Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1992

Democratic Republic of the Congo
1992
Total fertility rate: 6.64
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-5 -1   1992  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Democratic Republic of the Congo was 6.64 children per woman in 1992 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (276 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 1,793,265 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.64
Births
1,793,265
Births per 1,000 people
45.7
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.35
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.7
Population
39,228,910
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
10-1410.20.8%23,246
15-19123.59.3%237,702
20-24260.019.6%438,232
25-29276.020.8%399,833
30-34267.920.2%327,304
35-39225.117.0%228,783
40-44131.09.9%112,341
45-4932.42.4%24,686
50-541.80.1%1,137