Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1956

Democratic Republic of the Congo
1956
Total fertility rate: 5.99
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-5 -1   1956  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Democratic Republic of the Congo was 5.99 children per woman in 1956 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (278 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 645,839 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.99
Births
645,839
Births per 1,000 people
46.4
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.78
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.5
Population
13,929,951
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
10-1413.11.1%11,404
15-19128.710.7%96,514
20-24278.323.2%179,529
25-29267.622.3%148,362
30-34230.519.2%108,750
35-39139.011.6%55,707
40-44107.59.0%36,339
45-4930.92.6%8,712
50-542.20.2%520