Fertility rate in Central African Republic
The fertility rate in Central African Republic was 5.95 births per woman in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2009.
Central African Republic, 2024
5.95
Change from 2023
−1.0%
World, 2024
2.19 births per woman
Position in 2024
4th of 217
Fertility rate in Central African Republic over time
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Births per woman. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Central African Republic | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.95 births per woman | 2.19 births per woman |
| 2023 | 6.01 births per woman | 2.20 births per woman |
| 2022 | 6.02 births per woman | 2.22 births per woman |
| 2021 | 6.05 births per woman | 2.25 births per woman |
| 2020 | 6.06 births per woman | 2.28 births per woman |
| 2019 | 6.09 births per woman | 2.35 births per woman |
| 2018 | 6.11 births per woman | 2.39 births per woman |
| 2017 | 6.13 births per woman | 2.46 births per woman |
| 2016 | 6.13 births per woman | 2.49 births per woman |
| 2015 | 6.13 births per woman | 2.49 births per woman |
| 2014 | 6.10 births per woman | 2.52 births per woman |
| 2013 | 6.08 births per woman | 2.52 births per woman |
| 2012 | 6.05 births per woman | 2.56 births per woman |
| 2011 | 6.01 births per woman | 2.55 births per woman |
| 2010 | 5.96 births per woman | 2.57 births per woman |
| 2009 | 5.94 births per woman | 2.59 births per woman |
| 2008 | 5.90 births per woman | 2.60 births per woman |
| 2007 | 5.87 births per woman | 2.60 births per woman |
| 2006 | 5.84 births per woman | 2.61 births per woman |
| 2005 | 5.81 births per woman | 2.61 births per woman |
| 2004 | 5.78 births per woman | 2.63 births per woman |
| 2003 | 5.80 births per woman | 2.64 births per woman |
| 2002 | 5.79 births per woman | 2.66 births per woman |
| 2001 | 5.81 births per woman | 2.69 births per woman |
| 2000 | 5.85 births per woman | 2.73 births per woman |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.0% from 6.01 births per woman in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 6.10 births per woman, the figure has changed by −2.4%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Central African Republic has the 4th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 2.19 births per woman.
More for Central African Republic
All statistics for Central African Republic
Crude birth rate
46.2 per 1,000 people
2024 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
5,152,420 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
14.3 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
6.01 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
3.41%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population
5,513,282 people
2025 · World Bank