Congo vs Ethiopia: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age

Congo
3.89 children per women
in 2023
Ethiopia
3.74 children per women
in 2023
Congo rank
19th
Ethiopia rank
22nd

Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time

  • Congo
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Congo currently reports 3.89 children per women against 3.74 children per women in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.15 children per women.

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

Congo ranks 19th and Ethiopia ranks 22nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 4 and Ethiopia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1950s 4.13 children per women 3.68 children per women 0.4451 children per women Congo
1960s 4.66 children per women 4.11 children per women 0.5498 children per women Congo
1970s 5.05 children per women 4.46 children per women 0.5943 children per women Congo
1980s 4.72 children per women 4.81 children per women 0.0905 children per women Ethiopia
1990s 4.28 children per women 5.34 children per women 1.05 children per women Ethiopia
2000s 4.13 children per women 5.28 children per women 1.15 children per women Ethiopia
2010s 4.25 children per women 4.27 children per women 0.0153 children per women Ethiopia
2020s 3.96 children per women 3.86 children per women 0.0993 children per women Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Congo or Ethiopia?
Congo, at 3.89 children per women against 3.74 children per women in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Congo and Ethiopia?
0.15 children per women, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Ethiopia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Congo and Ethiopia rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
Congo ranks 19th and Ethiopia ranks 22nd 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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About this data

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

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).