Democratic Republic of Congo vs Somalia: Birth rate
Democratic Republic of Congo
41.3 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Somalia
42.96 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
5th
Somalia rank
2nd
Birth rate over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 42.96 births per 1,000 people against 41.3 births per 1,000 people in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 1.66 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Somalia ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 5th and Somalia ranks 2nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.33 births per 1,000 people | 48.55 births per 1,000 people | 2.22 births per 1,000 people | Somalia |
| 1960s | 47.58 births per 1,000 people | 46.03 births per 1,000 people | 1.54 births per 1,000 people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1970s | 46.53 births per 1,000 people | 45.61 births per 1,000 people | 0.9193 births per 1,000 people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1980s | 46.26 births per 1,000 people | 49.04 births per 1,000 people | 2.78 births per 1,000 people | Somalia |
| 1990s | 45.91 births per 1,000 people | 50.87 births per 1,000 people | 4.96 births per 1,000 people | Somalia |
| 2000s | 44.25 births per 1,000 people | 49.63 births per 1,000 people | 5.38 births per 1,000 people | Somalia |
| 2010s | 43.36 births per 1,000 people | 47.07 births per 1,000 people | 3.71 births per 1,000 people | Somalia |
| 2020s | 41.76 births per 1,000 people | 43.85 births per 1,000 people | 2.08 births per 1,000 people | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Democratic Republic of Congo or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 42.96 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 Somalia?
- 1.66 births per 1,000 people, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia rank globally for birth rate?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 5th and Somalia ranks 2nd 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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About this data
The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.