Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Congo, 2014

Congo
2014
Total fertility rate: 4.67
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2014  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Congo was 4.67 children per woman in 2014 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (208 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 178,231 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.67
Births
178,231
Births per 1,000 people
35.8
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.09
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.5
Population
4,975,880
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
10-145.80.6%1,588
15-19122.013.1%29,060
20-24202.021.6%43,321
25-29208.022.3%41,404
30-34182.019.5%32,117
35-39136.614.6%21,217
40-4464.06.9%8,137
45-4912.91.4%1,340
50-540.50.1%41