Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1985

Democratic Republic of the Congo
1985
Total fertility rate: 6.61
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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Democratic Republic of the Congo was 6.61 children per woman in 1985 — 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 29.8 years old. In total, 1,453,831 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.61
Births
1,453,831
Births per 1,000 people
46.5
Mean age of mothers
29.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.23
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.5
Population
31,264,816
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
10-1412.60.9%23,238
15-19138.710.5%219,680
20-24265.420.1%355,723
25-29270.020.4%306,913
30-34263.319.9%252,439
35-39210.415.9%179,983
40-44127.39.6%94,848
45-4932.52.5%20,057
50-541.90.1%949