Angola vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Angola
- Democratic Republic of Congo
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 6.05 live births per woman against 5.12 live births per woman in Angola, a difference of 0.93 live births per woman.
That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.2 times Angola's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
Angola ranks 7th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 5 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Democratic Republic of Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.2 live births per woman | 5.99 live births per woman | 0.2081 live births per woman | Angola |
| 1960s | 7.07 live births per woman | 6.2 live births per woman | 0.8632 live births per woman | Angola |
| 1970s | 7.48 live births per woman | 6.41 live births per woman | 1.07 live births per woman | Angola |
| 1980s | 7.43 live births per woman | 6.59 live births per woman | 0.8389 live births per woman | Angola |
| 1990s | 6.96 live births per woman | 6.66 live births per woman | 0.2999 live births per woman | Angola |
| 2000s | 6.47 live births per woman | 6.59 live births per woman | 0.1182 live births per woman | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 5.82 live births per woman | 6.45 live births per woman | 0.628 live births per woman | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 5.25 live births per woman | 6.13 live births per woman | 0.8777 live births per woman | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children, Angola or Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 6.05 live births per woman against 5.12 live births per woman in Angola as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 0.93 live births per woman, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Angola ranks 7th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.