Fertility in Central African Republic, 2005

Central African Republic
2005
Total fertility rate: 5.81
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2005  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central African Republic was 5.81 children per woman in 2005 — 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, 179,167 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.81
Births
179,167
Births per 1,000 people
41.8
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.14
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
4,288,810
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
10-149.50.8%2,653
15-19148.412.8%35,989
20-24230.219.8%43,997
25-29243.721.0%35,439
30-34220.319.0%27,740
35-39174.615.0%20,357
40-44104.99.0%10,543
45-4928.62.5%2,347
50-541.60.1%101