Fertility in Central African Republic, 2020

Central African Republic
2020
Total fertility rate: 6.06
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
2020 1990, 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 6.06 children per woman in 2020 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (258 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 223,558 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.06
Births
223,558
Births per 1,000 people
44.5
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
22.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.39
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.2
Population
5,026,628
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%3,508
15-19164.013.5%51,129
20-24258.121.3%65,111
25-29254.221.0%46,371
30-34223.618.4%30,349
35-39177.814.7%17,674
40-4498.88.1%7,503
45-4925.32.1%1,817
50-541.40.1%97