Fertility & birth rates in Central African Republic and Philippines

Fertility rate in Central African Republic vs Philippines 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 1.92 in the Philippines in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check the Central African Republic vs the Philippines 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	Philippines
1960	5.95	7
1961	5.96	6.99
1962	5.97	6.98
1963	5.99	6.95
1964	6.01	6.89
1965	6.03	6.8
1966	6.06	6.69
1967	6.08	6.57
1968	6.1	6.45
1969	6.06	6.33
1970	6.03	6.22
1971	5.99	6.08
1972	5.96	5.94
1973	5.93	5.79
1974	5.9	5.69
1975	5.88	5.6
1976	5.94	5.51
1977	5.99	5.44
1978	6.04	5.39
1979	6.09	5.26
1980	6.13	5.11
1981	6.17	4.97
1982	6.16	4.92
1983	6.15	4.87
1984	6.14	4.77
1985	6.12	4.66
1986	6.11	4.56
1987	6.12	4.51
1988	6.1	4.45
1989	6.07	4.37
1990	6.05	4.32
1991	6.03	4.27
1992	5.96	4.16
1993	5.93	4.1
1994	5.92	4.08
1995	5.94	4.07
1996	5.96	4
1997	5.92	3.94
1998	5.89	3.88
1999	5.88	3.83
2000	5.85	3.75
2001	5.81	3.72
2002	5.79	3.65
2003	5.8	3.59
2004	5.78	3.52
2005	5.81	3.45
2006	5.84	3.47
2007	5.87	3.4
2008	5.9	3.4
2009	5.94	3.38
2010	5.96	3.32
2011	6.01	3.24
2012	6.05	3.14
2013	6.08	3.04
2014	6.1	2.89
2015	6.13	2.83
2016	6.13	2.68
2017	6.13	2.53
2018	6.11	2.38
2019	6.09	2.22
2020	6.06	2.08
2021	6.05	1.95
2022	6.02	1.93
2023	6.01	1.92
2024	5.95	1.89
2025	5.81	1.88
2026	5.69	1.86
2027	5.58	1.85
2028	5.47	1.84
2029	5.36	1.83
2030	5.25	1.82
2031	5.14	1.81
2032	5.04	1.81
2033	4.91	1.8
2034	4.78	1.8
2035	4.67	1.79
2036	4.56	1.79
2037	4.46	1.78
2038	4.35	1.78
2039	4.26	1.77
2040	4.15	1.77
2041	4.03	1.76
2042	3.94	1.76
2043	3.86	1.76
2044	3.78	1.75
2045	3.7	1.75
2046	3.63	1.75
2047	3.56	1.75
2048	3.49	1.74
2049	3.43	1.74
2050	3.36	1.74

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	CAR	Philippines
1960	40.5%	48.4%
1961	40.8%	48.8%
1962	41.1%	49.1%
1963	41.4%	49.2%
1964	41.6%	49.2%
1965	41.7%	49.2%
1966	41.7%	49.1%
1967	41.8%	49%
1968	41.9%	48.8%
1969	41.9%	48.6%
1970	42.1%	48.4%
1971	42.2%	48.2%
1972	42.4%	48%
1973	42.6%	47.7%
1974	42.7%	47.4%
1975	42.9%	46.9%
1976	42.9%	46.4%
1977	42.8%	45.8%
1978	42.8%	45.2%
1979	42.8%	44.8%
1980	42.8%	44.3%
1981	42.8%	43.9%
1982	42.9%	43.5%
1983	43%	43.1%
1984	43%	42.8%
1985	43.2%	42.5%
1986	43.3%	42.3%
1987	43.5%	42.2%
1988	43.8%	42%
1989	44.1%	41.9%
1990	44.5%	41.8%
1991	44.9%	41.8%
1992	45.2%	41.6%
1993	45.4%	41.4%
1994	45.5%	41.2%
1995	45.6%	41.1%
1996	45.7%	40.8%
1997	45.7%	40.5%
1998	45.7%	40.1%
1999	45.6%	39.6%
2000	45.5%	39.2%
2001	45.4%	38.8%
2002	45.3%	38.4%
2003	45.2%	38%
2004	45.1%	37.6%
2005	45.1%	37.2%
2006	45.1%	36.9%
2007	45.3%	36.6%
2008	45.4%	36.3%
2009	45.6%	36%
2010	45.9%	35.6%
2011	46.3%	35.2%
2012	46.9%	34.8%
2013	47.6%	34.4%
2014	48.5%	34.1%
2015	49%	33.5%
2016	49%	32.9%
2017	49%	32.3%
2018	49%	31.8%
2019	49%	31.3%
2020	48.9%	30.7%
2021	49%	30%
2022	49.2%	29.3%
2023	49.2%	28.6%
2024	49%	27.9%
2025	48.7%	27.1%
2026	48.2%	26.4%
2027	47.8%	25.7%
2028	47.5%	25%
2029	47.2%	24.4%
2030	47.1%	23.8%
2031	46.9%	23.3%
2032	46.8%	22.7%
2033	46.7%	22.2%
2034	46.5%	21.8%
2035	46.3%	21.5%
2036	46.1%	21.4%
2037	45.8%	21.4%
2038	45.3%	21.3%
2039	44.7%	21.2%
2040	44.1%	21.2%
2041	43.5%	21.1%
2042	42.8%	21%
2043	42.2%	20.9%
2044	41.5%	20.7%
2045	40.9%	20.6%
2046	40.2%	20.4%
2047	39.6%	20.3%
2048	39%	20.1%
2049	38.4%	19.9%
2050	37.9%	19.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 49% of the population in the Central African Republic and 27.9% in the Philippines in 2024, compared to 44.5% and 41.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Central African Republic and the Philippines compared.

Natural population change in Central African Republic vs Philippines by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.39% in the Central African Republic and +1.31% in the Philippines. 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	Philippines
1960	31,131	1,036,017
1961	32,383	1,064,377
1962	33,731	1,091,953
1963	35,218	1,116,591
1964	36,878	1,131,586
1965	38,710	1,146,094
1966	40,804	1,156,498
1967	42,979	1,166,704
1968	45,377	1,172,146
1969	47,066	1,186,306
1970	48,690	1,198,944
1971	50,142	1,210,256
1972	51,390	1,206,414
1973	52,525	1,206,285
1974	53,777	1,218,884
1975	55,106	1,239,069
1976	57,725	1,258,286
1977	60,436	1,314,002
1978	63,285	1,364,661
1979	66,104	1,394,056
1980	68,759	1,413,735
1981	71,391	1,436,599
1982	73,330	1,485,790
1983	75,399	1,542,194
1984	77,395	1,579,872
1985	79,266	1,614,042
1986	81,149	1,631,491
1987	83,408	1,671,330
1988	84,654	1,707,402
1989	85,969	1,728,354
1990	87,507	1,749,622
1991	88,688	1,782,165
1992	88,939	1,769,259
1993	89,873	1,788,414
1994	90,943	1,813,827
1995	92,748	1,846,900
1996	93,369	1,849,587
1997	93,378	1,861,098
1998	94,361	1,870,371
1999	96,108	1,894,147
2000	97,468	1,902,330
2001	99,598	1,931,169
2002	100,588	1,919,556
2003	105,540	1,922,904
2004	108,548	1,924,265
2005	113,534	1,918,484
2006	118,882	1,960,246
2007	123,137	1,964,673
2008	128,627	2,007,584
2009	-130,613	2,025,580
2010	130,539	2,030,979
2011	142,913	2,018,419
2012	146,791	1,979,568
2013	140,489	1,944,758
2014	107,448	1,851,828
2015	141,912	1,827,180
2016	142,419	1,718,232
2017	128,461	1,622,444
2018	153,361	1,495,843
2019	68,523	1,352,703
2020	156,911	1,253,741
2021	124,408	917,928
2022	-49,456	1,115,825
2023	190,325	1,123,981

Maternal mortality chart: Central African Republic vs Philippines

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 84 deaths in the Philippines.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	CAR	Philippines
1985	796	204
1986	795	199
1987	803	191
1988	815	184
1989	835	177
1990	866	173
1991	910	172
1992	956	160
1993	997	155
1994	1,053	151
1995	1,123	147
1996	1,191	141
1997	1,270	138
1998	1,346	135
1999	1,411	130
2000	1,490	127
2001	1,504	132
2002	1,496	126
2003	1,487	127
2004	1,450	122
2005	1,389	118
2006	1,337	129
2007	1,271	123
2008	1,234	123
2009	1,272	122
2010	1,230	117
2011	1,131	115
2012	1,092	110
2013	1,092	110
2014	1,034	106
2015	981	104
2016	962	98
2017	1,093	86
2018	881	92
2019	1,650	92
2020	1,296	88
2021	1,127	153
2022	841	92
2023	692	84

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 2.69% in the Philippines. 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	Philippines
1960	28.3%	10.1%
1961	27.8%	9.8%
1962	27.2%	9.54%
1963	26.7%	9.33%
1964	26.1%	9.13%
1965	25.5%	8.95%
1966	24.9%	8.78%
1967	24.3%	8.62%
1968	23.7%	8.48%
1969	23.2%	8.37%
1970	22.6%	8.28%
1971	22.1%	8.21%
1972	21.7%	8.18%
1973	21.2%	8.17%
1974	20.8%	8.17%
1975	20.4%	8.17%
1976	20%	8.15%
1977	19.7%	8.11%
1978	19.4%	8.06%
1979	19.1%	7.99%
1980	18.8%	7.9%
1981	18.6%	7.8%
1982	18.4%	7.69%
1983	18.2%	7.56%
1984	18.1%	7.4%
1985	18%	7.21%
1986	17.9%	6.96%
1987	17.9%	6.66%
1988	17.8%	6.32%
1989	17.8%	5.96%
1990	17.8%	5.6%
1991	17.7%	5.27%
1992	17.7%	4.98%
1993	17.6%	4.73%
1994	17.5%	4.51%
1995	17.5%	4.31%
1996	17.3%	4.14%
1997	17.2%	4%
1998	17%	3.88%
1999	16.8%	3.78%
2000	16.6%	3.69%
2001	16.3%	3.61%
2002	15.9%	3.52%
2003	15.6%	3.44%
2004	15.2%	3.36%
2005	14.8%	3.28%
2006	14.4%	3.21%
2007	14%	3.14%
2008	13.6%	3.07%
2009	47.9%	3.01%
2010	14.9%	2.96%
2011	12.5%	2.91%
2012	12.2%	2.87%
2013	13.4%	2.83%
2014	18.3%	2.8%
2015	11.4%	2.78%
2016	12.6%	2.78%
2017	15.2%	2.78%
2018	12%	2.79%
2019	24.3%	2.8%
2020	12.3%	2.79%
2021	17.1%	2.77%
2022	38.7%	2.73%
2023	9.22%	2.69%