Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1999

Democratic Republic of the Congo
1999
Total fertility rate: 6.69
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-5 -1   1999  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Democratic Republic of the Congo was 6.69 children per woman in 1999 — 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, 2,212,244 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.69
Births
2,212,244
Births per 1,000 people
45.2
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.48
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
48,912,971
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
10-1410.40.8%31,024
15-19123.39.2%295,444
20-24258.719.3%510,235
25-29283.121.2%495,983
30-34283.421.2%434,080
35-39215.716.1%278,020
40-44129.69.7%137,843
45-4932.42.4%28,212
50-541.80.1%1,403