Congo vs Dominican Republic: Number of births, by world region

Congo
189,365 births
in 2023
Dominican Republic
203,183 births
in 2023
Congo rank
86th
Dominican Republic rank
85th

Number of births, by world region over time

  • Congo
  • Dominican Republic
50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k195019862023

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 203,183 births against 189,365 births in Congo, a difference of 13,818 births.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Dominican Republic has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 86th and Dominican Republic ranks 85th of 236 countries.

Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Dominican Republic Difference Ahead
1950s 41,306 births 147,742 births 106,436 births Dominican Republic
1960s 52,145 births 177,760 births 125,615 births Dominican Republic
1970s 69,772 births 192,607 births 122,835 births Dominican Republic
1980s 82,177 births 208,011 births 125,834 births Dominican Republic
1990s 103,666 births 218,196 births 114,531 births Dominican Republic
2000s 136,647 births 212,361 births 75,714 births Dominican Republic
2010s 178,246 births 214,982 births 36,736 births Dominican Republic
2020s 185,894 births 205,862 births 19,968 births Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of births, by world region, Congo or Dominican Republic?
Dominican Republic, at 203,183 births against 189,365 births in Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of births, by world region between Congo and Dominican Republic?
13,818 births, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Dominican Republic?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Congo and Dominican Republic rank globally for number of births, by world region?
Congo ranks 86th and Dominican Republic ranks 85th 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.