Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Congo, 1979

Congo
1979
Total fertility rate: 6.14
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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Congo was 6.14 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (259 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 75,526 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.14
Births
75,526
Births per 1,000 people
42.2
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.51
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
1,788,524
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
10-1413.91.1%1,586
15-19152.512.4%14,271
20-24258.821.1%19,931
25-29254.420.7%15,771
30-34236.919.3%11,707
35-39180.314.7%7,514
40-44101.08.2%3,780
45-4928.22.3%919
50-541.70.1%48