Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1963

Democratic Republic of the Congo
1963
Total fertility rate: 6.16
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-5 -1   1963  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Democratic Republic of the Congo was 6.16 children per woman in 1963 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (276 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 783,807 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.16
Births
783,807
Births per 1,000 people
47.5
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.87
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.5
Population
16,507,598
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%14,328
15-19132.610.8%117,405
20-24276.022.4%211,722
25-29269.621.9%177,567
30-34239.219.4%133,858
35-39155.612.6%73,632
40-44111.49.0%44,217
45-4931.52.6%10,477
50-542.20.2%600