Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2004

Democratic Republic of the Congo
2004
Total fertility rate: 6.53
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The total fertility rate of Democratic Republic of the Congo was 6.53 children per woman in 2004 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 30-34 (276 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 2,495,424 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.53
Births
2,495,424
Births per 1,000 people
43.8
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.50
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.0
Population
56,997,741
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
10-147.50.6%26,425
15-19123.29.4%359,433
20-24257.619.7%605,114
25-29274.421.0%530,454
30-34275.621.1%471,783
35-39216.516.6%322,395
40-44116.99.0%145,563
45-4932.02.5%32,722
50-541.90.1%1,535