Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2038

Democratic Republic of the Congo
2038
Total fertility rate: 4.55
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-5 -1   2038  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Democratic Republic of the Congo is projected at 4.55 children per woman in 2038 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (201 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 30.2 years old. In total, 5,446,326 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
4.55
Births
5,446,326
Births per 1,000 people
33.2
Mean age of mothers
30.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.01
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.4
Population
164,045,610
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
10-142.40.3%25,493
15-1975.78.3%694,734
20-24176.919.4%1,366,867
25-29201.122.1%1,285,724
30-34197.421.7%1,030,532
35-39152.516.7%668,880
40-4482.69.1%307,384
45-4921.42.4%63,875
50-541.20.1%2,840