Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Congo, 1962

Congo
1962
Total fertility rate: 6.10
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Year

-5 -1   1962  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Congo was 6.10 children per woman in 1962 — 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, 48,043 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.10
Births
48,043
Births per 1,000 people
43.2
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.20
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
1,113,175
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
10-1415.61.3%1,012
15-19148.112.1%7,843
20-24276.522.7%12,688
25-29262.421.5%10,520
30-34221.218.1%7,698
35-39169.613.9%5,111
40-4497.58.0%2,538
45-4926.82.2%599
50-541.70.1%31