Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central African Republic, 2003

Central African Republic
2003
Total fertility rate: 5.80
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2003  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central African Republic was 5.80 children per woman in 2003 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (245 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 171,114 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.80
Births
171,114
Births per 1,000 people
41.7
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.10
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
4,103,086
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
10-149.30.8%2,490
15-19143.012.3%32,424
20-24228.619.7%40,747
25-29245.521.2%34,037
30-34222.619.2%28,759
35-39174.215.0%20,058
40-44104.59.0%10,213
45-4929.32.5%2,288
50-541.70.2%99