Fertility & birth rates in Central African Republic and New Zealand

Fertility rate in Central African Republic vs New Zealand 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 1.56 in New Zealand in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check the Central African Republic vs New Zealand 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	New Zealand
1960	5.95	4.24
1961	5.96	4.31
1962	5.97	4.19
1963	5.99	4.05
1964	6.01	3.8
1965	6.03	3.54
1966	6.06	3.41
1967	6.08	3.35
1968	6.1	3.34
1969	6.06	3.28
1970	6.03	3.17
1971	5.99	3.18
1972	5.96	3
1973	5.93	2.76
1974	5.9	2.58
1975	5.88	2.37
1976	5.94	2.27
1977	5.99	2.21
1978	6.04	2.07
1979	6.09	2.12
1980	6.13	2.03
1981	6.17	2.01
1982	6.16	1.95
1983	6.15	1.92
1984	6.14	1.93
1985	6.12	1.93
1986	6.11	1.96
1987	6.12	2.03
1988	6.1	2.1
1989	6.07	2.12
1990	6.05	2.18
1991	6.03	2.09
1992	5.96	2.06
1993	5.93	2.04
1994	5.92	1.98
1995	5.94	1.98
1996	5.96	1.96
1997	5.92	1.96
1998	5.89	1.89
1999	5.88	1.97
2000	5.85	1.98
2001	5.81	1.97
2002	5.79	1.89
2003	5.8	1.93
2004	5.78	1.98
2005	5.81	1.97
2006	5.84	2.01
2007	5.87	2.18
2008	5.9	2.19
2009	5.94	2.13
2010	5.96	2.17
2011	6.01	2.09
2012	6.05	2.1
2013	6.08	2.01
2014	6.1	1.92
2015	6.13	1.99
2016	6.13	1.87
2017	6.13	1.81
2018	6.11	1.71
2019	6.09	1.72
2020	6.06	1.61
2021	6.05	1.64
2022	6.02	1.66
2023	6.01	1.56
2024	5.95	1.55
2025	5.81	1.54
2026	5.69	1.53
2027	5.58	1.53
2028	5.47	1.52
2029	5.36	1.52
2030	5.25	1.52
2031	5.14	1.52
2032	5.04	1.52
2033	4.91	1.51
2034	4.78	1.51
2035	4.67	1.51
2036	4.56	1.51
2037	4.46	1.51
2038	4.35	1.51
2039	4.26	1.51
2040	4.15	1.51
2041	4.03	1.51
2042	3.94	1.51
2043	3.86	1.51
2044	3.78	1.51
2045	3.7	1.51
2046	3.63	1.51
2047	3.56	1.51
2048	3.49	1.51
2049	3.43	1.51
2050	3.36	1.51

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	CAR	New Zealand
1960	40.5%	32.8%
1961	40.8%	33%
1962	41.1%	33%
1963	41.4%	32.9%
1964	41.6%	32.9%
1965	41.7%	32.7%
1966	41.7%	32.6%
1967	41.8%	32.5%
1968	41.9%	32.3%
1969	41.9%	32.2%
1970	42.1%	31.9%
1971	42.2%	31.7%
1972	42.4%	31.4%
1973	42.6%	31%
1974	42.7%	30.5%
1975	42.9%	30.1%
1976	42.9%	29.6%
1977	42.8%	29%
1978	42.8%	28.4%
1979	42.8%	27.8%
1980	42.8%	27.2%
1981	42.8%	26.7%
1982	42.9%	26.2%
1983	43%	25.6%
1984	43%	25.1%
1985	43.2%	24.6%
1986	43.3%	24.2%
1987	43.5%	23.8%
1988	43.8%	23.5%
1989	44.1%	23.3%
1990	44.5%	23.3%
1991	44.9%	23.2%
1992	45.2%	23.1%
1993	45.4%	23.1%
1994	45.5%	23.1%
1995	45.6%	23.1%
1996	45.7%	23%
1997	45.7%	23%
1998	45.7%	23%
1999	45.6%	22.9%
2000	45.5%	22.8%
2001	45.4%	22.6%
2002	45.3%	22.4%
2003	45.2%	22.1%
2004	45.1%	21.8%
2005	45.1%	21.5%
2006	45.1%	21.3%
2007	45.3%	21.1%
2008	45.4%	21%
2009	45.6%	20.9%
2010	45.9%	20.9%
2011	46.3%	20.8%
2012	46.9%	20.6%
2013	47.6%	20.4%
2014	48.5%	20.2%
2015	49%	19.9%
2016	49%	19.6%
2017	49%	19.5%
2018	49%	19.3%
2019	49%	19.2%
2020	48.9%	19%
2021	49%	18.9%
2022	49.2%	18.6%
2023	49.2%	18.4%
2024	49%	18.1%
2025	48.7%	17.9%
2026	48.2%	17.6%
2027	47.8%	17.4%
2028	47.5%	17.2%
2029	47.2%	17%
2030	47.1%	16.8%
2031	46.9%	16.6%
2032	46.8%	16.4%
2033	46.7%	16.3%
2034	46.5%	16.1%
2035	46.3%	16%
2036	46.1%	15.9%
2037	45.8%	15.8%
2038	45.3%	15.7%
2039	44.7%	15.6%
2040	44.1%	15.5%
2041	43.5%	15.4%
2042	42.8%	15.4%
2043	42.2%	15.4%
2044	41.5%	15.3%
2045	40.9%	15.3%
2046	40.2%	15.3%
2047	39.6%	15.3%
2048	39%	15.3%
2049	38.4%	15.2%
2050	37.9%	15.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 49% of the population in the Central African Republic and 18.1% in New Zealand in 2024, compared to 44.5% and 23.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Central African Republic and New Zealand compared.

Natural population change in Central African Republic vs New Zealand by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.39% in the Central African Republic and +0.51% in New Zealand. 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	New Zealand
1960	31,131	41,791
1961	32,383	43,482
1962	33,731	42,865
1963	35,218	42,027
1964	36,878	39,375
1965	38,710	36,982
1966	40,804	36,151
1967	42,979	37,974
1968	45,377	37,594
1969	47,066	38,098
1970	48,690	37,101
1971	50,142	40,000
1972	51,390	38,244
1973	52,525	35,239
1974	53,777	33,896
1975	55,106	31,355
1976	57,725	29,456
1977	60,436	28,020
1978	63,285	26,156
1979	66,104	26,675
1980	68,759	23,658
1981	71,391	25,374
1982	73,330	24,207
1983	75,399	24,315
1984	77,395	26,043
1985	79,266	24,126
1986	81,149	25,549
1987	83,408	27,603
1988	84,654	29,846
1989	85,969	30,749
1990	87,507	33,298
1991	88,688	33,518
1992	88,939	32,067
1993	89,873	31,685
1994	90,943	30,372
1995	92,748	29,828
1996	93,369	28,997
1997	93,378	30,137
1998	94,361	29,146
1999	96,108	28,916
2000	97,468	29,897
2001	99,598	27,939
2002	100,588	25,941
2003	105,540	28,150
2004	108,548	29,634
2005	113,534	30,674
2006	118,882	30,924
2007	123,137	35,480
2008	128,627	35,143
2009	-130,613	33,560
2010	130,539	35,458
2011	142,913	31,302
2012	146,791	31,077
2013	140,489	29,096
2014	107,448	26,196
2015	141,912	29,408
2016	142,419	28,237
2017	128,461	26,282
2018	153,361	24,797
2019	68,523	25,344
2020	156,911	24,993
2021	124,408	23,767
2022	-49,456	20,264
2023	190,325	19,039

Maternal mortality chart: Central African Republic vs New Zealand

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 New Zealand.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	CAR	New Zealand
1985	796	19
1986	795	18
1987	803	19
1988	815	19
1989	835	18
1990	866	18
1991	910	16
1992	956	15
1993	997	14
1994	1,053	13
1995	1,123	14
1996	1,191	14
1997	1,270	13
1998	1,346	12
1999	1,411	12
2000	1,490	11
2001	1,504	10
2002	1,496	11
2003	1,487	11
2004	1,450	11
2005	1,389	11
2006	1,337	10
2007	1,271	10
2008	1,234	10
2009	1,272	10
2010	1,230	10
2011	1,131	10
2012	1,092	9
2013	1,092	8
2014	1,034	7
2015	981	8
2016	962	8
2017	1,093	8
2018	881	7
2019	1,650	8
2020	1,296	8
2021	1,127	8
2022	841	23
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 0.47% in New Zealand. 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	New Zealand
1960	28.3%	2.78%
1961	27.8%	2.68%
1962	27.2%	2.58%
1963	26.7%	2.48%
1964	26.1%	2.39%
1965	25.5%	2.31%
1966	24.9%	2.25%
1967	24.3%	2.2%
1968	23.7%	2.16%
1969	23.2%	2.12%
1970	22.6%	2.08%
1971	22.1%	2.03%
1972	21.7%	1.98%
1973	21.2%	1.94%
1974	20.8%	1.88%
1975	20.4%	1.83%
1976	20%	1.77%
1977	19.7%	1.71%
1978	19.4%	1.66%
1979	19.1%	1.61%
1980	18.8%	1.56%
1981	18.6%	1.52%
1982	18.4%	1.48%
1983	18.2%	1.45%
1984	18.1%	1.41%
1985	18%	1.38%
1986	17.9%	1.34%
1987	17.9%	1.29%
1988	17.8%	1.24%
1989	17.8%	1.18%
1990	17.8%	1.12%
1991	17.7%	1.06%
1992	17.7%	1%
1993	17.6%	0.95%
1994	17.5%	0.91%
1995	17.5%	0.87%
1996	17.3%	0.84%
1997	17.2%	0.81%
1998	17%	0.78%
1999	16.8%	0.76%
2000	16.6%	0.74%
2001	16.3%	0.72%
2002	15.9%	0.7%
2003	15.6%	0.69%
2004	15.2%	0.67%
2005	14.8%	0.66%
2006	14.4%	0.65%
2007	14%	0.65%
2008	13.6%	0.64%
2009	47.9%	0.63%
2010	14.9%	0.62%
2011	12.5%	0.61%
2012	12.2%	0.6%
2013	13.4%	0.59%
2014	18.3%	0.57%
2015	11.4%	0.56%
2016	12.6%	0.55%
2017	15.2%	0.53%
2018	12%	0.52%
2019	24.3%	0.51%
2020	12.3%	0.5%
2021	17.1%	0.49%
2022	38.7%	0.48%
2023	9.22%	0.47%