Democratic Republic of Congo vs Low income: Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (Fertility World Population)
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (Fertility World Population) over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Low income
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 5.98 births per woman against 4.46 births per woman in Low income, a difference of 1.52 births per woman.
That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.3 times Low income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Low income ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 3rd and Low income ranks 2nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 4 and Low income in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Low income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.2 births per woman | 6.52 births per woman | 0.321 births per woman | Low income |
| 1970s | 6.41 births per woman | 6.68 births per woman | 0.2716 births per woman | Low income |
| 1980s | 6.59 births per woman | 6.63 births per woman | 0.036 births per woman | Low income |
| 1990s | 6.66 births per woman | 6.33 births per woman | 0.3392 births per woman | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2000s | 6.59 births per woman | 5.81 births per woman | 0.7739 births per woman | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 6.45 births per woman | 5.1 births per woman | 1.34 births per woman | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 6.1 births per woman | 4.6 births per woman | 1.5 births per woman | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Democratic Republic of Congo or Low income?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 5.98 births per woman against 4.46 births per woman in Low income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Democratic Republic of Congo and Low income?
- 1.52 births per woman, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Low income?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Low income rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 3rd and Low income ranks 2nd 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.