Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1962

Democratic Republic of the Congo
1962
Total fertility rate: 6.14
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-5 -1   1962  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Democratic Republic of the Congo was 6.14 children per woman in 1962 — 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, 761,301 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.14
Births
761,301
Births per 1,000 people
47.4
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.86
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.5
Population
16,075,724
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
10-1415.11.2%14,137
15-19131.710.7%114,365
20-24276.622.5%206,449
25-29269.621.9%172,346
30-34238.219.4%129,686
35-39153.412.5%70,580
40-44110.99.0%42,941
45-4931.42.6%10,208
50-542.20.2%588