Central African Republic vs Niger: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Central African Republic
5.14 children per women
in 2023
Niger
5.15 children per women
in 2023
Central African Republic rank
4th
Niger rank
3rd
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Central African Republic
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 5.15 children per women against 5.14 children per women in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.01 children per women.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Central African Republic ranks 4th and Niger ranks 3rd of 236 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central African Republic | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.51 children per women | 4.13 children per women | 0.6109 children per women | Niger |
| 1960s | 3.8 children per women | 4.22 children per women | 0.423 children per women | Niger |
| 1970s | 3.97 children per women | 4.39 children per women | 0.42 children per women | Niger |
| 1980s | 4.24 children per women | 4.7 children per women | 0.4565 children per women | Niger |
| 1990s | 4.28 children per women | 5.21 children per women | 0.9282 children per women | Niger |
| 2000s | 4.2 children per women | 6.04 children per women | 1.84 children per women | Niger |
| 2010s | 4.66 children per women | 5.98 children per women | 1.31 children per women | Niger |
| 2020s | 4.73 children per women | 5.24 children per women | 0.5124 children per women | Niger |
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 Niger?
- Niger, at 5.15 children per women against 5.14 children per women in Central African Republic as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Central African Republic and Niger?
- 0.01 children per women, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Niger?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Central African Republic and Niger rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Central African Republic ranks 4th and Niger ranks 3rd 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).