Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central African Republic, 1999

Central African Republic
1999
Total fertility rate: 5.87
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1999  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central African Republic was 5.87 children per woman in 1999 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (256 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 157,798 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.87
Births
157,798
Births per 1,000 people
42.3
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.11
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
3,729,450
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
10-148.80.7%2,120
15-19140.612.0%27,106
20-24236.920.2%35,472
25-29255.921.8%34,986
30-34228.919.5%28,677
35-39170.614.5%18,442
40-44100.28.5%8,827
45-4930.82.6%2,085
50-541.90.2%80