Fertility in Congo, 1951

Congo
1951
Total fertility rate: 6.07
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1951
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The total fertility rate of Congo was 6.07 children per woman in 1951 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (282 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 38,663 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.07
Births
38,663
Births per 1,000 people
45.3
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.83
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
853,635
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-1414.61.2%693
15-19144.511.9%6,077
20-24281.823.2%10,456
25-29264.621.8%8,616
30-34218.418.0%6,207
35-39165.513.6%4,073
40-4496.07.9%2,034
45-4926.82.2%486
50-541.70.1%26