Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Congo, 1989

Congo
1989
Total fertility rate: 5.33
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Year

-5 -1   1989  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Congo was 5.33 children per woman in 1989 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (225 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 90,393 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.33
Births
90,393
Births per 1,000 people
39.1
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.22
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.5
Population
2,313,558
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
10-1411.11.0%1,635
15-19127.111.9%16,041
20-24224.621.1%24,815
25-29221.320.7%19,686
30-34219.120.5%15,420
35-39158.714.9%8,493
40-4481.87.7%3,475
45-4922.02.1%784
50-541.30.1%45