Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1987

Democratic Republic of the Congo
1987
Total fertility rate: 6.65
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-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Democratic Republic of the Congo was 6.65 children per woman in 1987 — 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 29.9 years old. In total, 1,549,963 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.65
Births
1,549,963
Births per 1,000 people
46.5
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.27
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
33,298,904
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
10-1412.71.0%24,752
15-19137.110.3%230,306
20-24266.820.1%382,305
25-29269.720.3%328,068
30-34265.219.9%271,604
35-39215.716.2%188,958
40-44128.99.7%101,702
45-4932.52.4%21,266
50-541.90.1%1,003