Fertility in Central African Republic, 2021

Central African Republic
2021
Total fertility rate: 6.05
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
2021 1991, 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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-5 -1   2021  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central African Republic was 6.05 children per woman in 2021 — 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, 231,200 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.05
Births
231,200
Births per 1,000 people
45.2
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
22.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.14
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.2
Population
5,112,100
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%3,505
15-19163.613.5%51,994
20-24257.621.3%67,717
25-29253.820.9%48,563
30-34223.318.4%31,514
35-39178.314.7%18,317
40-4499.28.2%7,770
45-4925.02.1%1,727
50-541.30.1%93