Fertility rate: births per woman in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Fertility rate: births per woman was 6.01 live births per woman in 2023. ▬ Flat
Fertility rate: births per woman in Central African Republic, 1950–2023
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate: births per woman in Central African Republic stood at 6.01 live births per woman.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Central African Republic peaked at 6.17 live births per woman in 1981 and was at its lowest, 5.78 live births per woman, in 2004.
Central African Republic ranks 5th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.93 live births per woman | 5.92 live births per woman | 5.94 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.02 live births per woman | 5.95 live births per woman | 6.1 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.97 live births per woman | 5.88 live births per woman | 6.09 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.13 live births per woman | 6.07 live births per woman | 6.17 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.95 live births per woman | 5.88 live births per woman | 6.05 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.84 live births per woman | 5.78 live births per woman | 5.94 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.08 live births per woman | 5.96 live births per woman | 6.13 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.04 live births per woman | 6.01 live births per woman | 6.06 live births per woman | 4 |
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More reference data data for Central African Republic
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0271 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1959 (2050)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.51 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1622 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8218 °C (2026)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 39.1 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Central African Republic?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Central African Republic was 6.01 live births per woman in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 6.17 live births per woman in 1981.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.78 live births per woman in 2004.
- How does Central African Republic rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Central African Republic ranks 5th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.