Central African Republic vs Chad: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Central African Republic
5.14 children per women
in 2023
Chad
4.94 children per women
in 2023
Central African Republic rank
4th
Chad rank
5th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Central African Republic
- Chad
How they compare
Central African Republic currently reports 5.14 children per women against 4.94 children per women in Chad, a difference of 0.2 children per women.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Central African Republic ahead.
Central African Republic ranks 4th and Chad ranks 5th of 236 countries.
Chad has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central African Republic | Chad | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.51 children per women | 3.52 children per women | 0.0052 children per women | Chad |
| 1960s | 3.8 children per women | 3.84 children per women | 0.0442 children per women | Chad |
| 1970s | 3.97 children per women | 4.34 children per women | 0.3708 children per women | Chad |
| 1980s | 4.24 children per women | 4.63 children per women | 0.3832 children per women | Chad |
| 1990s | 4.28 children per women | 4.98 children per women | 0.6976 children per women | Chad |
| 2000s | 4.2 children per women | 5.16 children per women | 0.9581 children per women | Chad |
| 2010s | 4.66 children per women | 5.18 children per women | 0.5191 children per women | Chad |
| 2020s | 4.73 children per women | 5 children per women | 0.2747 children per women | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Central African Republic or Chad?
- Central African Republic, at 5.14 children per women against 4.94 children per women in Chad as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Central African Republic and Chad?
- 0.2 children per women, with Central African Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Chad?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Central African Republic and Chad rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Central African Republic ranks 4th and Chad ranks 5th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).