Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Congo, 1982

Congo
1982
Total fertility rate: 5.85
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Year

-5 -1   1982  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Congo was 5.85 children per woman in 1982 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (244 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 78,012 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.85
Births
78,012
Births per 1,000 people
40.8
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.42
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
1,910,430
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
10-1412.91.1%1,593
15-19149.112.8%15,612
20-24244.420.9%20,609
25-29241.620.7%16,279
30-34229.019.6%12,106
35-39171.214.6%7,304
40-4491.87.9%3,523
45-4927.32.3%934
50-541.60.1%50