Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1989

Democratic Republic of the Congo
1989
Total fertility rate: 6.65
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-5 -1   1989  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Democratic Republic of the Congo was 6.65 children per woman in 1989 — 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 30.1 years old. In total, 1,636,468 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.65
Births
1,636,468
Births per 1,000 people
46.1
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.30
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
35,486,866
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
10-1412.20.9%25,165
15-19125.09.4%222,072
20-24265.820.0%407,096
25-29270.020.3%351,695
30-34268.820.2%294,783
35-39222.716.7%204,281
40-44130.99.8%107,544
45-4932.72.5%22,750
50-541.90.1%1,081