Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Congo, 2006

Congo
2006
Total fertility rate: 4.65
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2006  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Congo was 4.65 children per woman in 2006 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (202 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 142,358 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.65
Births
142,358
Births per 1,000 people
37.1
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.99
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.4
Population
3,837,409
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
10-145.70.6%1,273
15-19127.613.7%25,502
20-24201.621.6%36,001
25-29200.321.5%31,975
30-34181.819.5%24,936
35-39138.014.8%15,886
40-4462.66.7%5,782
45-4913.81.5%970
50-540.60.1%31