Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2028

Democratic Republic of the Congo
2028
Total fertility rate: 5.62
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The total fertility rate of Democratic Republic of the Congo is projected at 5.62 children per woman in 2028 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (245 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 30.1 years old. In total, 4,802,947 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
5.62
Births
4,802,947
Births per 1,000 people
38.8
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.44
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.4
Population
123,871,549
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
10-143.70.3%29,614
15-1997.48.7%645,898
20-24222.419.8%1,199,607
25-29245.021.8%1,108,455
30-34237.421.1%916,983
35-39186.616.6%583,796
40-44103.29.2%262,194
45-4927.12.4%53,990
50-541.50.1%2,412