Fertility in Congo, 1959

Congo
1959
Total fertility rate: 6.09
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1959
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The total fertility rate of Congo was 6.09 children per woman in 1959 — 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, 45,078 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.09
Births
45,078
Births per 1,000 people
43.8
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.11
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
1,030,155
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
10-1415.41.3%882
15-19147.512.1%7,252
20-24279.122.9%12,058
25-29263.721.7%9,946
30-34219.718.0%7,203
35-39167.713.8%4,771
40-4496.37.9%2,367
45-4927.12.2%569
50-541.70.1%30