Congo vs Sudan: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Congo
3.89 children per women
in 2023
Sudan
4 children per women
in 2023
Congo rank
19th
Sudan rank
16th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Congo
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 4 children per women against 3.89 children per women in Congo, a difference of 0.11 children per women.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Sudan has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 19th and Sudan ranks 16th of 236 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.13 children per women | 4.74 children per women | 0.6156 children per women | Sudan |
| 1960s | 4.66 children per women | 5.1 children per women | 0.443 children per women | Sudan |
| 1970s | 5.05 children per women | 5.31 children per women | 0.2551 children per women | Sudan |
| 1980s | 4.72 children per women | 5 children per women | 0.275 children per women | Sudan |
| 1990s | 4.28 children per women | 4.9 children per women | 0.6152 children per women | Sudan |
| 2000s | 4.13 children per women | 4.71 children per women | 0.5797 children per women | Sudan |
| 2010s | 4.25 children per women | 4.44 children per women | 0.1893 children per women | Sudan |
| 2020s | 3.96 children per women | 4.09 children per women | 0.1257 children per women | Sudan |
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 Sudan?
- Sudan, at 4 children per women against 3.89 children per women in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Congo and Sudan?
- 0.11 children per women, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Sudan rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Congo ranks 19th and Sudan ranks 16th 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
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).