Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1979

Democratic Republic of the Congo
1979
Total fertility rate: 6.48
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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Democratic Republic of the Congo was 6.48 children per woman in 1979 — 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, 1,186,842 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.48
Births
1,186,842
Births per 1,000 people
45.8
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.14
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.5
Population
25,886,782
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
10-1415.51.2%23,978
15-19135.010.4%173,023
20-24267.220.6%287,181
25-29270.120.9%247,876
30-34256.319.8%217,830
35-39195.015.0%144,024
40-44122.19.4%75,596
45-4932.32.5%16,489
50-542.00.2%846