What is the difference in births, by age of mother between Central African Republic and South Africa?

4 births, with South Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and South Africa?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births, by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs South Africa: Births, by age of mother

Central African Republic

82 births

in 2023

South Africa

86 births

in 2023

Central African Republic rank

52nd

South Africa rank

50th

Births, by age of mother over time

Central African Republic
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 86 births against 82 births in Central African Republic, a difference of 4 births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Africa ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 52nd and South Africa ranks 50th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1950s	63.6 births	408.8 births	345.2 births	South Africa
1960s	69.1 births	523.1 births	454 births	South Africa
1970s	76.5 births	538.5 births	462 births	South Africa
1980s	60.2 births	414.7 births	354.5 births	South Africa
1990s	70.2 births	240.7 births	170.5 births	South Africa
2000s	99.1 births	131.9 births	32.8 births	South Africa
2010s	99.7 births	39.5 births	60.2 births	Central African Republic
2020s	89.75 births	70 births	19.75 births	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher births, by age of mother, Central African Republic or South Africa?: South Africa, at 86 births against 82 births in Central African Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in births, by age of mother between Central African Republic and South Africa?: 4 births, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and South Africa?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Central African Republic and South Africa rank globally for births, by age of mother?: Central African Republic ranks 52nd and South Africa ranks 50th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births, by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Births, by age of mother
Unit: births
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of live births in a calendar year. This only includes mothers aged 50-54.