Africa Western and Central vs Central African Republic: Fertility rate, total

Africa Western and Central
4.42 births per woman
in 2024
Central African Republic
5.95 births per woman
in 2024
Africa Western and Central rank
3rd
Central African Republic rank
4th

Fertility rate, total over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Central African Republic
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How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 5.95 births per woman against 4.42 births per woman in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 1.53 births per woman.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.3 times Africa Western and Central's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Africa Western and Central ahead.

Africa Western and Central ranks 3rd and Central African Republic ranks 4th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Africa Western and Central averaged higher in 5 and Central African Republic in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Central African Republic Difference Ahead
1960s 6.54 births per woman 6.02 births per woman 0.5177 births per woman Africa Western and Central
1970s 6.81 births per woman 5.97 births per woman 0.8329 births per woman Africa Western and Central
1980s 6.74 births per woman 6.13 births per woman 0.6118 births per woman Africa Western and Central
1990s 6.27 births per woman 5.95 births per woman 0.3176 births per woman Africa Western and Central
2000s 5.89 births per woman 5.84 births per woman 0.0477 births per woman Africa Western and Central
2010s 5.34 births per woman 6.08 births per woman 0.7368 births per woman Central African Republic
2020s 4.56 births per woman 6.02 births per woman 1.46 births per woman Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate, total, Africa Western and Central or Central African Republic?
Central African Republic, at 5.95 births per woman against 4.42 births per woman in Africa Western and Central as of 2024.
What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Africa Western and Central and Central African Republic?
1.53 births per woman, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Central African Republic?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Africa Western and Central and Central African Republic rank globally for fertility rate, total?
Africa Western and Central ranks 3rd and Central African Republic ranks 4th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
Unit
births per woman
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,258 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.