1,000 people
43.0
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.13
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
3,531,700
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
10-148.70.7%1,923
15-19138.911.7%24,383
20-24242.320.4%34,437
25-29263.022.2%35,721
30-34232.519.6%28,165
35-39168.414.2%17,342
40-4497.38.2%8,004
45-4932.32.7%1,894
50-542.00.2%77