Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Congo, 1971

Congo
1971
Total fertility rate: 6.42
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Year

-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Congo was 6.42 children per woman in 1971 — 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, 63,919 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.42
Births
63,919
Births per 1,000 people
44.4
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.52
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
1,441,039
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
10-1417.71.4%1,547
15-19156.812.2%11,525
20-24278.921.8%16,655
25-29269.421.0%13,248
30-34237.918.6%10,050
35-39185.414.5%6,763
40-44107.88.4%3,378
45-4926.72.1%717
50-541.60.1%37