Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1978

Democratic Republic of the Congo
1978
Total fertility rate: 6.46
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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Democratic Republic of the Congo was 6.46 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (270 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 1,135,606 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.46
Births
1,135,606
Births per 1,000 people
45.4
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.11
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.5
Population
24,992,689
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
10-1415.01.2%22,381
15-19136.610.6%167,421
20-24267.720.7%273,034
25-29270.020.9%237,077
30-34255.219.8%210,472
35-39192.214.9%136,352
40-44121.29.4%72,174
45-4932.22.5%15,879
50-542.00.2%816