Fertility in Central African Republic, 2016

Central African Republic
2016
Total fertility rate: 6.13
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
2016 1986, 30 years earlier
Hover a column for the exact rate. Adding up all the rates (× 5 years ÷ 1,000) gives the total fertility rate.
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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The total fertility rate of Central African Republic was 6.13 children per woman in 2016 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (259 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 204,529 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.13
Births
204,529
Births per 1,000 people
43.4
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
23.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.40
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.3
Population
4,713,664
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
10-1410.10.8%3,346
15-19164.313.4%47,234
20-24259.421.2%57,211
25-29255.420.9%42,420
30-34227.418.6%27,588
35-39180.114.7%16,583
40-4498.78.1%7,916
45-4926.32.2%2,134
50-541.40.1%100