Fertility & birth rates in Central African Republic and Costa Rica

Fertility rate in Central African Republic vs Costa Rica chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in the Central African Republic was 6.01 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.33 in Costa Rica in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	CAR	Costa Rica
1960	5.95	6.71
1961	5.96	6.65
1962	5.97	6.54
1963	5.99	6.39
1964	6.01	6.19
1965	6.03	5.96
1966	6.06	5.7
1967	6.08	5.42
1968	6.1	5.03
1969	6.06	4.84
1970	6.03	4.59
1971	5.99	4.36
1972	5.96	4.16
1973	5.93	3.99
1974	5.9	3.89
1975	5.88	3.8
1976	5.94	3.75
1977	5.99	3.7
1978	6.04	3.66
1979	6.09	3.65
1980	6.13	3.58
1981	6.17	3.56
1982	6.16	3.54
1983	6.15	3.53
1984	6.14	3.52
1985	6.12	3.51
1986	6.11	3.45
1987	6.12	3.38
1988	6.1	3.31
1989	6.07	3.24
1990	6.05	3.17
1991	6.03	3.08
1992	5.96	3
1993	5.93	2.93
1994	5.92	2.86
1995	5.94	2.78
1996	5.96	2.68
1997	5.92	2.59
1998	5.89	2.53
1999	5.88	2.48
2000	5.85	2.41
2001	5.81	2.31
2002	5.79	2.16
2003	5.8	2.08
2004	5.78	2.03
2005	5.81	2.04
2006	5.84	1.94
2007	5.87	1.95
2008	5.9	1.98
2009	5.94	1.95
2010	5.96	1.83
2011	6.01	1.88
2012	6.05	1.85
2013	6.08	1.78
2014	6.1	1.8
2015	6.13	1.8
2016	6.13	1.75
2017	6.13	1.71
2018	6.11	1.71
2019	6.09	1.6
2020	6.06	1.45
2021	6.05	1.35
2022	6.02	1.34
2023	6.01	1.33
2024	5.95	1.32
2025	5.81	1.31
2026	5.69	1.31
2027	5.58	1.31
2028	5.47	1.3
2029	5.36	1.31
2030	5.25	1.31
2031	5.14	1.31
2032	5.04	1.32
2033	4.91	1.32
2034	4.78	1.32
2035	4.67	1.33
2036	4.56	1.33
2037	4.46	1.34
2038	4.35	1.34
2039	4.26	1.35
2040	4.15	1.35
2041	4.03	1.35
2042	3.94	1.36
2043	3.86	1.36
2044	3.78	1.37
2045	3.7	1.37
2046	3.63	1.37
2047	3.56	1.38
2048	3.49	1.38
2049	3.43	1.38
2050	3.36	1.38

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	CAR	Costa Rica
1960	40.5%	46.4%
1961	40.8%	46.6%
1962	41.1%	46.7%
1963	41.4%	46.7%
1964	41.6%	46.6%
1965	41.7%	46.5%
1966	41.7%	46.3%
1967	41.8%	45.9%
1968	41.9%	45.5%
1969	41.9%	45%
1970	42.1%	44.4%
1971	42.2%	43.8%
1972	42.4%	43.1%
1973	42.6%	42.3%
1974	42.7%	41.5%
1975	42.9%	40.8%
1976	42.9%	40%
1977	42.8%	39.2%
1978	42.8%	38.6%
1979	42.8%	38%
1980	42.8%	37.5%
1981	42.8%	37.1%
1982	42.9%	36.7%
1983	43%	36.5%
1984	43%	36.4%
1985	43.2%	36.3%
1986	43.3%	36.3%
1987	43.5%	36.2%
1988	43.8%	36.2%
1989	44.1%	36.1%
1990	44.5%	36%
1991	44.9%	35.7%
1992	45.2%	35.4%
1993	45.4%	35%
1994	45.5%	34.6%
1995	45.6%	34.1%
1996	45.7%	33.6%
1997	45.7%	33%
1998	45.7%	32.4%
1999	45.6%	31.8%
2000	45.5%	31.1%
2001	45.4%	30.5%
2002	45.3%	29.8%
2003	45.2%	29.1%
2004	45.1%	28.4%
2005	45.1%	27.7%
2006	45.1%	27.1%
2007	45.3%	26.5%
2008	45.4%	25.9%
2009	45.6%	25.4%
2010	45.9%	24.9%
2011	46.3%	24.3%
2012	46.9%	23.9%
2013	47.6%	23.4%
2014	48.5%	23%
2015	49%	22.5%
2016	49%	22.1%
2017	49%	21.8%
2018	49%	21.4%
2019	49%	21.1%
2020	48.9%	20.7%
2021	49%	20.3%
2022	49.2%	19.8%
2023	49.2%	19.3%
2024	49%	18.8%
2025	48.7%	18.3%
2026	48.2%	17.8%
2027	47.8%	17.3%
2028	47.5%	16.9%
2029	47.2%	16.4%
2030	47.1%	16%
2031	46.9%	15.5%
2032	46.8%	15.1%
2033	46.7%	14.7%
2034	46.5%	14.4%
2035	46.3%	14.1%
2036	46.1%	13.9%
2037	45.8%	13.8%
2038	45.3%	13.7%
2039	44.7%	13.6%
2040	44.1%	13.5%
2041	43.5%	13.4%
2042	42.8%	13.3%
2043	42.2%	13.2%
2044	41.5%	13.2%
2045	40.9%	13.1%
2046	40.2%	13%
2047	39.6%	12.9%
2048	39%	12.8%
2049	38.4%	12.7%
2050	37.9%	12.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 49% of the population in the Central African Republic and 18.8% in Costa Rica in 2024, compared to 44.5% and 36% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Central African Republic and Costa Rica compared.

Natural population change in Central African Republic vs Costa Rica by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.39% in the Central African Republic and +0.74% in Costa Rica. 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
	CAR	Costa Rica
1960	31,131	48,857
1961	32,383	50,149
1962	33,731	51,046
1963	35,218	51,403
1964	36,878	51,435
1965	38,710	51,196
1966	40,804	50,755
1967	42,979	50,193
1968	45,377	48,361
1969	47,066	48,790
1970	48,690	48,398
1971	50,142	48,341
1972	51,390	48,417
1973	52,525	48,943
1974	53,777	50,349
1975	55,106	51,979
1976	57,725	54,019
1977	60,436	56,122
1978	63,285	58,327
1979	66,104	60,984
1980	68,759	62,561
1981	71,391	64,632
1982	73,330	66,826
1983	75,399	68,972
1984	77,395	71,062
1985	79,266	72,776
1986	81,149	73,211
1987	83,408	73,188
1988	84,654	72,944
1989	85,969	72,327
1990	87,507	71,727
1991	88,688	70,506
1992	88,939	69,830
1993	89,873	69,016
1994	90,943	68,336
1995	92,748	67,585
1996	93,369	66,094
1997	93,378	64,954
1998	94,361	64,788
1999	96,108	64,922
2000	97,468	64,268
2001	99,598	62,199
2002	100,588	58,388
2003	105,540	56,743
2004	108,548	55,769
2005	113,534	57,139
2006	118,882	54,177
2007	123,137	55,244
2008	128,627	56,491
2009	-130,613	55,757
2010	130,539	50,803
2011	142,913	52,884
2012	146,791	52,036
2013	140,489	49,227
2014	107,448	49,559
2015	141,912	49,077
2016	142,419	45,565
2017	128,461	43,471
2018	153,361	42,469
2019	68,523	37,682
2020	156,911	29,164
2021	124,408	20,119
2022	-49,456	21,409
2023	190,325	24,109

Maternal mortality chart: Central African Republic vs Costa Rica

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 692 deaths per 100,000 live births in the Central African Republic, compared to 24 deaths in Costa Rica.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	CAR	Costa Rica
1985	796	43
1986	795	42
1987	803	41
1988	815	40
1989	835	40
1990	866	40
1991	910	39
1992	956	39
1993	997	39
1994	1,053	39
1995	1,123	39
1996	1,191	39
1997	1,270	38
1998	1,346	37
1999	1,411	36
2000	1,490	36
2001	1,504	35
2002	1,496	34
2003	1,487	33
2004	1,450	33
2005	1,389	31
2006	1,337	30
2007	1,271	30
2008	1,234	30
2009	1,272	29
2010	1,230	29
2011	1,131	28
2012	1,092	27
2013	1,092	27
2014	1,034	27
2015	981	26
2016	962	27
2017	1,093	27
2018	881	28
2019	1,650	26
2020	1,296	34
2021	1,127	44
2022	841	27
2023	692	24

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 9.22% in the Central African Republic and 1.05% in Costa Rica. 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
	CAR	Costa Rica
1960	28.3%	9.62%
1961	27.8%	9.36%
1962	27.2%	9.27%
1963	26.7%	9.25%
1964	26.1%	9.18%
1965	25.5%	9.02%
1966	24.9%	8.78%
1967	24.3%	8.49%
1968	23.7%	8.17%
1969	23.2%	7.85%
1970	22.6%	7.48%
1971	22.1%	7.02%
1972	21.7%	6.45%
1973	21.2%	5.82%
1974	20.8%	5.17%
1975	20.4%	4.54%
1976	20%	3.93%
1977	19.7%	3.39%
1978	19.4%	2.96%
1979	19.1%	2.65%
1980	18.8%	2.45%
1981	18.6%	2.33%
1982	18.4%	2.29%
1983	18.2%	2.27%
1984	18.1%	2.25%
1985	18%	2.2%
1986	17.9%	2.12%
1987	17.9%	2.01%
1988	17.8%	1.89%
1989	17.8%	1.78%
1990	17.8%	1.69%
1991	17.7%	1.62%
1992	17.7%	1.57%
1993	17.6%	1.53%
1994	17.5%	1.51%
1995	17.5%	1.49%
1996	17.3%	1.47%
1997	17.2%	1.45%
1998	17%	1.41%
1999	16.8%	1.36%
2000	16.6%	1.31%
2001	16.3%	1.26%
2002	15.9%	1.22%
2003	15.6%	1.18%
2004	15.2%	1.15%
2005	14.8%	1.13%
2006	14.4%	1.12%
2007	14%	1.11%
2008	13.6%	1.09%
2009	47.9%	1.07%
2010	14.9%	1.05%
2011	12.5%	1.02%
2012	12.2%	0.98%
2013	13.4%	0.95%
2014	18.3%	0.92%
2015	11.4%	0.9%
2016	12.6%	0.89%
2017	15.2%	0.89%
2018	12%	0.89%
2019	24.3%	0.91%
2020	12.3%	0.94%
2021	17.1%	0.97%
2022	38.7%	1.01%
2023	9.22%	1.05%