Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2007

Democratic Republic of the Congo
2007
Total fertility rate: 6.56
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-5 -1   2007  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Democratic Republic of the Congo was 6.56 children per woman in 2007 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (278 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 2,746,572 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.56
Births
2,746,572
Births per 1,000 people
44.0
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.56
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.9
Population
62,477,752
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%29,676
15-19123.19.4%397,101
20-24263.720.1%698,108
25-29278.121.2%590,605
30-34268.520.5%484,436
35-39217.016.5%346,410
40-44120.09.2%163,168
45-4931.52.4%35,435
50-541.80.1%1,634