Fertility & birth rates in Central African Republic and Finland

Fertility rate in Central African Republic vs Finland 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 1.26 in Finland in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check the Central African Republic vs Finland 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	Finland
1960	5.95	2.72
1961	5.96	2.72
1962	5.97	2.68
1963	5.99	2.68
1964	6.01	2.59
1965	6.03	2.48
1966	6.06	2.41
1967	6.08	2.32
1968	6.1	2.14
1969	6.06	1.93
1970	6.03	1.83
1971	5.99	1.68
1972	5.96	1.58
1973	5.93	1.49
1974	5.9	1.61
1975	5.88	1.68
1976	5.94	1.7
1977	5.99	1.68
1978	6.04	1.64
1979	6.09	1.64
1980	6.13	1.63
1981	6.17	1.64
1982	6.16	1.71
1983	6.15	1.74
1984	6.14	1.69
1985	6.12	1.64
1986	6.11	1.6
1987	6.12	1.59
1988	6.1	1.69
1989	6.07	1.71
1990	6.05	1.78
1991	6.03	1.79
1992	5.96	1.85
1993	5.93	1.81
1994	5.92	1.85
1995	5.94	1.81
1996	5.96	1.78
1997	5.92	1.75
1998	5.89	1.7
1999	5.88	1.73
2000	5.85	1.73
2001	5.81	1.73
2002	5.79	1.72
2003	5.8	1.76
2004	5.78	1.8
2005	5.81	1.8
2006	5.84	1.84
2007	5.87	1.83
2008	5.9	1.85
2009	5.94	1.86
2010	5.96	1.87
2011	6.01	1.83
2012	6.05	1.8
2013	6.08	1.75
2014	6.1	1.71
2015	6.13	1.65
2016	6.13	1.57
2017	6.13	1.49
2018	6.11	1.41
2019	6.09	1.35
2020	6.06	1.37
2021	6.05	1.46
2022	6.02	1.32
2023	6.01	1.26
2024	5.95	1.27
2025	5.81	1.28
2026	5.69	1.28
2027	5.58	1.29
2028	5.47	1.3
2029	5.36	1.3
2030	5.25	1.31
2031	5.14	1.31
2032	5.04	1.32
2033	4.91	1.32
2034	4.78	1.33
2035	4.67	1.34
2036	4.56	1.34
2037	4.46	1.35
2038	4.35	1.35
2039	4.26	1.35
2040	4.15	1.36
2041	4.03	1.36
2042	3.94	1.37
2043	3.86	1.37
2044	3.78	1.37
2045	3.7	1.37
2046	3.63	1.38
2047	3.56	1.38
2048	3.49	1.39
2049	3.43	1.39
2050	3.36	1.39

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	CAR	Finland
1960	40.5%	30.4%
1961	40.8%	29.8%
1962	41.1%	29.1%
1963	41.4%	28.4%
1964	41.6%	27.7%
1965	41.7%	27.1%
1966	41.7%	26.6%
1967	41.8%	26.2%
1968	41.9%	25.7%
1969	41.9%	25.2%
1970	42.1%	24.6%
1971	42.2%	24%
1972	42.4%	23.4%
1973	42.6%	22.9%
1974	42.7%	22.4%
1975	42.9%	22%
1976	42.9%	21.7%
1977	42.8%	21.3%
1978	42.8%	21%
1979	42.8%	20.6%
1980	42.8%	20.3%
1981	42.8%	20%
1982	42.9%	19.8%
1983	43%	19.6%
1984	43%	19.5%
1985	43.2%	19.4%
1986	43.3%	19.3%
1987	43.5%	19.3%
1988	43.8%	19.3%
1989	44.1%	19.4%
1990	44.5%	19.3%
1991	44.9%	19.2%
1992	45.2%	19.2%
1993	45.4%	19.1%
1994	45.5%	19.1%
1995	45.6%	19%
1996	45.7%	18.9%
1997	45.7%	18.8%
1998	45.7%	18.6%
1999	45.6%	18.3%
2000	45.5%	18.2%
2001	45.4%	18%
2002	45.3%	17.9%
2003	45.2%	17.7%
2004	45.1%	17.5%
2005	45.1%	17.4%
2006	45.1%	17.2%
2007	45.3%	17%
2008	45.4%	16.8%
2009	45.6%	16.7%
2010	45.9%	16.6%
2011	46.3%	16.5%
2012	46.9%	16.4%
2013	47.6%	16.4%
2014	48.5%	16.4%
2015	49%	16.4%
2016	49%	16.3%
2017	49%	16.2%
2018	49%	16.1%
2019	49%	15.9%
2020	48.9%	15.7%
2021	49%	15.5%
2022	49.2%	15.2%
2023	49.2%	14.9%
2024	49%	14.6%
2025	48.7%	14.3%
2026	48.2%	14%
2027	47.8%	13.7%
2028	47.5%	13.4%
2029	47.2%	13.2%
2030	47.1%	12.9%
2031	46.9%	12.7%
2032	46.8%	12.6%
2033	46.7%	12.5%
2034	46.5%	12.4%
2035	46.3%	12.4%
2036	46.1%	12.4%
2037	45.8%	12.4%
2038	45.3%	12.4%
2039	44.7%	12.5%
2040	44.1%	12.5%
2041	43.5%	12.6%
2042	42.8%	12.7%
2043	42.2%	12.7%
2044	41.5%	12.8%
2045	40.9%	12.9%
2046	40.2%	13%
2047	39.6%	13%
2048	39%	13.1%
2049	38.4%	13.1%
2050	37.9%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 49% of the population in the Central African Republic and 14.6% in Finland in 2024, compared to 44.5% and 19.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Central African Republic and Finland compared.

Natural population change in Central African Republic vs Finland by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.39% in the Central African Republic and -0.12% in Finland. 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	Finland
1960	31,131	42,082
1961	32,383	41,487
1962	33,731	38,627
1963	35,218	40,258
1964	36,878	38,208
1965	38,710	33,771
1966	40,804	34,356
1967	42,979	33,622
1968	45,377	28,684
1969	47,066	21,732
1970	48,690	20,268
1971	50,142	15,220
1972	51,390	14,847
1973	52,525	13,532
1974	53,777	17,824
1975	55,106	21,673
1976	57,725	21,738
1977	60,436	21,799
1978	63,285	20,436
1979	66,104	19,535
1980	68,759	18,640
1981	71,391	18,720
1982	73,330	22,686
1983	75,399	21,851
1984	77,395	20,015
1985	79,266	14,707
1986	81,149	13,279
1987	83,408	11,837
1988	84,654	14,344
1989	85,969	14,396
1990	87,507	15,458
1991	88,688	16,044
1992	88,939	16,639
1993	89,873	13,679
1994	90,943	17,300
1995	92,748	13,791
1996	93,369	11,274
1997	93,378	9,766
1998	94,361	7,730
1999	96,108	7,748
2000	97,468	7,765
2001	99,598	7,263
2002	100,588	6,241
2003	105,540	7,819
2004	108,548	9,933
2005	113,534	9,968
2006	118,882	11,059
2007	123,137	9,519
2008	128,627	10,627
2009	-130,613	10,678
2010	130,539	10,191
2011	142,913	9,160
2012	146,791	7,579
2013	140,489	6,527
2014	107,448	4,915
2015	141,912	2,740
2016	142,419	-1,099
2017	128,461	-3,856
2018	153,361	-7,170
2019	68,523	-8,282
2020	156,911	-8,847
2021	124,408	-7,757
2022	-49,456	-18,335
2023	190,325	-17,869

Maternal mortality chart: Central African Republic vs Finland

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 8 deaths in Finland.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	CAR	Finland
1985	796	7
1986	795	8
1987	803	7
1988	815	8
1989	835	8
1990	866	8
1991	910	8
1992	956	8
1993	997	7
1994	1,053	7
1995	1,123	7
1996	1,191	7
1997	1,270	7
1998	1,346	7
1999	1,411	7
2000	1,490	7
2001	1,504	7
2002	1,496	7
2003	1,487	7
2004	1,450	7
2005	1,389	8
2006	1,337	7
2007	1,271	7
2008	1,234	7
2009	1,272	8
2010	1,230	8
2011	1,131	7
2012	1,092	8
2013	1,092	8
2014	1,034	7
2015	981	7
2016	962	7
2017	1,093	8
2018	881	8
2019	1,650	8
2020	1,296	9
2021	1,127	8
2022	841	8
2023	692	8

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 0.23% in Finland. 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	Finland
1960	28.3%	2.68%
1961	27.8%	2.53%
1962	27.2%	2.38%
1963	26.7%	2.25%
1964	26.1%	2.13%
1965	25.5%	2.02%
1966	24.9%	1.92%
1967	24.3%	1.84%
1968	23.7%	1.76%
1969	23.2%	1.68%
1970	22.6%	1.61%
1971	22.1%	1.54%
1972	21.7%	1.46%
1973	21.2%	1.39%
1974	20.8%	1.31%
1975	20.4%	1.23%
1976	20%	1.14%
1977	19.7%	1.06%
1978	19.4%	0.99%
1979	19.1%	0.92%
1980	18.8%	0.87%
1981	18.6%	0.82%
1982	18.4%	0.79%
1983	18.2%	0.76%
1984	18.1%	0.75%
1985	18%	0.73%
1986	17.9%	0.73%
1987	17.9%	0.72%
1988	17.8%	0.71%
1989	17.8%	0.69%
1990	17.8%	0.67%
1991	17.7%	0.64%
1992	17.7%	0.61%
1993	17.6%	0.58%
1994	17.5%	0.55%
1995	17.5%	0.52%
1996	17.3%	0.49%
1997	17.2%	0.47%
1998	17%	0.46%
1999	16.8%	0.44%
2000	16.6%	0.43%
2001	16.3%	0.42%
2002	15.9%	0.41%
2003	15.6%	0.4%
2004	15.2%	0.39%
2005	14.8%	0.37%
2006	14.4%	0.36%
2007	14%	0.35%
2008	13.6%	0.33%
2009	47.9%	0.32%
2010	14.9%	0.3%
2011	12.5%	0.29%
2012	12.2%	0.28%
2013	13.4%	0.26%
2014	18.3%	0.26%
2015	11.4%	0.25%
2016	12.6%	0.24%
2017	15.2%	0.24%
2018	12%	0.24%
2019	24.3%	0.23%
2020	12.3%	0.23%
2021	17.1%	0.23%
2022	38.7%	0.23%
2023	9.22%	0.23%