Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Congo, 1969

Congo
1969
Total fertility rate: 6.35
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Year

-5 -1   1969  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of Congo was 6.35 children per woman in 1969 — 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 29.0 years old. In total, 59,636 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.35
Births
59,636
Births per 1,000 people
44.0
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.46
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
1,356,182
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
10-1417.01.3%1,390
15-19154.512.2%10,627
20-24278.922.0%15,374
25-29268.221.1%12,513
30-34234.518.5%9,482
35-39182.114.3%6,356
40-44105.68.3%3,169
45-4926.82.1%690
50-541.60.1%36