Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2036

Democratic Republic of the Congo
2036
Total fertility rate: 4.77
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The total fertility rate of Democratic Republic of the Congo is projected at 4.77 children per woman in 2036 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (210 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 30.2 years old. In total, 5,334,715 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
4.77
Births
5,334,715
Births per 1,000 people
34.3
Mean age of mothers
30.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.10
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.4
Population
155,689,455
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
10-142.70.3%26,608
15-1980.08.4%692,662
20-24186.019.5%1,343,663
25-29209.922.0%1,244,826
30-34205.421.5%1,001,691
35-39159.316.7%657,935
40-4487.29.1%302,045
45-4922.52.4%62,512
50-541.30.1%2,774