Congo vs Latin America & Caribbean: Birth rate, crude

Congo
30.42 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean
14.03 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Congo rank
28th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
31st

Birth rate, crude over time

  • Congo
  • Latin America & Caribbean
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How they compare

Congo currently reports 30.42 per 1,000 people against 14.03 per 1,000 people in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 16.39 per 1,000 people.

That makes Congo's figure about 2.2 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 28th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 31st of 218 countries.

Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
1960s 43.53 per 1,000 people 39.87 per 1,000 people 3.66 per 1,000 people Congo
1970s 43.71 per 1,000 people 34.65 per 1,000 people 9.06 per 1,000 people Congo
1980s 40.18 per 1,000 people 30.1 per 1,000 people 10.08 per 1,000 people Congo
1990s 38.34 per 1,000 people 24.98 per 1,000 people 13.36 per 1,000 people Congo
2000s 37.2 per 1,000 people 20.21 per 1,000 people 16.99 per 1,000 people Congo
2010s 35.52 per 1,000 people 17.04 per 1,000 people 18.48 per 1,000 people Congo
2020s 31.02 per 1,000 people 14.45 per 1,000 people 16.57 per 1,000 people Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, crude, Congo or Latin America & Caribbean?
Congo, at 30.42 per 1,000 people against 14.03 per 1,000 people in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
What is the difference in birth rate, crude between Congo and Latin America & Caribbean?
16.39 per 1,000 people, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Latin America & Caribbean?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Congo and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for birth rate, crude?
Congo ranks 28th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 31st 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.