Central African Republic: Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Central African Republic's population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) rose 0.28 percentage points on 2024 (from 17.7% to 17.99%).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −0.02 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.23 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.49 percentage points in 2013 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.34 percentage points in 2009. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.07 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 45% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Central African Republic had the 2nd highest value of the 217 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Central African Republic in the 2025 ranking

• Chad — 1st of 217: 18.02%
• Somalia, Fed. Rep. — 3rd of 217: 17.97%
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 4th of 217: 17.76%
• Niger — 5th of 217: 17.57%

What this measures

Female population between the ages 0 to 4 as a percentage of the total female population.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 66 values

Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) in nearby economies

• Angola — 16.29% (2025)
• Benin — 14.86% (2025)
• Botswana — 11.53% (2025)
• Burkina Faso — 13.81% (2025)
• Burundi — 15.08% (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 6.23% (2025)
• Cameroon — 14.86% (2025)
• Chad — 18.02% (2025)
• Comoros — 13.01% (2025)
• Congo, Dem. Rep.

More health data for Central African Republic

• Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 19.74% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female — 1.33 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 46.47% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male — 1.35 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 51.07% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, total — 2.68 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 48.68% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 14.52% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, male (% of male population)

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Questions people ask

What is Central African Republic's population ages 00-04, female (% of female population)?

17.99% in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is up 1.78 percentage points from 16.21% in 1960. The highest value was 18.9% in 1990 and the lowest 16.2% in 1962.

How does Central African Republic rank?

2nd highest of 217 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) unusual for Central African Republic?

In 2025, Central African Republic's population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) rose 0.28 percentage points on 2024 (from 17.7% to 17.99%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −0.02 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.23 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SP.POP.0004.FE.5Y, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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