Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Congo, 1954

Congo
1954
Total fertility rate: 6.05
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1954  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Congo was 6.05 children per woman in 1954 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (280 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 40,712 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.05
Births
40,712
Births per 1,000 people
44.6
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.92
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
913,017
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
10-1414.81.2%745
15-19145.012.0%6,452
20-24279.823.1%10,968
25-29263.421.7%9,032
30-34218.218.0%6,530
35-39165.713.7%4,303
40-4495.97.9%2,143
45-4926.82.2%512
50-541.70.1%28