Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Congo, 2036

Congo
2036
Total fertility rate: 3.50
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   2036  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Congo is projected at 3.50 children per woman in 2036 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (163 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.6 years old. In total, 233,956 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
3.50
Births
233,956
Births per 1,000 people
28.0
Mean age of mothers
28.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.64
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
8,341,712
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
10-144.20.6%1,879
15-1989.012.7%37,537
20-24155.822.2%63,340
25-29163.423.3%58,713
30-34136.619.5%39,044
35-3999.414.2%23,149
40-4442.76.1%8,601
45-499.01.3%1,631
50-540.40.1%62