Fertility in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2001

Democratic Republic of the Congo
2001
Total fertility rate: 6.66
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-5 -1   2001  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Democratic Republic of the Congo was 6.66 children per woman in 2001 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 30-34 (281 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 2,344,778 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.66
Births
2,344,778
Births per 1,000 people
45.0
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.50
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.3
Population
52,132,646
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
10-149.80.7%31,249
15-19124.69.4%324,670
20-24257.319.3%543,342
25-29280.921.1%514,519
30-34281.421.1%455,766
35-39219.716.5%302,203
40-44124.59.3%141,800
45-4932.12.4%29,829
50-541.80.1%1,403