Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Congo, 2002

Congo
2002
Total fertility rate: 4.70
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2002  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Congo was 4.70 children per woman in 2002 — 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, 125,039 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.70
Births
125,039
Births per 1,000 people
37.3
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.92
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.5
Population
3,350,770
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
10-146.10.6%1,238
15-19123.813.2%22,108
20-24201.021.4%31,821
25-29201.321.4%28,173
30-34186.019.8%22,068
35-39139.214.8%13,651
40-4467.07.1%5,051
45-4915.61.7%896
50-540.70.1%32