Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1993

Democratic Republic of the Congo
1993
Total fertility rate: 6.64
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-5 -1   1993  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Democratic Republic of the Congo was 6.64 children per woman in 1993 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (277 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 1,865,350 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.64
Births
1,865,350
Births per 1,000 people
45.9
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.37
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.7
Population
40,656,336
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
10-149.50.7%22,532
15-19127.79.6%253,306
20-24258.519.5%451,663
25-29277.320.9%419,082
30-34266.320.0%339,395
35-39224.816.9%237,989
40-44130.99.9%115,163
45-4932.02.4%25,076
50-541.80.1%1,143