Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Congo, 2028

Congo
2028
Total fertility rate: 3.87
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2028  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Congo is projected at 3.87 children per woman in 2028 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (177 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.6 years old. In total, 205,842 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
3.87
Births
205,842
Births per 1,000 people
29.6
Mean age of mothers
28.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.80
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
6,953,972
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
10-144.80.6%2,012
15-19101.413.1%40,053
20-24171.222.1%54,149
25-29177.022.9%45,132
30-34150.819.5%32,852
35-39110.614.3%21,435
40-4448.26.2%8,584
45-4910.11.3%1,567
50-540.40.1%57