Democratic Republic of Congo vs Niger: Birth rate

Democratic Republic of Congo
41.3 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Niger
41.89 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
5th
Niger rank
4th

Birth rate over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Niger
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How they compare

Niger currently reports 41.89 births per 1,000 people against 41.3 births per 1,000 people in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.59 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Niger ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 5th and Niger ranks 4th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Niger Difference Ahead
1950s 46.33 births per 1,000 people 58.18 births per 1,000 people 11.84 births per 1,000 people Niger
1960s 47.58 births per 1,000 people 56.61 births per 1,000 people 9.03 births per 1,000 people Niger
1970s 46.53 births per 1,000 people 55.63 births per 1,000 people 9.1 births per 1,000 people Niger
1980s 46.26 births per 1,000 people 56.18 births per 1,000 people 9.92 births per 1,000 people Niger
1990s 45.91 births per 1,000 people 54.28 births per 1,000 people 8.37 births per 1,000 people Niger
2000s 44.25 births per 1,000 people 51.59 births per 1,000 people 7.34 births per 1,000 people Niger
2010s 43.36 births per 1,000 people 46.65 births per 1,000 people 3.29 births per 1,000 people Niger
2020s 41.76 births per 1,000 people 42.09 births per 1,000 people 0.3298 births per 1,000 people Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, Democratic Republic of Congo or Niger?
Niger, at 41.89 births per 1,000 people against 41.3 births per 1,000 people in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate between Democratic Republic of Congo and Niger?
0.59 births per 1,000 people, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Niger?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Niger rank globally for birth rate?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 5th and Niger ranks 4th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Birth rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
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 year per 1,000 people in the population.