Congo vs Zimbabwe: Birth rate vs. death rate
Congo
30.63 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Zimbabwe
30.41 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Congo rank
29th
Zimbabwe rank
32nd
Birth rate vs. death rate over time
- Congo
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Congo currently reports 30.63 births per 1,000 people against 30.41 births per 1,000 people in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.22 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Congo ranks 29th and Zimbabwe ranks 32nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.58 births per 1,000 people | 48.83 births per 1,000 people | 4.25 births per 1,000 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 43.53 births per 1,000 people | 46.47 births per 1,000 people | 2.94 births per 1,000 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 43.71 births per 1,000 people | 46.27 births per 1,000 people | 2.55 births per 1,000 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 40.18 births per 1,000 people | 42.24 births per 1,000 people | 2.06 births per 1,000 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 38.34 births per 1,000 people | 33.66 births per 1,000 people | 4.68 births per 1,000 people | Congo |
| 2000s | 37.2 births per 1,000 people | 36.26 births per 1,000 people | 0.9386 births per 1,000 people | Congo |
| 2010s | 35.52 births per 1,000 people | 34.71 births per 1,000 people | 0.8101 births per 1,000 people | Congo |
| 2020s | 31.17 births per 1,000 people | 30.8 births per 1,000 people | 0.3685 births per 1,000 people | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate vs. death rate, Congo or Zimbabwe?
- Congo, at 30.63 births per 1,000 people against 30.41 births per 1,000 people in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate vs. death rate between Congo and Zimbabwe?
- 0.22 births per 1,000 people, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Zimbabwe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Zimbabwe rank globally for birth rate vs. death rate?
- Congo ranks 29th and Zimbabwe ranks 32nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.