Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1972

Democratic Republic of the Congo
1972
Total fertility rate: 6.37
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Democratic Republic of the Congo was 6.37 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (272 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 1,001,904 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.37
Births
1,001,904
Births per 1,000 people
47.1
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.05
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.5
Population
21,251,160
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
10-1418.01.4%21,986
15-19135.710.6%139,441
20-24272.021.3%246,244
25-29270.621.2%229,953
30-34249.419.6%181,638
35-39177.513.9%108,703
40-44117.19.2%59,674
45-4932.12.5%13,525
50-542.10.2%740