Fertility in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961

Democratic Republic of the Congo
1961
Total fertility rate: 6.12
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1961
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The total fertility rate of Democratic Republic of the Congo was 6.12 children per woman in 1961 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (277 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 739,473 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.12
Births
739,473
Births per 1,000 people
47.2
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.84
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.5
Population
15,662,374
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
10-1414.91.2%13,893
15-19131.210.7%111,036
20-24277.422.6%201,405
25-29269.722.0%167,445
30-34237.319.4%125,728
35-39151.212.3%67,706
40-44110.59.0%41,735
45-4931.42.6%9,950
50-542.20.2%575