Congo, Democratic Republic of the vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Birth rate, crude

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
40.88 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
32.8 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
5th

Birth rate, crude over time

  • Congo, Democratic Republic of the
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Congo, Democratic Republic of the currently reports 40.88 per 1,000 people against 32.8 per 1,000 people in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 8.08 per 1,000 people.

That makes Congo, Democratic Republic of the's figure about 1.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 5th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Congo, Democratic Republic of the averaged higher in 5 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo, Democratic Republic of the Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 47.58 per 1,000 people 47.75 per 1,000 people 0.1681 per 1,000 people Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1970s 46.53 per 1,000 people 47.61 per 1,000 people 1.08 per 1,000 people Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 46.26 per 1,000 people 46.16 per 1,000 people 0.0999 per 1,000 people Congo, Democratic Republic of the
1990s 45.91 per 1,000 people 43.19 per 1,000 people 2.72 per 1,000 people Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2000s 44.25 per 1,000 people 40.96 per 1,000 people 3.29 per 1,000 people Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2010s 43.36 per 1,000 people 37.07 per 1,000 people 6.29 per 1,000 people Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2020s 41.59 per 1,000 people 33.51 per 1,000 people 8.08 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, Congo, Democratic Republic of the or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Congo, Democratic Republic of the, at 40.88 per 1,000 people against 32.8 per 1,000 people in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in birth rate, crude between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
8.08 per 1,000 people, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for birth rate, crude?
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 5th of 218 countries.
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.