Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Congo, 1953

Congo
1953
Total fertility rate: 6.06
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1953  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Congo was 6.06 children per woman in 1953 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (281 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 40,039 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.06
Births
40,039
Births per 1,000 people
44.9
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.89
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
892,466
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
10-1414.71.2%726
15-19144.911.9%6,325
20-24280.723.1%10,801
25-29264.021.8%8,896
30-34218.518.0%6,425
35-39165.813.7%4,228
40-4496.07.9%2,107
45-4926.82.2%504
50-541.70.1%27