Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2003

Democratic Republic of the Congo
2003
Total fertility rate: 6.55
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-5 -1   2003  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Democratic Republic of the Congo was 6.55 children per woman in 2003 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 30-34 (277 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 2,443,727 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.55
Births
2,443,727
Births per 1,000 people
44.2
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.49
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.1
Population
55,343,867
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
10-148.20.6%27,783
15-19125.49.6%353,390
20-24256.819.6%582,985
25-29275.321.0%523,170
30-34276.821.1%467,166
35-39215.216.4%313,218
40-44118.09.0%142,981
45-4931.82.4%31,556
50-541.80.1%1,476