Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central African Republic, 2011

Central African Republic
2011
Total fertility rate: 6.01
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2011  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central African Republic was 6.01 children per woman in 2011 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (248 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 206,859 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.01
Births
206,859
Births per 1,000 people
45.3
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
22.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.30
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
4,565,022
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
10-1410.70.9%3,310
15-19168.514.0%45,717
20-24243.920.3%55,332
25-29247.520.6%42,486
30-34222.118.5%28,488
35-39175.814.6%18,604
40-44104.68.7%10,500
45-4926.82.2%2,324
50-541.40.1%99