Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Congo, 1981

Congo
1981
Total fertility rate: 5.98
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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Congo was 5.98 children per woman in 1981 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (251 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 77,482 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.98
Births
77,482
Births per 1,000 people
41.4
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.47
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
1,869,759
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
10-1413.11.1%1,585
15-19149.712.5%15,110
20-24250.921.0%20,502
25-29247.720.7%16,173
30-34233.319.5%12,072
35-39175.314.7%7,395
40-4495.38.0%3,661
45-4927.82.3%936
50-541.70.1%51