Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central African Republic, 2002

Central African Republic
2002
Total fertility rate: 5.79
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2002  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central African Republic was 5.79 children per woman in 2002 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (246 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 165,879 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.79
Births
165,879
Births per 1,000 people
41.4
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.08
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
4,006,077
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
10-149.20.8%2,406
15-19141.712.3%30,697
20-24228.819.8%38,863
25-29246.321.3%33,490
30-34222.419.2%28,617
35-39172.915.0%19,593
40-44103.69.0%9,889
45-4929.62.6%2,228
50-541.80.2%98