Fertility in Congo, 1961

Congo
1961
Total fertility rate: 6.09
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1961
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The total fertility rate of Congo was 6.09 children per woman in 1961 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (277 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 46,983 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.09
Births
46,983
Births per 1,000 people
43.3
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.17
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
1,084,390
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
10-1415.51.3%957
15-19147.812.1%7,637
20-24277.522.8%12,476
25-29262.821.6%10,318
30-34220.418.1%7,514
35-39168.613.8%4,986
40-4496.98.0%2,473
45-4926.92.2%589
50-541.70.1%30