Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Congo, 1991

Congo
1991
Total fertility rate: 5.22
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Year

-5 -1   1991  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Congo was 5.22 children per woman in 1991 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (220 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 95,001 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.22
Births
95,001
Births per 1,000 people
38.8
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.16
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.5
Population
2,449,230
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
10-1411.21.1%1,718
15-19126.012.1%16,844
20-24215.220.6%25,031
25-29220.321.1%21,382
30-34214.320.5%16,366
35-39157.115.0%9,248
40-4479.27.6%3,612
45-4920.72.0%760
50-541.10.1%39