Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central African Republic, 2006

Central African Republic
2006
Total fertility rate: 5.84
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2006  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central African Republic was 5.84 children per woman in 2006 — 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 29.3 years old. In total, 184,701 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.84
Births
184,701
Births per 1,000 people
42.2
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.16
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
4,377,579
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
10-149.70.8%2,753
15-19151.913.0%37,935
20-24231.919.9%45,982
25-29243.720.9%36,881
30-34220.118.8%27,415
35-39175.315.0%20,535
40-44105.59.0%10,723
45-4928.22.4%2,378
50-541.60.1%101