Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Congo, 1965

Congo
1965
Total fertility rate: 6.23
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-5 -1   1965  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Congo was 6.23 children per woman in 1965 — 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 28.9 years old. In total, 52,554 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.23
Births
52,554
Births per 1,000 people
43.5
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.32
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
1,207,880
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
10-1416.11.3%1,166
15-19150.312.1%8,782
20-24278.722.4%13,711
25-29266.021.4%11,359
30-34227.718.3%8,441
35-39175.514.1%5,623
40-44101.48.1%2,802
45-4926.92.2%637
50-541.60.1%33