Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2031

Democratic Republic of the Congo
2031
Total fertility rate: 5.32
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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The total fertility rate of Democratic Republic of the Congo is projected at 5.32 children per woman in 2031 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (233 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 30.1 years old. In total, 5,028,912 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
5.32
Births
5,028,912
Births per 1,000 people
37.1
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.32
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.4
Population
135,447,495
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
10-143.30.3%28,840
15-1991.38.6%671,456
20-24209.319.7%1,263,786
25-29232.621.9%1,150,848
30-34226.221.3%949,593
35-39177.216.7%626,818
40-4497.39.1%277,034
45-4925.62.4%57,988
50-541.40.1%2,546