Congo vs Ethiopia: Fertility rate, total
Congo
4.11 births per woman
in 2024
Ethiopia
3.91 births per woman
in 2024
Congo rank
24th
Ethiopia rank
27th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Congo
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Congo currently reports 4.11 births per woman against 3.91 births per woman in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.2 births per woman.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Congo ranks 24th and Ethiopia ranks 27th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Ethiopia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.21 births per woman | 6.62 births per woman | 0.413 births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 6.33 births per woman | 7.04 births per woman | 0.7026 births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 5.66 births per woman | 7.31 births per woman | 1.65 births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 5.07 births per woman | 6.99 births per woman | 1.92 births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 4.7 births per woman | 6.17 births per woman | 1.48 births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 4.63 births per woman | 4.67 births per woman | 0.0354 births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 4.22 births per woman | 4.09 births per woman | 0.1318 births per woman | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Congo or Ethiopia?
- Congo, at 4.11 births per woman against 3.91 births per woman in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Congo and Ethiopia?
- 0.2 births per woman, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Ethiopia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Ethiopia rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Congo ranks 24th and Ethiopia ranks 27th of 217 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.