Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Congo, 1974

Congo
1974
Total fertility rate: 6.39
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Year

-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of Congo was 6.39 children per woman in 1974 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (274 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 69,773 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.39
Births
69,773
Births per 1,000 people
44.1
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.55
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
1,582,301
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
10-1416.81.3%1,613
15-19158.112.4%12,786
20-24274.221.5%18,514
25-29266.220.8%14,318
30-34239.218.7%10,830
35-39186.314.6%7,272
40-44107.88.4%3,612
45-4927.52.2%787
50-541.60.1%40