Central African Republic vs Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Birth rate, crude

Central African Republic
46.19 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
33.84 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Central African Republic rank
1st
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
3rd

Birth rate, crude over time

  • Central African Republic
  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
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How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 46.19 per 1,000 people against 33.84 per 1,000 people in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 12.35 per 1,000 people.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.4 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 1st and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 3rd of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 3 and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Difference Ahead
1960s 43.45 per 1,000 people 48.35 per 1,000 people 4.9 per 1,000 people Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
1970s 42.87 per 1,000 people 48.21 per 1,000 people 5.34 per 1,000 people Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
1980s 46.82 per 1,000 people 47.3 per 1,000 people 0.4872 per 1,000 people Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
1990s 44.3 per 1,000 people 44.97 per 1,000 people 0.666 per 1,000 people Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
2000s 42.09 per 1,000 people 41.74 per 1,000 people 0.3488 per 1,000 people Central African Republic
2010s 44.31 per 1,000 people 37.65 per 1,000 people 6.66 per 1,000 people Central African Republic
2020s 45.54 per 1,000 people 34.6 per 1,000 people 10.94 per 1,000 people Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, crude, Central African Republic or Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
Central African Republic, at 46.19 per 1,000 people against 33.84 per 1,000 people in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2024.
What is the difference in birth rate, crude between Central African Republic and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
12.35 per 1,000 people, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Central African Republic and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank globally for birth rate, crude?
Central African Republic ranks 1st and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 3rd of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,260 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.