Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2006

Democratic Republic of the Congo
2006
Total fertility rate: 6.55
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-5 -1   2006  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Democratic Republic of the Congo was 6.55 children per woman in 2006 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (275 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.9 years old. In total, 2,665,465 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.55
Births
2,665,465
Births per 1,000 people
44.0
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.54
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.0
Population
60,615,908
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
10-147.70.6%29,504
15-19125.39.6%391,204
20-24263.920.2%672,010
25-29274.621.0%563,784
30-34270.120.6%479,233
35-39215.716.5%337,320
40-44118.69.1%156,814
45-4931.22.4%34,023
50-541.80.1%1,571