Congo vs Zambia: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Congo
4.16 live births per woman
in 2023
Zambia
4.1 live births per woman
in 2023
Congo rank
24th
Zambia rank
25th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Congo
- Zambia
How they compare
Congo currently reports 4.16 live births per woman against 4.1 live births per woman in Zambia, a difference of 0.06 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zambia ahead.
Congo ranks 24th and Zambia ranks 25th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.07 live births per woman | 6.81 live births per woman | 0.7418 live births per woman | Zambia |
| 1960s | 6.21 live births per woman | 7.09 live births per woman | 0.8784 live births per woman | Zambia |
| 1970s | 6.33 live births per woman | 7.32 live births per woman | 0.9822 live births per woman | Zambia |
| 1980s | 5.66 live births per woman | 6.92 live births per woman | 1.26 live births per woman | Zambia |
| 1990s | 5.07 live births per woman | 6.25 live births per woman | 1.18 live births per woman | Zambia |
| 2000s | 4.7 live births per woman | 5.69 live births per woman | 0.9943 live births per woman | Zambia |
| 2010s | 4.63 live births per woman | 4.86 live births per woman | 0.2247 live births per woman | Zambia |
| 2020s | 4.25 live births per woman | 4.21 live births per woman | 0.034 live births per woman | 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, Congo or Zambia?
- Congo, at 4.16 live births per woman against 4.1 live births per woman in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Congo and Zambia?
- 0.06 live births per woman, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Zambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Zambia rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Congo ranks 24th and Zambia ranks 25th 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.