What is the difference in births, by age of mother between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Nigeria?

1,806 births, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Nigeria?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births, by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the vs Nigeria: Births, by age of mother

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

2,349 births

in 2023

Nigeria

4,155 births

in 2023

Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank

5th

Nigeria rank

3rd

Births, by age of mother over time

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 4,155 births against 2,349 births in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, a difference of 1,806 births.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.8 times Congo, Democratic Republic of the's.

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

Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1950s	503.8 births	1,289 births	784.9 births	Nigeria
1960s	621.2 births	1,429 births	807.9 births	Nigeria
1970s	770.2 births	1,834 births	1,064 births	Nigeria
1980s	956.4 births	2,626 births	1,670 births	Nigeria
1990s	1,241 births	3,547 births	2,306 births	Nigeria
2000s	1,546 births	4,454 births	2,908 births	Nigeria
2010s	1,990 births	5,144 births	3,154 births	Nigeria
2020s	2,308 births	4,367 births	2,059 births	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher births, by age of mother, Congo, Democratic Republic of the or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 4,155 births against 2,349 births in Congo, Democratic Republic of the as of 2023.
What is the difference in births, by age of mother between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Nigeria?: 1,806 births, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Nigeria?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Nigeria rank globally for births, by age of mother?: Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births, by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Births, by age of mother
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: 28 August 2026

Number of live births in a calendar year. This only includes mothers aged 50-54.