Fertility in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1955

Democratic Republic of the Congo
1955
Total fertility rate: 5.98
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1955
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The total fertility rate of Democratic Republic of the Congo was 5.98 children per woman in 1955 — 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 29.1 years old. In total, 631,411 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.98
Births
631,411
Births per 1,000 people
46.3
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.77
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.5
Population
13,630,351
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
10-1412.91.1%10,974
15-19128.810.8%94,464
20-24278.623.3%175,790
25-29267.522.4%145,147
30-34230.219.2%106,241
35-39138.511.6%54,327
40-44107.39.0%35,445
45-4930.92.6%8,510
50-542.20.2%511