Central African Republic vs Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Fertility rate, total

Central African Republic
5.95 births per woman
in 2024
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
4.41 births per woman
in 2024
Central African Republic rank
4th
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
4th

Fertility rate, total over time

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

Central African Republic currently reports 5.95 births per woman against 4.41 births per woman in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 1.54 births per woman.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 4th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 4th 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 6.02 births per woman 6.74 births per woman 0.7216 births per woman Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
1970s 5.97 births per woman 6.9 births per woman 0.9284 births per woman Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
1980s 6.13 births per woman 6.77 births per woman 0.648 births per woman Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
1990s 5.95 births per woman 6.35 births per woman 0.4057 births per woman Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
2000s 5.84 births per woman 5.82 births per woman 0.0226 births per woman Central African Republic
2010s 6.08 births per woman 5.11 births per woman 0.9705 births per woman Central African Republic
2020s 6.02 births per woman 4.55 births per woman 1.47 births per woman Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate, total, Central African Republic or Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
Central African Republic, at 5.95 births per woman against 4.41 births per woman in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2024.
What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Central African Republic and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
1.54 births per woman, 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 fertility rate, total?
Central African Republic ranks 4th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 4th of 218 countries.
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.