Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1957

Democratic Republic of the Congo
1957
Total fertility rate: 6.01
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-5 -1   1957  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Democratic Republic of the Congo was 6.01 children per woman in 1957 — 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, 662,717 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.01
Births
662,717
Births per 1,000 people
46.5
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.79
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.5
Population
14,242,278
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
10-1413.31.1%11,870
15-19129.210.7%99,045
20-24277.923.1%183,492
25-29267.922.3%151,787
30-34231.719.3%111,867
35-39141.311.8%57,850
40-44108.09.0%37,329
45-4931.02.6%8,946
50-542.20.2%529