Fertility in Congo, 1975

Congo
1975
Total fertility rate: 6.36
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1975
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The total fertility rate of Congo was 6.36 children per woman in 1975 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (271 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 71,580 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.36
Births
71,580
Births per 1,000 people
44.0
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.55
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
1,627,032
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
10-1416.11.3%1,599
15-19158.712.5%13,248
20-24271.421.4%18,976
25-29264.120.8%14,750
30-34239.018.8%11,106
35-39185.214.6%7,393
40-44106.58.4%3,649
45-4927.92.2%817
50-541.60.1%42