Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1971

Democratic Republic of the Congo
1971
Total fertility rate: 6.34
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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Democratic Republic of the Congo was 6.34 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (273 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 980,913 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.34
Births
980,913
Births per 1,000 people
47.4
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.03
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.5
Population
20,695,569
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
10-1417.61.4%20,752
15-19135.310.7%135,624
20-24272.621.5%246,300
25-29270.521.3%225,402
30-34248.319.6%176,720
35-39175.013.8%104,394
40-44116.49.2%57,848
45-4932.02.5%13,151
50-542.10.2%722