Fertility in Congo, 1970

Congo
1970
Total fertility rate: 6.38
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1970
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The total fertility rate of Congo was 6.38 children per woman in 1970 — 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, 61,659 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.38
Births
61,659
Births per 1,000 people
44.1
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.48
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
1,397,638
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
10-1417.41.4%1,468
15-19155.612.2%11,083
20-24278.621.9%15,945
25-29268.521.1%12,856
30-34235.918.5%9,752
35-39183.614.4%6,548
40-44106.68.4%3,268
45-4926.72.1%702
50-541.60.1%36