Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1964

Democratic Republic of the Congo
1964
Total fertility rate: 6.19
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-5 -1   1964  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Democratic Republic of the Congo was 6.19 children per woman in 1964 — 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, 808,176 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.19
Births
808,176
Births per 1,000 people
47.7
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.88
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.5
Population
16,955,327
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%14,600
15-19133.910.8%120,102
20-24275.922.3%217,719
25-29270.121.8%183,259
30-34240.619.4%138,492
35-39158.212.8%76,960
40-44112.19.0%45,658
45-4931.62.5%10,774
50-542.20.2%613