Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Congo, 1973

Congo
1973
Total fertility rate: 6.42
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of Congo was 6.42 children per woman in 1973 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (277 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 67,965 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.42
Births
67,965
Births per 1,000 people
44.3
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.55
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
1,533,680
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%1,613
15-19157.612.3%12,342
20-24277.221.6%18,024
25-29268.320.9%13,950
30-34239.218.6%10,567
35-39186.514.5%7,121
40-44108.48.4%3,552
45-4927.22.1%762
50-541.60.1%38