Fertility Rate: Central African Republic
Central African Republic's fertility rate is currently 5.954 births per woman as of 2024. # Central African Republic Fertility Rate The Central African Republic's fertility rate stands at 5.
Current (2024)
5.954 births per woman
-1.0% y/y
Peak (1981)
6.167 births per woman
Low (2004)
5.784 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Central African Republic
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Central African Republic
Analysis# Central African Republic Fertility Rate
The Central African Republic's fertility rate stands at 5.954 births per woman in 2024, reflecting a marginal 0.1% decline since 1960. The country peaked at 6.167 births per woman in 1981, then experienced its lowest point at 5.784 in 2004. Despite these fluctuations across six decades, the fertility rate has remained consistently elevated, ranging narrowly between these extremes.
A notable downward shift emerged after 2015, when the rate reached 6.126 births per woman. Since then, a steady annual decline has persisted, dropping approximately 0.17 births per woman over nine years through 2024. This recent trajectory suggests a gradual demographic transition underway, though the fertility rate remains among the world's highest, indicating sustained population growth pressure in the region.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.954 births per woman | -0.96% |
| 2023 | 6.012 births per woman | -0.18% |
| 2022 | 6.023 births per woman | -0.48% |
| 2021 | 6.052 births per woman | -0.12% |
| 2020 | 6.059 births per woman | -0.51% |
| 2019 | 6.09 births per woman | -0.29% |
| 2018 | 6.108 births per woman | -0.31% |
| 2017 | 6.127 births per woman | +0.02% |
| 2016 | 6.126 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2015 | 6.126 births per woman | +0.44% |
| 2014 | 6.099 births per woman | +0.40% |
| 2013 | 6.075 births per woman | +0.46% |
| 2012 | 6.047 births per woman | +0.63% |
| 2011 | 6.009 births per woman | +0.77% |
| 2010 | 5.963 births per woman | +0.45% |
| 2009 | 5.936 births per woman | +0.58% |
| 2008 | 5.902 births per woman | +0.60% |
| 2007 | 5.867 births per woman | +0.46% |
| 2006 | 5.84 births per woman | +0.48% |
| 2005 | 5.812 births per woman | +0.48% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 5.784 births per woman | -0.26% |
| 2003 | 5.799 births per woman | +0.24% |
| 2002 | 5.785 births per woman | -0.38% |
| 2001 | 5.807 births per woman | -0.75% |
| 2000 | 5.851 births per woman | -0.41% |
| 1999 | 5.875 births per woman | -0.24% |
| 1998 | 5.889 births per woman | -0.59% |
| 1997 | 5.924 births per woman | -0.65% |
| 1996 | 5.963 births per woman | +0.34% |
| 1995 | 5.943 births per woman | +0.41% |
| 1994 | 5.919 births per woman | -0.12% |
| 1993 | 5.926 births per woman | -0.64% |
| 1992 | 5.964 births per woman | -1.09% |
| 1991 | 6.03 births per woman | -0.31% |
| 1990 | 6.049 births per woman | -0.40% |
| 1989 | 6.073 births per woman | -0.41% |
| 1988 | 6.098 births per woman | -0.36% |
| 1987 | 6.12 births per woman | +0.23% |
| 1986 | 6.106 births per woman | -0.21% |
| 1985 | 6.119 births per woman | -0.31% |
| 1984 | 6.138 births per woman | -0.21% |
| 1983 | 6.151 births per woman | -0.15% |
| 1982 | 6.16 births per woman | -0.11% |
| 1981 | 6.167 births per woman | +0.60% |
| 1980 | 6.13 births per woman | +0.66% |
| 1979 | 6.09 births per woman | +0.84% |
| 1978 | 6.039 births per woman | +0.89% |
| 1977 | 5.986 births per woman | +0.84% |
| 1976 | 5.936 births per woman | +1.00% |
| 1975 | 5.877 births per woman | -0.37% |
| 1974 | 5.899 births per woman | -0.44% |
| 1973 | 5.925 births per woman | -0.57% |
| 1972 | 5.959 births per woman | -0.57% |
| 1971 | 5.993 births per woman | -0.56% |
| 1970 | 6.027 births per woman | -0.59% |
| 1969 | 6.063 births per woman | -0.62% |
| 1968 | 6.101 births per woman | +0.41% |
| 1967 | 6.076 births per woman | +0.31% |
| 1966 | 6.057 births per woman | +0.48% |
| 1965 | 6.028 births per woman | +0.38% |
| 1964 | 6.005 births per woman | +0.33% |
| 1963 | 5.985 births per woman | +0.25% |
| 1962 | 5.97 births per woman | +0.20% |
| 1961 | 5.958 births per woman | +0.17% |
| 1960 | 5.948 births per woman | — |
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