Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1966

Democratic Republic of the Congo
1966
Total fertility rate: 6.24
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1966  +1 +5

Country

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of Democratic Republic of the Congo was 6.24 children per woman in 1966 — 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 29.3 years old. In total, 858,732 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.24
Births
858,732
Births per 1,000 people
47.9
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.94
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.5
Population
17,931,929
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
10-1415.31.2%15,672
15-19135.610.8%123,495
20-24275.422.0%230,657
25-29270.721.6%195,164
30-34243.319.5%148,746
35-39163.213.0%84,114
40-44113.59.1%48,840
45-4931.72.5%11,405
50-542.10.2%639