Congo vs South Asia: Fertility rate, total
Congo
4.11 births per woman
in 2024
South Asia
1.98 births per woman
in 2024
Congo rank
24th
South Asia rank
26th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Congo
- South Asia
How they compare
Congo currently reports 4.11 births per woman against 1.98 births per woman in South Asia, a difference of 2.13 births per woman.
That makes Congo's figure about 2.1 times South Asia's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 24th and South Asia ranks 26th of 218 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.21 births per woman | 5.96 births per woman | 0.2445 births per woman | Congo |
| 1970s | 6.33 births per woman | 5.38 births per woman | 0.9555 births per woman | Congo |
| 1980s | 5.66 births per woman | 4.58 births per woman | 1.08 births per woman | Congo |
| 1990s | 5.07 births per woman | 3.7 births per woman | 1.37 births per woman | Congo |
| 2000s | 4.7 births per woman | 2.98 births per woman | 1.72 births per woman | Congo |
| 2010s | 4.63 births per woman | 2.32 births per woman | 2.31 births per woman | Congo |
| 2020s | 4.22 births per woman | 2.02 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Congo or South Asia?
- Congo, at 4.11 births per woman against 1.98 births per woman in South Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Congo and South Asia?
- 2.13 births per woman, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and South Asia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Congo and South Asia rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Congo ranks 24th and South Asia ranks 26th 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.