Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Congo, 2012

Congo
2012
Total fertility rate: 4.79
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   2012  +1 +5

Country

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of Congo was 4.79 children per woman in 2012 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (212 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 179,282 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.79
Births
179,282
Births per 1,000 people
37.8
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.13
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.5
Population
4,740,450
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%1,571
15-19126.413.2%29,343
20-24206.421.5%44,191
25-29212.022.1%41,642
30-34187.519.6%32,462
35-39140.514.7%20,787
40-4466.16.9%7,991
45-4913.01.4%1,258
50-540.50.1%38