Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Congo, 2003

Congo
2003
Total fertility rate: 4.70
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2003  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Congo was 4.70 children per woman in 2003 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (204 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 127,338 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.70
Births
127,338
Births per 1,000 people
37.0
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.94
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
3,445,752
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
10-145.50.6%1,151
15-19125.513.3%22,922
20-24203.821.7%32,352
25-29200.921.4%28,587
30-34185.219.7%22,289
35-39138.314.7%13,963
40-4465.77.0%5,138
45-4915.11.6%903
50-540.70.1%31