Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Congo, 1976

Congo
1976
Total fertility rate: 6.32
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Year

-5 -1   1976  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Congo was 6.32 children per woman in 1976 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (268 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 72,704 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.32
Births
72,704
Births per 1,000 people
43.6
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.55
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
1,667,225
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
10-1415.51.2%1,591
15-19159.212.6%13,634
20-24268.421.3%19,138
25-29261.920.7%15,046
30-34238.618.9%11,231
35-39184.014.6%7,485
40-44105.18.3%3,684
45-4928.22.2%853
50-541.70.1%43