Africa Eastern and Southern vs Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Birth rate, crude

Africa Eastern and Southern
32.58 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
40.88 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
8th
Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank
5th

Birth rate, crude over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Congo, Democratic Republic of the
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How they compare

Congo, Democratic Republic of the currently reports 40.88 per 1,000 people against 32.58 per 1,000 people in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 8.3 per 1,000 people.

That makes Congo, Democratic Republic of the's figure about 1.3 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 8th and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 5th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Africa Eastern and Southern averaged higher in 2 and Congo, Democratic Republic of the in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Congo, Democratic Republic of the Difference Ahead
1960s 47.82 per 1,000 people 47.58 per 1,000 people 0.2449 per 1,000 people Africa Eastern and Southern
1970s 47.19 per 1,000 people 46.53 per 1,000 people 0.6552 per 1,000 people Africa Eastern and Southern
1980s 45.83 per 1,000 people 46.26 per 1,000 people 0.4314 per 1,000 people Congo, Democratic Republic of the
1990s 42.62 per 1,000 people 45.91 per 1,000 people 3.29 per 1,000 people Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2000s 39.83 per 1,000 people 44.25 per 1,000 people 4.41 per 1,000 people Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2010s 35.88 per 1,000 people 43.36 per 1,000 people 7.48 per 1,000 people Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2020s 33.31 per 1,000 people 41.59 per 1,000 people 8.28 per 1,000 people Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, crude, Africa Eastern and Southern or Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
Congo, Democratic Republic of the, at 40.88 per 1,000 people against 32.58 per 1,000 people in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2024.
What is the difference in birth rate, crude between Africa Eastern and Southern and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
8.3 per 1,000 people, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank globally for birth rate, crude?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 8th and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 5th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,260 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.