Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2027

Democratic Republic of the Congo
2027
Total fertility rate: 5.71
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2027  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Democratic Republic of the Congo is projected at 5.71 children per woman in 2027 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (249 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 30.1 years old. In total, 4,715,179 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
5.71
Births
4,715,179
Births per 1,000 people
39.3
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.47
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.4
Population
120,129,746
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
10-143.90.3%29,806
15-1999.38.7%634,533
20-24226.219.8%1,178,772
25-29248.521.8%1,090,210
30-34240.721.1%899,914
35-39189.316.6%571,361
40-44104.99.2%255,530
45-4927.52.4%52,657
50-541.50.1%2,395