Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2032

Democratic Republic of the Congo
2032
Total fertility rate: 5.20
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2032  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Democratic Republic of the Congo is projected at 5.20 children per woman in 2032 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (228 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 30.2 years old. In total, 5,084,138 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
5.20
Births
5,084,138
Births per 1,000 people
36.5
Mean age of mothers
30.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.27
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.4
Population
139,408,612
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
10-143.20.3%28,507
15-1988.88.5%675,283
20-24204.219.6%1,280,260
25-29227.721.9%1,163,676
30-34221.721.3%957,334
35-39173.316.7%636,865
40-4495.09.1%280,553
45-4924.92.4%59,078
50-541.40.1%2,581