Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Congo, 2027

Congo
2027
Total fertility rate: 3.93
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2027  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Congo is projected at 3.93 children per woman in 2027 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (179 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.6 years old. In total, 202,096 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
3.93
Births
202,096
Births per 1,000 people
29.7
Mean age of mothers
28.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.82
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
6,794,294
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
10-144.90.6%2,044
15-19102.513.1%39,229
20-24173.422.1%52,607
25-29179.022.8%44,032
30-34152.919.5%32,511
35-39112.314.3%21,475
40-4449.26.3%8,578
45-4910.21.3%1,564
50-540.40.1%55