Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central African Republic, 1998

Central African Republic
1998
Total fertility rate: 5.89
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1998  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central African Republic was 5.89 children per woman in 1998 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (259 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 154,429 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.89
Births
154,429
Births per 1,000 people
42.6
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.11
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
3,628,826
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%2,013
15-19139.511.8%25,672
20-24239.220.3%34,659
25-29259.022.0%35,352
30-34230.319.6%28,383
35-39169.214.4%17,876
40-4498.68.4%8,399
45-4931.52.7%1,995
50-541.90.2%76