Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Congo, 1998

Congo
1998
Total fertility rate: 4.91
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Year

-5 -1   1998  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Congo was 4.91 children per woman in 1998 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (209 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 110,763 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.91
Births
110,763
Births per 1,000 people
37.5
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.95
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.5
Population
2,952,061
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
10-147.60.8%1,394
15-19124.512.7%19,395
20-24205.720.9%28,462
25-29208.521.2%24,614
30-34193.319.7%19,488
35-39151.515.4%12,000
40-4474.17.5%4,560
45-4917.71.8%816
50-540.90.1%32