Fertility & birth rates in Central African Republic and France

Fertility rate in Central African Republic vs France 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 1.66 in France in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check the Central African Republic vs France 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	France
1960	5.95	2.85
1961	5.96	2.87
1962	5.97	2.89
1963	5.99	2.89
1964	6.01	2.87
1965	6.03	2.84
1966	6.06	2.8
1967	6.08	2.75
1968	6.1	2.69
1969	6.06	2.62
1970	6.03	2.55
1971	5.99	2.47
1972	5.96	2.38
1973	5.93	2.28
1974	5.9	2.18
1975	5.88	2.09
1976	5.94	2.01
1977	5.99	1.94
1978	6.04	1.89
1979	6.09	1.87
1980	6.13	1.85
1981	6.17	1.85
1982	6.16	1.86
1983	6.15	1.86
1984	6.14	1.86
1985	6.12	1.86
1986	6.11	1.85
1987	6.12	1.83
1988	6.1	1.81
1989	6.07	1.79
1990	6.05	1.77
1991	6.03	1.75
1992	5.96	1.74
1993	5.93	1.73
1994	5.92	1.73
1995	5.94	1.74
1996	5.96	1.75
1997	5.92	1.77
1998	5.89	1.78
1999	5.88	1.81
2000	5.85	1.89
2001	5.81	1.9
2002	5.79	1.88
2003	5.8	1.89
2004	5.78	1.92
2005	5.81	1.94
2006	5.84	2
2007	5.87	1.98
2008	5.9	2.01
2009	5.94	2
2010	5.96	2.03
2011	6.01	2.01
2012	6.05	2.01
2013	6.08	1.99
2014	6.1	2
2015	6.13	1.96
2016	6.13	1.92
2017	6.13	1.89
2018	6.11	1.87
2019	6.09	1.86
2020	6.06	1.83
2021	6.05	1.84
2022	6.02	1.79
2023	6.01	1.66
2024	5.95	1.66
2025	5.81	1.66
2026	5.69	1.66
2027	5.58	1.66
2028	5.47	1.66
2029	5.36	1.66
2030	5.25	1.66
2031	5.14	1.66
2032	5.04	1.66
2033	4.91	1.66
2034	4.78	1.66
2035	4.67	1.66
2036	4.56	1.66
2037	4.46	1.67
2038	4.35	1.66
2039	4.26	1.66
2040	4.15	1.66
2041	4.03	1.67
2042	3.94	1.67
2043	3.86	1.67
2044	3.78	1.67
2045	3.7	1.67
2046	3.63	1.67
2047	3.56	1.67
2048	3.49	1.67
2049	3.43	1.67
2050	3.36	1.67

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	CAR	France
1960	40.5%	26.5%
1961	40.8%	26.5%
1962	41.1%	26.2%
1963	41.4%	26%
1964	41.6%	25.8%
1965	41.7%	25.6%
1966	41.7%	25.4%
1967	41.8%	25.3%
1968	41.9%	25.1%
1969	41.9%	25%
1970	42.1%	24.8%
1971	42.2%	24.7%
1972	42.4%	24.6%
1973	42.6%	24.4%
1974	42.7%	24.2%
1975	42.9%	23.9%
1976	42.9%	23.6%
1977	42.8%	23.3%
1978	42.8%	23%
1979	42.8%	22.7%
1980	42.8%	22.4%
1981	42.8%	22.1%
1982	42.9%	21.9%
1983	43%	21.7%
1984	43%	21.5%
1985	43.2%	21.3%
1986	43.3%	21%
1987	43.5%	20.7%
1988	43.8%	20.5%
1989	44.1%	20.3%
1990	44.5%	20.1%
1991	44.9%	20.1%
1992	45.2%	20%
1993	45.4%	19.9%
1994	45.5%	19.7%
1995	45.6%	19.5%
1996	45.7%	19.3%
1997	45.7%	19.1%
1998	45.7%	19%
1999	45.6%	19%
2000	45.5%	18.9%
2001	45.4%	18.9%
2002	45.3%	18.8%
2003	45.2%	18.7%
2004	45.1%	18.6%
2005	45.1%	18.5%
2006	45.1%	18.5%
2007	45.3%	18.4%
2008	45.4%	18.5%
2009	45.6%	18.5%
2010	45.9%	18.5%
2011	46.3%	18.5%
2012	46.9%	18.5%
2013	47.6%	18.4%
2014	48.5%	18.3%
2015	49%	18.2%
2016	49%	18.1%
2017	49%	17.9%
2018	49%	17.8%
2019	49%	17.6%
2020	48.9%	17.4%
2021	49%	17.2%
2022	49.2%	17%
2023	49.2%	16.8%
2024	49%	16.5%
2025	48.7%	16.2%
2026	48.2%	16%
2027	47.8%	15.7%
2028	47.5%	15.5%
2029	47.2%	15.3%
2030	47.1%	15.1%
2031	46.9%	15%
2032	46.8%	14.8%
2033	46.7%	14.8%
2034	46.5%	14.7%
2035	46.3%	14.7%
2036	46.1%	14.7%
2037	45.8%	14.7%
2038	45.3%	14.7%
2039	44.7%	14.8%
2040	44.1%	14.9%
2041	43.5%	15%
2042	42.8%	15.1%
2043	42.2%	15.2%
2044	41.5%	15.3%
2045	40.9%	15.4%
2046	40.2%	15.5%
2047	39.6%	15.5%
2048	39%	15.5%
2049	38.4%	15.6%
2050	37.9%	15.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 49% of the population in the Central African Republic and 16.5% in France in 2024, compared to 44.5% and 20.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Central African Republic and France compared.

Natural population change in Central African Republic vs France by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.39% in the Central African Republic and +0.2% in France. 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	France
1960	31,131	346,115
1961	32,383	354,504
1962	33,731	358,082
1963	35,218	361,694
1964	36,878	360,631
1965	38,710	354,132
1966	40,804	352,181
1967	42,979	339,843
1968	45,377	337,346
1969	47,066	329,831
1970	48,690	322,444
1971	50,142	309,747
1972	51,390	296,589
1973	52,525	282,979
1974	53,777	268,733
1975	55,106	248,413
1976	57,725	227,776
1977	60,436	217,946
1978	63,285	213,462
1979	66,104	208,923
1980	68,759	210,042
1981	71,391	222,414
1982	73,330	234,389
1983	75,399	235,655
1984	77,395	248,086
1985	79,266	249,328
1986	81,149	250,606
1987	83,408	251,971
1988	84,654	247,672
1989	85,969	243,361
1990	87,507	238,870
1991	88,688	234,216
1992	88,939	229,502
1993	89,873	224,592
1994	90,943	201,704
1995	92,748	220,303
1996	93,369	221,092
1997	93,378	215,885
1998	94,361	222,705
1999	96,108	229,907
2000	97,468	268,042
2001	99,598	263,867
2002	100,588	253,430
2003	105,540	230,325
2004	108,548	282,185
2005	113,534	271,677
2006	118,882	305,387
2007	123,137	288,076
2008	128,627	283,250
2009	-130,613	278,238
2010	130,539	286,116
2011	142,913	280,966
2012	146,791	256,065
2013	140,489	244,192
2014	107,448	265,248
2015	141,912	206,300
2016	142,419	193,500
2017	128,461	160,604
2018	153,361	147,749
2019	68,523	141,503
2020	156,911	67,602
2021	124,408	74,627
2022	-49,456	54,452
2023	190,325	47,802

Maternal mortality chart: Central African Republic vs France

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 7 deaths in France.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	CAR	France
1985	796	20
1986	795	20
1987	803	19
1988	815	19
1989	835	19
1990	866	18
1991	910	18
1992	956	17
1993	997	16
1994	1,053	15
1995	1,123	15
1996	1,191	13
1997	1,270	11
1998	1,346	10
1999	1,411	10
2000	1,490	9
2001	1,504	9
2002	1,496	9
2003	1,487	9
2004	1,450	9
2005	1,389	9
2006	1,337	9
2007	1,271	9
2008	1,234	10
2009	1,272	10
2010	1,230	9
2011	1,131	9
2012	1,092	9
2013	1,092	9
2014	1,034	9
2015	981	9
2016	962	9
2017	1,093	8
2018	881	9
2019	1,650	8
2020	1,296	9
2021	1,127	9
2022	841	9
2023	692	7

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 0.43% in France. 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	France
1960	28.3%	2.85%
1961	27.8%	2.7%
1962	27.2%	2.57%
1963	26.7%	2.45%
1964	26.1%	2.34%
1965	25.5%	2.24%
1966	24.9%	2.14%
1967	24.3%	2.06%
1968	23.7%	1.99%
1969	23.2%	1.91%
1970	22.6%	1.82%
1971	22.1%	1.74%
1972	21.7%	1.66%
1973	21.2%	1.6%
1974	20.8%	1.54%
1975	20.4%	1.49%
1976	20%	1.44%
1977	19.7%	1.39%
1978	19.4%	1.34%
1979	19.1%	1.28%
1980	18.8%	1.24%
1981	18.6%	1.19%
1982	18.4%	1.15%
1983	18.2%	1.11%
1984	18.1%	1.07%
1985	18%	1.04%
1986	17.9%	1.01%
1987	17.9%	0.98%
1988	17.8%	0.96%
1989	17.8%	0.93%
1990	17.8%	0.9%
1991	17.7%	0.86%
1992	17.7%	0.81%
1993	17.6%	0.75%
1994	17.5%	0.7%
1995	17.5%	0.65%
1996	17.3%	0.61%
1997	17.2%	0.58%
1998	17%	0.57%
1999	16.8%	0.55%
2000	16.6%	0.54%
2001	16.3%	0.52%
2002	15.9%	0.51%
2003	15.6%	0.49%
2004	15.2%	0.48%
2005	14.8%	0.46%
2006	14.4%	0.45%
2007	14%	0.44%
2008	13.6%	0.44%
2009	47.9%	0.43%
2010	14.9%	0.42%
2011	12.5%	0.42%
2012	12.2%	0.41%
2013	13.4%	0.41%
2014	18.3%	0.41%
2015	11.4%	0.42%
2016	12.6%	0.42%
2017	15.2%	0.42%
2018	12%	0.42%
2019	24.3%	0.42%
2020	12.3%	0.42%
2021	17.1%	0.43%
2022	38.7%	0.43%
2023	9.22%	0.43%