Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Congo, 2038

Congo
2038
Total fertility rate: 3.42
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   2038  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Congo is projected at 3.42 children per woman in 2038 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (161 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.6 years old. In total, 239,954 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
3.42
Births
239,954
Births per 1,000 people
27.6
Mean age of mothers
28.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.61
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
8,709,726
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
10-144.00.6%1,877
15-1986.012.5%37,077
20-24152.622.3%62,417
25-29160.723.4%62,121
30-34134.019.5%41,581
35-3997.514.2%24,360
40-4441.76.1%8,817
45-498.81.3%1,637
50-540.40.1%63