Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2033

Democratic Republic of the Congo
2033
Total fertility rate: 5.09
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The total fertility rate of Democratic Republic of the Congo is projected at 5.09 children per woman in 2033 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (223 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 30.2 years old. In total, 5,153,883 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
5.09
Births
5,153,883
Births per 1,000 people
35.9
Mean age of mothers
30.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.23
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.4
Population
143,414,030
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
10-143.00.3%28,101
15-1986.68.5%680,674
20-24199.819.6%1,299,856
25-29223.421.9%1,182,591
30-34217.821.4%970,322
35-39169.816.7%644,491
40-4493.19.1%285,008
45-4924.42.4%60,211
50-541.40.1%2,626