Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Congo, 1978

Congo
1978
Total fertility rate: 6.21
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Year

-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Congo was 6.21 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (262 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 74,636 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.21
Births
74,636
Births per 1,000 people
42.7
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.53
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
1,748,089
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
10-1414.41.2%1,588
15-19155.512.5%14,084
20-24262.221.1%19,632
25-29257.120.7%15,565
30-34237.619.1%11,513
35-39181.714.6%7,541
40-44102.68.3%3,760
45-4928.42.3%908
50-541.70.1%47