Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central African Republic, 2004

Central African Republic
2004
Total fertility rate: 5.78
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2004  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central African Republic was 5.78 children per woman in 2004 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (244 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 174,245 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.78
Births
174,245
Births per 1,000 people
41.6
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.11
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
4,192,826
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
10-149.40.8%2,559
15-19144.912.5%34,054
20-24228.619.8%42,173
25-29243.721.1%34,368
30-34220.619.1%28,184
35-39173.815.0%20,149
40-44104.39.0%10,350
45-4928.92.5%2,310
50-541.70.1%101