Fertility in Congo, 1955

Congo
1955
Total fertility rate: 6.06
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1955
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The total fertility rate of Congo was 6.06 children per woman in 1955 — 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, 41,542 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.06
Births
41,542
Births per 1,000 people
44.5
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.96
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
934,432
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
10-1414.91.2%767
15-19145.612.0%6,605
20-24279.823.1%11,175
25-29263.621.7%9,204
30-34218.618.0%6,659
35-39166.213.7%4,394
40-4496.07.9%2,186
45-4926.92.2%524
50-541.70.1%28