Central African Republic vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Fertility rate, total
Fertility rate, total over time
- Central African Republic
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Central African Republic currently reports 5.95 births per woman against 4.26 births per woman in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 1.69 births per woman.
That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
Central African Republic ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 5th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central African Republic | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.02 births per woman | 6.65 births per woman | 0.6278 births per woman | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 5.97 births per woman | 6.79 births per woman | 0.8135 births per woman | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 6.13 births per woman | 6.6 births per woman | 0.4733 births per woman | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 5.95 births per woman | 6.03 births per woman | 0.0839 births per woman | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 5.84 births per woman | 5.57 births per woman | 0.2703 births per woman | Central African Republic |
| 2010s | 6.08 births per woman | 4.98 births per woman | 1.1 births per woman | Central African Republic |
| 2020s | 6.02 births per woman | 4.4 births per woman | 1.62 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Central African Republic, at 5.95 births per woman against 4.26 births per woman in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Central African Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 1.69 births per woman, with Central African Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Central African Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Central African Republic ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 5th 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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About this data
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.