Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1968

Democratic Republic of the Congo
1968
Total fertility rate: 6.29
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-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Democratic Republic of the Congo was 6.29 children per woman in 1968 — 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, 908,873 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.29
Births
908,873
Births per 1,000 people
47.8
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.98
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.4
Population
19,012,189
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
10-1416.01.3%17,328
15-19135.110.7%125,936
20-24274.521.8%241,475
25-29270.921.5%207,262
30-34245.619.5%159,976
35-39168.013.3%91,818
40-44114.79.1%52,342
45-4931.92.5%12,067
50-542.10.2%669