Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1994

Democratic Republic of the Congo
1994
Total fertility rate: 6.64
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-5 -1   1994  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Democratic Republic of the Congo was 6.64 children per woman in 1994 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (279 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 1,932,742 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.64
Births
1,932,742
Births per 1,000 people
45.3
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.38
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.7
Population
42,626,876
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
10-149.20.7%22,551
15-19127.99.6%261,560
20-24253.119.0%457,191
25-29279.221.0%439,369
30-34267.920.1%355,720
35-39226.617.0%249,808
40-44132.09.9%119,827
45-4931.92.4%25,547
50-541.80.1%1,169