Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1986

Democratic Republic of the Congo
1986
Total fertility rate: 6.63
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-5 -1   1986  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Democratic Republic of the Congo was 6.63 children per woman in 1986 — 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, 1,504,905 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.63
Births
1,504,905
Births per 1,000 people
46.6
Mean age of mothers
29.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.25
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.5
Population
32,265,196
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
10-1412.61.0%23,942
15-19139.710.5%228,273
20-24265.820.0%369,056
25-29269.520.3%317,615
30-34264.019.9%261,962
35-39212.716.0%184,140
40-44128.09.6%98,303
45-4932.52.4%20,643
50-541.90.1%972