Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1991

Democratic Republic of the Congo
1991
Total fertility rate: 6.64
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-5 -1   1991  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Democratic Republic of the Congo was 6.64 children per woman in 1991 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (274 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 1,744,207 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.64
Births
1,744,207
Births per 1,000 people
46.0
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.33
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
37,925,817
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
10-1411.00.8%24,118
15-19125.59.4%235,616
20-24260.519.6%427,116
25-29273.620.6%383,709
30-34268.420.2%317,155
35-39224.616.9%220,735
40-44130.89.8%110,521
45-4932.52.4%24,122
50-541.80.1%1,116