Fertility in Congo, 2005

Congo
2005
Total fertility rate: 4.67
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-5 -1   2005  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Congo was 4.67 children per woman in 2005 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (203 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 136,888 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.67
Births
136,888
Births per 1,000 people
37.0
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.97
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.5
Population
3,696,393
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%1,202
15-19126.513.5%24,545
20-24203.421.7%34,786
25-29200.421.4%30,727
30-34183.519.6%23,897
35-39138.114.8%15,235
40-4463.36.8%5,515
45-4914.31.5%948
50-540.60.1%30