Congo vs World: Fertility rate, total

Congo
4.11 births per woman
in 2024
World
2.19 births per woman
in 2024
Congo rank
24th
World rank
22nd

Fertility rate, total over time

  • Congo
  • World
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How they compare

Congo currently reports 4.11 births per woman against 2.19 births per woman in World, a difference of 1.92 births per woman.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.9 times World's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 24th and World ranks 22nd of 217 countries.

Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo World Difference Ahead
1960s 6.21 births per woman 4.95 births per woman 1.26 births per woman Congo
1970s 6.33 births per woman 4.22 births per woman 2.12 births per woman Congo
1980s 5.66 births per woman 3.56 births per woman 2.1 births per woman Congo
1990s 5.07 births per woman 2.93 births per woman 2.14 births per woman Congo
2000s 4.7 births per woman 2.64 births per woman 2.06 births per woman Congo
2010s 4.63 births per woman 2.49 births per woman 2.14 births per woman Congo
2020s 4.22 births per woman 2.22 births per woman 1.99 births per woman Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate, total, Congo or World?
Congo, at 4.11 births per woman against 2.19 births per woman in World as of 2024.
What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Congo and World?
1.92 births per woman, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and World?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Congo and World rank globally for fertility rate, total?
Congo ranks 24th and World ranks 22nd 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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Indicator
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
Unit
births per woman
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,193 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.