Fertility in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2005

Democratic Republic of the Congo
2005
Total fertility rate: 6.53
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-5 -1   2005  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Democratic Republic of the Congo was 6.53 children per woman in 2005 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (274 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 2,570,127 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.53
Births
2,570,127
Births per 1,000 people
43.7
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.51
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.0
Population
58,775,724
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
10-147.40.6%27,209
15-19123.09.4%371,325
20-24259.319.9%633,883
25-29274.321.0%545,248
30-34272.920.9%475,480
35-39217.116.6%331,455
40-44117.29.0%150,368
45-4931.82.4%33,592
50-541.80.1%1,568