Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Congo, 1972

Congo
1972
Total fertility rate: 6.44
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Year

-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Congo was 6.44 children per woman in 1972 — 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, 66,160 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.44
Births
66,160
Births per 1,000 people
44.5
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.54
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
1,486,468
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%1,569
15-19157.812.3%11,971
20-24279.121.7%17,416
25-29269.921.0%13,621
30-34239.618.6%10,347
35-39187.114.5%6,979
40-44108.98.5%3,489
45-4926.72.1%731
50-541.60.1%37