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How many babies are born in Central African Republic?

255 thousand babies born in Central African Republic in 2026. That is 0.19% of all births worldwide, and the 80th largest of any country. UN projection

2024–2100 uses the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium scenario, based on assumptions about fertility, mortality and migration. These are projections, not observed births or guaranteed outcomes. Uncertainty increases further into the future; this site does not display prediction intervals.

Births in Central African Republic: history and projections

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Annual births, logarithmic scale. Shading marks modelled years before 1800; the dashed line marks UN projections from 2024.
Every figure refers to the area inside Central African Republic’s present-day borders. Before 1800 the state did not exist in its current form. See how borders are handled.
Year Estimated births Population Per 1,000 Evidence
1 CE ~5.3K ~130K 40.5 Modelled estimate
1000 ~8.8K ~220K 40.5 Modelled estimate
1500 ~11K ~280K 40.5 Modelled estimate
1800 ~21.6K ~479K 45.0 Historical reconstruction
1900 ~47K ~1.04M 45.0 Historical reconstruction
1950 65.2K 1.44M 45.4 UN estimate
2000 161K 3.83M 42.1 UN estimate
2023 239K 5.15M 46.4 UN estimate
2026 255K 5.7M 44.7 UN projection
2050 304K 10.6M 28.6 UN projection
2075 305K 15.7M 19.4 UN projection
2100 277K 18.8M 14.7 UN projection

What the numbers show

The highest annual births in Central African Republic among estimates through 2023 were in 2023, at about 239K. That is roughly 45 times the estimated ~5.3K births a year in 1 CE.

At 5.69 children per woman, fertility in Central African Republic is above the level of about 2.1 that would hold a population steady over the long run without migration.

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How many babies are born in Central African Republic each year?

An estimated 255 thousand babies are born in Central African Republic in 2026, according to the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium projection. That is about 698 a day and 0.19% of all births worldwide.

What is the birth rate in Central African Republic?

Central African Republic has an estimated 44.7 births per 1,000 people in 2026, and a total fertility rate of 5.69 children per woman.

Where these numbers come from

2026 figures are the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium scenario. UN estimates cover 1950–2023; projections cover 2024–2100. Earlier years come from Gapminder’s reconstructions (1800–1949) and a model applied to HYDE population estimates (before 1800). The full chain is set out in the methodology, and every source is listed on the sources page.