Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1969

Democratic Republic of the Congo
1969
Total fertility rate: 6.30
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-5 -1   1969  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Democratic Republic of the Congo was 6.30 children per woman in 1969 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (274 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 933,154 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.30
Births
933,154
Births per 1,000 people
47.7
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.99
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.4
Population
19,570,445
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
10-1416.51.3%18,363
15-19134.810.7%128,331
20-24273.921.7%244,365
25-29270.721.5%213,375
30-34246.419.5%165,642
35-39170.213.5%95,841
40-44115.29.1%54,139
45-4931.92.5%12,413
50-542.10.2%686