Congo, Democratic Republic of the vs Ethiopia: Number of births, by world region

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
4.37 million births
in 2023
Ethiopia
4.11 million births
in 2023
Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank
6th
Ethiopia rank
7th

Number of births, by world region over time

  • Congo, Democratic Republic of the
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Congo, Democratic Republic of the currently reports 4.37 million births against 4.11 million births in Ethiopia, a difference of 264,000 births.

That makes Congo, Democratic Republic of the's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 6th and Ethiopia ranks 7th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Congo, Democratic Republic of the averaged higher in 1 and Ethiopia in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo, Democratic Republic of the Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1950s 627,144 births 893,110 births 265,967 births Ethiopia
1960s 822,793 births 1.18 million births 357,252 births Ethiopia
1970s 1.06 million births 1.58 million births 517,922 births Ethiopia
1980s 1.43 million births 2.03 million births 596,644 births Ethiopia
1990s 1.97 million births 2.76 million births 793,532 births Ethiopia
2000s 2.57 million births 3.24 million births 668,611 births Ethiopia
2010s 3.47 million births 3.49 million births 21,078 births Ethiopia
2020s 4.21 million births 4.04 million births 173,300 births Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of births, by world region, Congo, Democratic Republic of the or Ethiopia?
Congo, Democratic Republic of the, at 4.37 million births against 4.11 million births in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of births, by world region between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Ethiopia?
264,000 births, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Ethiopia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Ethiopia rank globally for number of births, by world region?
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 6th and Ethiopia ranks 7th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of births, by world region
Unit
births
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Number of live births in a calendar year.