Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2014

Democratic Republic of the Congo
2014
Total fertility rate: 6.48
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The total fertility rate of Democratic Republic of the Congo was 6.48 children per woman in 2014 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (281 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 3,410,957 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.48
Births
3,410,957
Births per 1,000 people
43.5
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.66
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.9
Population
78,403,242
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
10-145.00.4%24,498
15-19118.99.2%495,095
20-24259.020.0%881,027
25-29281.521.7%787,703
30-34269.020.7%600,903
35-39213.316.4%389,057
40-44117.49.1%188,138
45-4930.82.4%42,563
50-541.70.1%1,970