Fertility in Congo, 2055

Congo
2055
Total fertility rate: 2.86
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   2055  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Congo is projected at 2.86 children per woman in 2055 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (141 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.7 years old. In total, 270,771 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
2.86
Births
270,771
Births per 1,000 people
22.6
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.37
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
11,977,754
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
10-142.90.5%1,750
15-1964.011.2%36,511
20-24127.122.2%66,908
25-29141.324.7%67,192
30-34115.320.1%49,970
35-3981.514.2%33,007
40-4433.25.8%12,971
45-497.31.3%2,380
50-540.30.1%82