Fertility in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1959

Democratic Republic of the Congo
1959
Total fertility rate: 6.07
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1959
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The total fertility rate of Democratic Republic of the Congo was 6.07 children per woman in 1959 — 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, 697,116 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.07
Births
697,116
Births per 1,000 people
46.8
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.83
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.5
Population
14,891,582
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
10-1414.11.2%12,949
15-19130.010.7%104,322
20-24277.622.9%191,499
25-29268.822.1%158,504
30-34234.519.3%118,165
35-39146.212.0%62,335
40-44109.29.0%39,367
45-4931.22.6%9,425
50-542.20.2%550