Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1998

Democratic Republic of the Congo
1998
Total fertility rate: 6.70
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-5 -1   1998  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Democratic Republic of the Congo was 6.70 children per woman in 1998 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 30-34 (283 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 2,125,496 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.70
Births
2,125,496
Births per 1,000 people
44.9
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.46
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
47,297,600
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
10-1410.10.8%28,999
15-19121.79.1%278,130
20-24256.819.2%487,594
25-29282.221.1%478,067
30-34282.721.1%416,504
35-39220.216.4%272,855
40-44131.59.8%134,462
45-4932.62.4%27,498
50-541.90.1%1,386