Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central African Republic, 2007

Central African Republic
2007
Total fertility rate: 5.87
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2007  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central African Republic was 5.87 children per woman in 2007 — 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, 188,292 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.87
Births
188,292
Births per 1,000 people
42.2
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
21.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.19
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
4,462,770
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
10-149.90.8%2,876
15-19155.513.3%39,531
20-24233.519.9%47,546
25-29244.120.8%37,831
30-34219.418.7%26,858
35-39175.715.0%20,377
40-44105.89.0%10,789
45-4927.92.4%2,386
50-541.50.1%102