Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1958

Democratic Republic of the Congo
1958
Total fertility rate: 6.04
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-5 -1   1958  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Democratic Republic of the Congo was 6.04 children per woman in 1958 — 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, 680,372 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.04
Births
680,372
Births per 1,000 people
46.7
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.81
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.5
Population
14,557,796
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
10-1413.71.1%12,400
15-19129.610.7%101,645
20-24277.723.0%187,696
25-29268.322.2%155,318
30-34233.119.3%115,129
35-39143.711.9%60,096
40-44108.69.0%38,361
45-4931.12.6%9,189
50-542.20.2%538