Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1988

Democratic Republic of the Congo
1988
Total fertility rate: 6.66
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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Democratic Republic of the Congo was 6.66 children per woman in 1988 — 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, 1,595,209 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.66
Births
1,595,209
Births per 1,000 people
46.4
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.29
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
34,382,752
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%25,180
15-19132.510.0%229,053
20-24266.220.0%394,635
25-29269.720.3%339,663
30-34266.920.0%282,934
35-39219.116.5%195,831
40-44129.99.8%104,891
45-4932.62.4%21,984
50-541.90.1%1,042