Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Congo, 1958

Congo
1958
Total fertility rate: 6.09
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1958  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Congo was 6.09 children per woman in 1958 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (279 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 44,163 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.09
Births
44,163
Births per 1,000 people
44.0
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.07
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
1,004,628
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
10-1415.31.3%847
15-19147.112.1%7,077
20-24279.422.9%11,834
25-29263.921.7%9,756
30-34219.618.0%7,065
35-39167.413.7%4,676
40-4496.37.9%2,321
45-4927.02.2%559
50-541.70.1%29