Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2012

Democratic Republic of the Congo
2012
Total fertility rate: 6.56
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The total fertility rate of Democratic Republic of the Congo was 6.56 children per woman in 2012 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (285 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.9 years old. In total, 3,219,513 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.56
Births
3,219,513
Births per 1,000 people
44.0
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.66
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.9
Population
73,254,618
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
10-145.40.4%24,667
15-19124.09.5%483,348
20-24264.420.2%833,775
25-29285.121.8%733,282
30-34268.020.5%550,315
35-39214.516.4%373,371
40-44116.78.9%179,113
45-4930.62.3%39,834
50-541.70.1%1,806