Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1995

Democratic Republic of the Congo
1995
Total fertility rate: 6.68
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-5 -1   1995  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Democratic Republic of the Congo was 6.68 children per woman in 1995 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (284 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.3 years old. In total, 2,097,462 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.68
Births
2,097,462
Births per 1,000 people
47.2
Mean age of mothers
30.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.41
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.7
Population
44,433,704
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
10-148.90.7%22,837
15-19121.39.1%262,828
20-24247.718.5%485,636
25-29284.321.3%491,970
30-34275.920.6%401,071
35-39229.417.2%273,993
40-44134.510.1%130,711
45-4932.52.4%27,137
50-541.80.1%1,276