Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1981

Democratic Republic of the Congo
1981
Total fertility rate: 6.52
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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Democratic Republic of the Congo was 6.52 children per woman in 1981 — 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 29.7 years old. In total, 1,266,724 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.52
Births
1,266,724
Births per 1,000 people
46.1
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.16
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.5
Population
27,500,515
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%25,589
15-19131.910.1%181,597
20-24266.820.5%308,879
25-29270.920.8%266,421
30-34259.119.9%225,991
35-39200.815.4%157,972
40-44124.09.5%81,728
45-4932.52.5%17,650
50-542.00.2%895