Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1974

Democratic Republic of the Congo
1974
Total fertility rate: 6.40
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-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Democratic Republic of the Congo was 6.40 children per woman in 1974 — 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 29.5 years old. In total, 1,045,063 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.40
Births
1,045,063
Births per 1,000 people
46.6
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.08
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.5
Population
22,418,878
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%21,444
15-19136.110.6%147,755
20-24270.821.1%251,568
25-29270.721.1%235,420
30-34251.719.6%192,219
35-39182.514.2%117,968
40-44118.59.3%63,614
45-4932.22.5%14,314
50-542.10.2%762