What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Central African Republic and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?

0.17 children per women, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.

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

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

Where does this data come from?

Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age

Central African Republic

5.14 children per women

in 2023

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

5.31 children per women

in 2023

Central African Republic rank

4th

Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank

1st

Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time

Central African Republic
Congo, Democratic Republic of the

How they compare

Congo, Democratic Republic of the currently reports 5.31 children per women against 5.14 children per women in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.17 children per women.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Congo, Democratic Republic of the has been ahead every year.

Central African Republic ranks 4th and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 1st of 236 countries.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Difference	Ahead
1950s	3.51 children per women	3.54 children per women	0.0221 children per women	Congo, Democratic Republic of the
1960s	3.8 children per women	3.88 children per women	0.0808 children per women	Congo, Democratic Republic of the
1970s	3.97 children per women	4.27 children per women	0.2995 children per women	Congo, Democratic Republic of the
1980s	4.24 children per women	4.67 children per women	0.424 children per women	Congo, Democratic Republic of the
1990s	4.28 children per women	4.99 children per women	0.7055 children per women	Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2000s	4.2 children per women	5.27 children per women	1.07 children per women	Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2010s	4.66 children per women	5.47 children per women	0.8103 children per women	Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2020s	4.73 children per women	5.36 children per women	0.6307 children per women	Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Central African Republic or Congo, Democratic Republic of the?: Congo, Democratic Republic of the, at 5.31 children per women against 5.14 children per women in Central African Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Central African Republic and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?: 0.17 children per women, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Central African Republic and Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?: Central African Republic ranks 4th and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 1st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Unit: children per women
Source: Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).