Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1965

Democratic Republic of the Congo
1965
Total fertility rate: 6.21
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-5 -1   1965  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Democratic Republic of the Congo was 6.21 children per woman in 1965 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (275 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 832,196 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.21
Births
832,196
Births per 1,000 people
47.8
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.90
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.5
Population
17,427,802
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%15,030
15-19134.810.8%121,983
20-24275.422.1%223,830
25-29270.221.7%188,877
30-34241.819.4%143,272
35-39160.612.9%80,360
40-44112.79.1%47,147
45-4931.62.5%11,070
50-542.20.2%626