Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Congo, 1999

Congo
1999
Total fertility rate: 4.80
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1999  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Congo was 4.80 children per woman in 1999 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (206 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 112,365 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.80
Births
112,365
Births per 1,000 people
37.0
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.93
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.5
Population
3,032,874
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
10-147.50.8%1,408
15-19123.312.8%19,769
20-24201.420.9%28,748
25-29205.621.4%24,955
30-34189.819.7%19,884
35-39147.315.3%12,232
40-4469.97.3%4,511
45-4917.11.8%826
50-540.80.1%32