Adolescent birth rate in Central African Republic

The adolescent birth rate in Central African Republic was 161.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2008.

Measure: Adolescent birth rate Unit: Births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 Data: 1960 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Central African Republic, 2024 161.3 Births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
Change from 2023 −1.7per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 2023: 163.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
World, 2024 38.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 Official aggregate
Position in 2024 1st of 217 See the full ranking

Adolescent birth rate in Central African Republic over time

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Births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Adolescent birth rate (births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19), 2000 to 2024
Period Central African RepublicWorld
2024 161.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 38.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
2023 163.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 39.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
2022 163.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 39.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
2021 163.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 39.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
2020 164.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 40.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
2019 164.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 41.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
2018 165.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 42.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
2017 165.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 43.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
2016 164.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 44.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
2015 164.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 46.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
2014 165.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 49.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
2013 166.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 51.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
2012 167.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 52.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
2011 168.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 52.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
2010 169.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 52.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
2009 163.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 52.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
2008 159.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 53.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
2007 155.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 52.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
2006 151.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 52.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
2005 148.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 53.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
2004 144.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 57.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
2003 143.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 61.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
2002 141.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 63.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
2001 141.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 65.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
2000 141.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 66.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.7 from 163.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 165.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19, the figure has changed by −4.2.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Central African Republic has the highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 38.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19.

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Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SP.ADO.TFRT · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2024 for Central African Republic
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects