Fertility & birth rates in Belarus and Central African Republic

Fertility rate in Belarus vs Central African Republic chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Belarus was 1.21 children per woman in 2023, compared to 6.01 in the Central African Republic in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Belarus vs the Central African Republic population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Belarus	CAR
1960	2.67	5.95
1961	2.59	5.96
1962	2.5	5.97
1963	2.4	5.99
1964	2.31	6.01
1965	2.27	6.03
1966	2.29	6.06
1967	2.26	6.08
1968	2.22	6.1
1969	2.26	6.06
1970	2.31	6.03
1971	2.31	5.99
1972	2.28	5.96
1973	2.25	5.93
1974	2.21	5.9
1975	2.17	5.88
1976	2.12	5.94
1977	2.08	5.99
1978	2.06	6.04
1979	2.05	6.09
1980	2.03	6.13
1981	2.02	6.17
1982	2.05	6.16
1983	2.11	6.15
1984	2.11	6.14
1985	2.09	6.12
1986	2.09	6.11
1987	2.03	6.12
1988	2.03	6.1
1989	2.03	6.07
1990	1.91	6.05
1991	1.81	6.03
1992	1.76	5.96
1993	1.62	5.93
1994	1.53	5.92
1995	1.41	5.94
1996	1.34	5.96
1997	1.25	5.92
1998	1.3	5.89
1999	1.31	5.88
2000	1.32	5.85
2001	1.29	5.81
2002	1.24	5.79
2003	1.23	5.8
2004	1.23	5.78
2005	1.25	5.81
2006	1.34	5.84
2007	1.43	5.87
2008	1.49	5.9
2009	1.51	5.94
2010	1.49	5.96
2011	1.52	6.01
2012	1.62	6.05
2013	1.67	6.08
2014	1.7	6.1
2015	1.72	6.13
2016	1.73	6.13
2017	1.54	6.13
2018	1.45	6.11
2019	1.38	6.09
2020	1.37	6.06
2021	1.37	6.05
2022	1.33	6.02
2023	1.21	6.01
2024	1.22	5.95
2025	1.23	5.81
2026	1.23	5.69
2027	1.24	5.58
2028	1.25	5.47
2029	1.25	5.36
2030	1.26	5.25
2031	1.27	5.14
2032	1.28	5.04
2033	1.28	4.91
2034	1.29	4.78
2035	1.3	4.67
2036	1.31	4.56
2037	1.31	4.46
2038	1.32	4.35
2039	1.32	4.26
2040	1.33	4.15
2041	1.34	4.03
2042	1.34	3.94
2043	1.35	3.86
2044	1.35	3.78
2045	1.36	3.7
2046	1.36	3.63
2047	1.37	3.56
2048	1.37	3.49
2049	1.38	3.43
2050	1.38	3.36

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Belarus	CAR
1960	30.8%	40.5%
1961	31.2%	40.8%
1962	31.2%	41.1%
1963	31.1%	41.4%
1964	30.8%	41.6%
1965	30.5%	41.7%
1966	30.2%	41.7%
1967	29.9%	41.8%
1968	29.6%	41.9%
1969	29.3%	41.9%
1970	28.7%	42.1%
1971	27.9%	42.2%
1972	27.2%	42.4%
1973	26.4%	42.6%
1974	25.7%	42.7%
1975	25%	42.9%
1976	24.4%	42.9%
1977	23.9%	42.8%
1978	23.5%	42.8%
1979	23.1%	42.8%
1980	22.9%	42.8%
1981	22.8%	42.8%
1982	22.7%	42.9%
1983	22.7%	43%
1984	22.8%	43%
1985	22.9%	43.2%
1986	23%	43.3%
1987	23%	43.5%
1988	23.1%	43.8%
1989	23.1%	44.1%
1990	23.1%	44.5%
1991	23%	44.9%
1992	22.8%	45.2%
1993	22.6%	45.4%
1994	22.2%	45.5%
1995	21.8%	45.6%
1996	21.3%	45.7%
1997	20.7%	45.7%
1998	20%	45.7%
1999	19.3%	45.6%
2000	18.6%	45.5%
2001	17.9%	45.4%
2002	17.3%	45.3%
2003	16.6%	45.2%
2004	16%	45.1%
2005	15.5%	45.1%
2006	15.2%	45.1%
2007	14.9%	45.3%
2008	14.8%	45.4%
2009	14.8%	45.6%
2010	14.8%	45.9%
2011	15%	46.3%
2012	15.3%	46.9%
2013	15.6%	47.6%
2014	15.9%	48.5%
2015	16.2%	49%
2016	16.5%	49%
2017	16.7%	49%
2018	16.9%	49%
2019	17%	49%
2020	17%	48.9%
2021	17.1%	49%
2022	17%	49.2%
2023	16.7%	49.2%
2024	16.3%	49%
2025	15.9%	48.7%
2026	15.5%	48.2%
2027	15%	47.8%
2028	14.4%	47.5%
2029	13.8%	47.2%
2030	13.2%	47.1%
2031	12.6%	46.9%
2032	12.1%	46.8%
2033	11.7%	46.7%
2034	11.5%	46.5%
2035	11.3%	46.3%
2036	11.1%	46.1%
2037	11%	45.8%
2038	11%	45.3%
2039	11.1%	44.7%
2040	11.2%	44.1%
2041	11.3%	43.5%
2042	11.5%	42.8%
2043	11.6%	42.2%
2044	11.8%	41.5%
2045	12%	40.9%
2046	12.2%	40.2%
2047	12.3%	39.6%
2048	12.5%	39%
2049	12.6%	38.4%
2050	12.7%	37.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 16.3% of the population in Belarus and 49% in the Central African Republic in 2024, compared to 23.1% and 44.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Belarus and the Central African Republic compared.

Natural population change in Belarus vs Central African Republic by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.34% in Belarus and +2.39% in the Central African Republic. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Belarus	CAR
1960	136,399	31,131
1961	134,490	32,383
1962	124,945	33,731
1963	113,160	35,218
1964	101,618	36,878
1965	90,611	38,710
1966	84,191	40,804
1967	81,136	42,979
1968	76,782	45,377
1969	74,567	47,066
1970	75,520	48,690
1971	77,464	50,142
1972	74,036	51,390
1973	70,911	52,525
1974	71,158	53,777
1975	65,494	55,106
1976	66,677	57,725
1977	67,434	60,436
1978	67,342	63,285
1979	64,481	66,104
1980	62,101	68,759
1981	65,057	71,391
1982	65,499	73,330
1983	75,791	75,399
1984	64,415	77,395
1985	58,852	79,266
1986	74,318	81,149
1987	62,689	83,408
1988	60,840	84,654
1989	49,833	85,969
1990	32,606	87,507
1991	18,349	88,688
1992	11,238	88,939
1993	-11,263	89,873
1994	-19,431	90,943
1995	-32,621	92,748
1996	-37,591	93,369
1997	-46,540	93,378
1998	-44,316	94,361
1999	-49,131	96,108
2000	-40,916	97,468
2001	-48,650	99,598
2002	-58,207	100,588
2003	-53,882	105,540
2004	-50,597	108,548
2005	-50,252	113,534
2006	-41,301	118,882
2007	-28,683	123,137
2008	-25,726	128,627
2009	-25,662	-130,613
2010	-29,400	130,539
2011	-26,493	142,913
2012	-11,336	146,791
2013	-6,610	140,489
2014	-2,834	107,448
2015	-946	141,912
2016	-1,894	142,419
2017	-17,026	128,461
2018	-26,429	153,361
2019	-32,969	68,523
2020	-64,703	156,911
2021	-67,118	124,408
2022	-47,839	-49,456
2023	-56,924	190,325

Maternal mortality chart: Belarus vs Central African Republic

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 1 deaths per 100,000 live births in Belarus, compared to 692 deaths in the Central African Republic.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Belarus	CAR
1985	30	796
1986	30	795
1987	30	803
1988	32	815
1989	33	835
1990	33	866
1991	32	910
1992	32	956
1993	31	997
1994	30	1,053
1995	29	1,123
1996	28	1,191
1997	27	1,270
1998	25	1,346
1999	23	1,411
2000	20	1,490
2001	18	1,504
2002	16	1,496
2003	14	1,487
2004	12	1,450
2005	9	1,389
2006	7	1,337
2007	6	1,271
2008	4	1,234
2009	4	1,272
2010	3	1,230
2011	2	1,131
2012	2	1,092
2013	2	1,092
2014	2	1,034
2015	1	981
2016	1	962
2017	1	1,093
2018	1	881
2019	1	1,650
2020	2	1,296
2021	2	1,127
2022	1	841
2023	1	692

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.24% in Belarus and 9.22% in the Central African Republic. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Belarus	CAR
1960	4.49%	28.3%
1961	4.05%	27.8%
1962	3.68%	27.2%
1963	3.36%	26.7%
1964	3.1%	26.1%
1965	2.88%	25.5%
1966	2.7%	24.9%
1967	2.56%	24.3%
1968	2.45%	23.7%
1969	2.37%	23.2%
1970	2.3%	22.6%
1971	2.25%	22.1%
1972	2.22%	21.7%
1973	2.2%	21.2%
1974	2.19%	20.8%
1975	2.18%	20.4%
1976	2.18%	20%
1977	2.16%	19.7%
1978	2.14%	19.4%
1979	2.11%	19.1%
1980	2.06%	18.8%
1981	2%	18.6%
1982	1.94%	18.4%
1983	1.88%	18.2%
1984	1.82%	18.1%
1985	1.76%	18%
1986	1.7%	17.9%
1987	1.64%	17.9%
1988	1.59%	17.8%
1989	1.55%	17.8%
1990	1.52%	17.8%
1991	1.52%	17.7%
1992	1.53%	17.7%
1993	1.55%	17.6%
1994	1.57%	17.5%
1995	1.57%	17.5%
1996	1.55%	17.3%
1997	1.51%	17.2%
1998	1.45%	17%
1999	1.37%	16.8%
2000	1.28%	16.6%
2001	1.18%	16.3%
2002	1.1%	15.9%
2003	1.02%	15.6%
2004	0.94%	15.2%
2005	0.87%	14.8%
2006	0.8%	14.4%
2007	0.73%	14%
2008	0.66%	13.6%
2009	0.61%	47.9%
2010	0.56%	14.9%
2011	0.52%	12.5%
2012	0.49%	12.2%
2013	0.46%	13.4%
2014	0.43%	18.3%
2015	0.41%	11.4%
2016	0.39%	12.6%
2017	0.36%	15.2%
2018	0.34%	12%
2019	0.31%	24.3%
2020	0.29%	12.3%
2021	0.27%	17.1%
2022	0.26%	38.7%
2023	0.24%	9.22%