Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1996

Democratic Republic of the Congo
1996
Total fertility rate: 6.67
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-5 -1   1996  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Democratic Republic of the Congo was 6.67 children per woman in 1996 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (281 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.2 years old. In total, 2,128,873 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.67
Births
2,128,873
Births per 1,000 people
47.0
Mean age of mothers
30.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.40
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.7
Population
45,296,124
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
10-149.30.7%24,607
15-19124.09.3%273,390
20-24252.618.9%495,629
25-29281.121.1%491,021
30-34275.920.7%408,169
35-39225.216.9%275,266
40-44132.910.0%132,364
45-4932.32.4%27,110
50-541.80.1%1,317