Fertility in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1951

Democratic Republic of the Congo
1951
Total fertility rate: 5.97
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1951
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The total fertility rate of Democratic Republic of the Congo was 5.97 children per woman in 1951 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (280 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 577,101 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.97
Births
577,101
Births per 1,000 people
46.0
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.72
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.5
Population
12,542,644
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
10-1412.31.0%9,539
15-19129.510.8%86,655
20-24280.223.5%162,004
25-29267.622.4%132,472
30-34229.419.2%97,082
35-39136.511.4%49,044
40-44106.48.9%32,015
45-4930.82.6%7,821
50-542.20.2%466