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If 2026 rates held for a lifetime, a woman in the Congo would have about 3.99 children, above the 2.1 needed to sustain the population. Over the preceding five years it has fallen by 0.29 children per woman. About 199 thousand babies are born a year, a crude birth rate of 29.9 per 1,000. Its net reproduction rate sits at 1.84, above the 1.0 replacement mark. Women are having children at a mean age of 28.6 years. Mothers aged 15-19 account for 19% of births. By 2100, projections see it reaching 2.17 children per woman.
Fertility rate
3.99 children/woman
Birth rate
29.9 per 1,000 people
Total births
198.7K
Mean age at birth
28.6 years
The Congo's fertility rate has fallen dramatically from 6.4 children per woman in 1972 to 3.99 today, still well above the 2.1 replacement level. Projections show continued decline to 2.17 by 2100. Teen pregnancy remains notable, with 19% of births to mothers aged 15-19.