Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1954

Democratic Republic of the Congo
1954
Total fertility rate: 5.98
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-5 -1   1954  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Democratic Republic of the Congo was 5.98 children per woman in 1954 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (279 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 618,028 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.98
Births
618,028
Births per 1,000 people
46.3
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.75
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.5
Population
13,343,031
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
10-1412.81.1%10,563
15-19129.010.8%92,517
20-24279.223.3%172,415
25-29267.822.4%142,122
30-34230.219.2%103,952
35-39138.111.5%53,031
40-44107.18.9%34,604
45-4930.92.6%8,326
50-542.20.2%500