Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2049

Democratic Republic of the Congo
2049
Total fertility rate: 3.72
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2049  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Democratic Republic of the Congo is projected at 3.72 children per woman in 2049 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (167 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 30.3 years old. In total, 6,223,928 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
3.72
Births
6,223,928
Births per 1,000 people
29.2
Mean age of mothers
30.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.68
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.5
Population
213,497,692
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
10-141.60.2%19,208
15-1958.27.8%668,359
20-24141.118.9%1,466,528
25-29167.522.5%1,530,711
30-34166.922.4%1,297,948
35-39126.417.0%816,913
40-4466.68.9%349,410
45-4916.52.2%71,741
50-540.90.1%3,111