Fertility in Congo, 2001

Congo
2001
Total fertility rate: 4.67
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2001  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Congo was 4.67 children per woman in 2001 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (201 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 121,369 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.67
Births
121,369
Births per 1,000 people
37.1
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.90
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.5
Population
3,272,538
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
10-146.60.7%1,319
15-19124.613.3%21,721
20-24198.521.2%31,006
25-29200.821.5%27,302
30-34184.119.7%21,329
35-39138.114.8%13,022
40-4465.77.0%4,759
45-4916.21.7%880
50-540.80.1%33