Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Congo, 1995

Congo
1995
Total fertility rate: 5.07
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-5 -1   1995  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Congo was 5.07 children per woman in 1995 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (216 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 105,740 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.07
Births
105,740
Births per 1,000 people
38.5
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.05
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.4
Population
2,749,461
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
10-149.00.9%1,504
15-19125.712.4%18,707
20-24205.520.2%26,427
25-29215.821.2%24,213
30-34205.420.2%18,696
35-39157.415.5%11,195
40-4477.57.6%4,175
45-4918.91.9%792
50-540.90.1%32