Angola vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Fertility rate, total
Angola
5.05 births per woman
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
4.26 births per woman
in 2024
Angola rank
7th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
6th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Angola
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Angola currently reports 5.05 births per woman against 4.26 births per woman in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.79 births per woman.
That makes Angola's figure about 1.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Angola has been ahead every year.
Angola ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th of 218 countries.
Angola has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.07 births per woman | 6.65 births per woman | 0.419 births per woman | Angola |
| 1970s | 7.48 births per woman | 6.79 births per woman | 0.6907 births per woman | Angola |
| 1980s | 7.43 births per woman | 6.6 births per woman | 0.8306 births per woman | Angola |
| 1990s | 6.96 births per woman | 6.03 births per woman | 0.933 births per woman | Angola |
| 2000s | 6.47 births per woman | 5.57 births per woman | 0.8996 births per woman | Angola |
| 2010s | 5.82 births per woman | 4.98 births per woman | 0.8419 births per woman | Angola |
| 2020s | 5.21 births per woman | 4.4 births per woman | 0.8137 births per woman | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Angola or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Angola, at 5.05 births per woman against 4.26 births per woman in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Angola and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.79 births per woman, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Angola ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.