Fertility in Central African Republic, 2001

Central African Republic
2001
Total fertility rate: 5.81
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-5 -1   2001  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central African Republic was 5.81 children per woman in 2001 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (249 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 164,424 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.81
Births
164,424
Births per 1,000 people
42.0
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.08
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
3,919,487
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
10-149.10.8%2,349
15-19141.412.2%29,857
20-24231.219.9%38,102
25-29248.921.4%34,062
30-34224.319.3%28,853
35-39172.014.8%19,326
40-44102.48.8%9,583
45-4929.92.6%2,197
50-541.90.2%96