Central African Republic birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in the Central African Republic chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in the Central African Republic is 6.01, which is above the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 5.93 — a +1.45% increase in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	CAR	World
1960	5.95	4.69
1961	5.96	4.56
1962	5.97	5.02
1963	5.99	5.31
1964	6.01	5.13
1965	6.03	5.08
1966	6.06	4.97
1967	6.08	4.87
1968	6.1	4.98
1969	6.06	4.88
1970	6.03	4.84
1971	5.99	4.69
1972	5.96	4.55
1973	5.93	4.42
1974	5.9	4.26
1975	5.88	4.07
1976	5.94	3.97
1977	5.99	3.84
1978	6.04	3.77
1979	6.09	3.76
1980	6.13	3.73
1981	6.17	3.71
1982	6.16	3.72
1983	6.15	3.59
1984	6.14	3.57
1985	6.12	3.53
1986	6.11	3.51
1987	6.12	3.48
1988	6.1	3.39
1989	6.07	3.35
1990	6.05	3.31
1991	6.03	3.13
1992	5.96	3.04
1993	5.93	2.97
1994	5.92	2.92
1995	5.94	2.87
1996	5.96	2.82
1997	5.92	2.78
1998	5.89	2.75
1999	5.88	2.72
2000	5.85	2.73
2001	5.81	2.69
2002	5.79	2.66
2003	5.8	2.64
2004	5.78	2.63
2005	5.81	2.61
2006	5.84	2.61
2007	5.87	2.6
2008	5.9	2.6
2009	5.94	2.59
2010	5.96	2.57
2011	6.01	2.55
2012	6.05	2.56
2013	6.08	2.53
2014	6.1	2.52
2015	6.13	2.49
2016	6.13	2.49
2017	6.13	2.46
2018	6.11	2.39
2019	6.09	2.35
2020	6.06	2.28
2021	6.05	2.25
2022	6.02	2.22
2023	6.01	2.2
2024	5.95	2.19
2025	5.81	2.18
2026	5.69	2.18
2027	5.58	2.17
2028	5.47	2.16
2029	5.36	2.15
2030	5.25	2.14
2031	5.14	2.13
2032	5.04	2.12
2033	4.91	2.12
2034	4.78	2.11
2035	4.67	2.1
2036	4.56	2.09
2037	4.46	2.09
2038	4.35	2.08
2039	4.26	2.08
2040	4.15	2.08
2041	4.03	2.07
2042	3.94	2.07
2043	3.86	2.07
2044	3.78	2.07
2045	3.7	2.06
2046	3.63	2.06
2047	3.56	2.06
2048	3.49	2.05
2049	3.43	2.05
2050	3.36	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 21.4% were to women under 20 years old, 52.2% to women ages 20-29, and 26.4% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 17.6%, 51.1%, and 31.3% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in the Central African Republic by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	CAR	World
1960	40.5%	37.4%
1961	40.8%	37.5%
1962	41.1%	37.6%
1963	41.4%	37.8%
1964	41.6%	38%
1965	41.7%	38%
1966	41.7%	38%
1967	41.8%	38%
1968	41.9%	37.9%
1969	41.9%	37.8%
1970	42.1%	37.7%
1971	42.2%	37.6%
1972	42.4%	37.5%
1973	42.6%	37.3%
1974	42.7%	37.2%
1975	42.9%	37.1%
1976	42.9%	36.9%
1977	42.8%	36.7%
1978	42.8%	36.3%
1979	42.8%	35.9%
1980	42.8%	35.5%
1981	42.8%	35.2%
1982	42.9%	34.9%
1983	43%	34.6%
1984	43%	34.3%
1985	43.2%	34%
1986	43.3%	33.8%
1987	43.5%	33.6%
1988	43.8%	33.4%
1989	44.1%	33.2%
1990	44.5%	33%
1991	44.9%	32.9%
1992	45.2%	32.7%
1993	45.4%	32.5%
1994	45.5%	32.3%
1995	45.6%	32.1%
1996	45.7%	31.8%
1997	45.7%	31.5%
1998	45.7%	31.1%
1999	45.6%	30.8%
2000	45.5%	30.4%
2001	45.4%	30%
2002	45.3%	29.6%
2003	45.2%	29.2%
2004	45.1%	28.8%
2005	45.1%	28.5%
2006	45.1%	28.1%
2007	45.3%	27.9%
2008	45.4%	27.6%
2009	45.6%	27.5%
2010	45.9%	27.3%
2011	46.3%	27.1%
2012	46.9%	27%
2013	47.6%	26.9%
2014	48.5%	26.8%
2015	49%	26.6%
2016	49%	26.5%
2017	49%	26.4%
2018	49%	26.2%
2019	49%	26%
2020	48.9%	25.8%
2021	49%	25.6%
2022	49.2%	25.3%
2023	49.2%	25%
2024	49%	24.7%
2025	48.7%	24.4%
2026	48.2%	24.1%
2027	47.8%	23.8%
2028	47.5%	23.4%
2029	47.2%	23.1%
2030	47.1%	22.8%
2031	46.9%	22.6%
2032	46.8%	22.3%
2033	46.7%	22.1%
2034	46.5%	21.9%
2035	46.3%	21.7%
2036	46.1%	21.6%
2037	45.8%	21.5%
2038	45.3%	21.4%
2039	44.7%	21.3%
2040	44.1%	21.2%
2041	43.5%	21.1%
2042	42.8%	21%
2043	42.2%	21%
2044	41.5%	20.9%
2045	40.9%	20.8%
2046	40.2%	20.7%
2047	39.6%	20.7%
2048	39%	20.6%
2049	38.4%	20.5%
2050	37.9%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in the Central African Republic was 40.5% in 1960, 45.4% in 1993, and 49% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of the Central African Republic.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in the Central African Republic, excluding migration, has been +2.39% annually. On average, 116,431 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	CAR
1960	31,131
1961	32,383
1962	33,731
1963	35,218
1964	36,878
1965	38,710
1966	40,804
1967	42,979
1968	45,377
1969	47,066
1970	48,690
1971	50,142
1972	51,390
1973	52,525
1974	53,777
1975	55,106
1976	57,725
1977	60,436
1978	63,285
1979	66,104
1980	68,759
1981	71,391
1982	73,330
1983	75,399
1984	77,395
1985	79,266
1986	81,149
1987	83,408
1988	84,654
1989	85,969
1990	87,507
1991	88,688
1992	88,939
1993	89,873
1994	90,943
1995	92,748
1996	93,369
1997	93,378
1998	94,361
1999	96,108
2000	97,468
2001	99,598
2002	100,588
2003	105,540
2004	108,548
2005	113,534
2006	118,882
2007	123,137
2008	128,627
2009	-130,613
2010	130,539
2011	142,913
2012	146,791
2013	140,489
2014	107,448
2015	141,912
2016	142,419
2017	128,461
2018	153,361
2019	68,523
2020	156,911
2021	124,408
2022	-49,456
2023	190,325

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in the Central African Republic was 692 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.69% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -53.6% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	CAR	World
1985	796	460
1986	795	438
1987	803	429
1988	815	414
1989	835	401
1990	866	391
1991	910	395
1992	956	395
1993	997	389
1994	1,053	382
1995	1,123	371
1996	1,191	366
1997	1,270	358
1998	1,346	360
1999	1,411	340
2000	1,490	328
2001	1,504	321
2002	1,496	311
2003	1,487	301
2004	1,450	291
2005	1,389	283
2006	1,337	276
2007	1,271	269
2008	1,234	264
2009	1,272	258
2010	1,230	253
2011	1,131	247
2012	1,092	239
2013	1,092	235
2014	1,034	231
2015	981	228
2016	962	220
2017	1,093	215
2018	881	211
2019	1,650	207
2020	1,296	211
2021	1,127	242
2022	841	203
2023	692	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in the Central African Republic was 92.2 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 9.22% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 165.5 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	CAR	World
1960	28.3%	18.5%
1961	27.8%	18.1%
1962	27.2%	17.8%
1963	26.7%	17.5%
1964	26.1%	17.7%
1965	25.5%	17.5%
1966	24.9%	17.3%
1967	24.3%	17%
1968	23.7%	16.5%
1969	23.2%	15.5%
1970	22.6%	15.2%
1971	22.1%	15.1%
1972	21.7%	14.4%
1973	21.2%	14.1%
1974	20.8%	13.7%
1975	20.4%	13.4%
1976	20%	13%
1977	19.7%	12.5%
1978	19.4%	12.1%
1979	19.1%	11.7%
1980	18.8%	11.4%
1981	18.6%	11%
1982	18.4%	10.8%
1983	18.2%	10.6%
1984	18.1%	10.4%
1985	18%	10.1%
1986	17.9%	9.81%
1987	17.9%	9.47%
1988	17.8%	9.31%
1989	17.8%	9.02%
1990	17.8%	8.81%
1991	17.7%	8.66%
1992	17.7%	8.46%
1993	17.6%	8.19%
1994	17.5%	7.98%
1995	17.5%	7.76%
1996	17.3%	7.52%
1997	17.2%	7.28%
1998	17%	7.05%
1999	16.8%	6.76%
2000	16.6%	6.48%
2001	16.3%	6.21%
2002	15.9%	5.94%
2003	15.6%	5.65%
2004	15.2%	5.43%
2005	14.8%	5.16%
2006	14.4%	4.92%
2007	14%	4.7%
2008	13.6%	4.5%
2009	47.9%	4.31%
2010	14.9%	4.11%
2011	12.5%	3.97%
2012	12.2%	3.77%
2013	13.4%	3.61%
2014	18.3%	3.48%
2015	11.4%	3.35%
2016	12.6%	3.23%
2017	15.2%	3.11%
2018	12%	2.97%
2019	24.3%	2.86%
2020	12.3%	2.75%
2021	17.1%	2.66%
2022	38.7%	2.59%
2023	9.22%	2.49%