Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1982

Democratic Republic of the Congo
1982
Total fertility rate: 6.54
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-5 -1   1982  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Democratic Republic of the Congo was 6.54 children per woman in 1982 — 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, 1,303,813 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.54
Births
1,303,813
Births per 1,000 people
46.0
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.18
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.5
Population
28,338,190
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
10-1414.51.1%24,621
15-19133.310.2%189,810
20-24266.120.4%318,080
25-29270.720.7%274,416
30-34260.319.9%229,145
35-39203.315.6%164,074
40-44124.89.5%84,556
45-4932.52.5%18,205
50-542.00.2%905