Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1976

Democratic Republic of the Congo
1976
Total fertility rate: 6.44
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-5 -1   1976  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Democratic Republic of the Congo was 6.44 children per woman in 1976 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (271 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 1,090,982 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.44
Births
1,090,982
Births per 1,000 people
46.2
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.10
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.5
Population
23,624,031
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
10-1415.11.2%21,036
15-19136.510.6%157,257
20-24269.620.9%262,302
25-29270.621.0%236,226
30-34253.819.7%203,045
35-39187.514.6%127,356
40-44119.99.3%67,862
45-4932.22.5%15,113
50-542.00.2%786