Fertility in Congo, 1960

Congo
1960
Total fertility rate: 6.08
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1960
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The total fertility rate of Congo was 6.08 children per woman in 1960 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (278 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 45,968 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.08
Births
45,968
Births per 1,000 people
43.5
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.14
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
1,056,732
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%917
15-19147.612.1%7,437
20-24278.422.9%12,267
25-29263.221.6%10,125
30-34219.518.0%7,338
35-39167.713.8%4,864
40-4496.27.9%2,407
45-4927.02.2%580
50-541.70.1%30