Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1973

Democratic Republic of the Congo
1973
Total fertility rate: 6.38
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-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Democratic Republic of the Congo was 6.38 children per woman in 1973 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (271 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 1,022,641 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.38
Births
1,022,641
Births per 1,000 people
46.9
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.06
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.5
Population
21,827,665
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
10-1417.31.4%21,772
15-19135.910.6%143,437
20-24271.321.2%247,868
25-29270.621.2%233,338
30-34250.519.6%186,742
35-39180.014.1%113,241
40-44117.79.2%61,582
45-4932.12.5%13,912
50-542.10.2%751