Angola vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (UNESCO Institute)
Angola
5.12 births per woman
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo
6.05 births per woman
in 2023
Angola rank
7th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
4th
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (UNESCO Institute) over time
- Angola
- Democratic Republic of Congo
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 6.05 births per woman against 5.12 births per woman in Angola, a difference of 0.93 births per woman.
That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.2 times Angola's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 7th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 3 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Democratic Republic of Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.48 births per woman | 6.41 births per woman | 1.07 births per woman | Angola |
| 1980s | 7.43 births per woman | 6.59 births per woman | 0.8389 births per woman | Angola |
| 1990s | 6.96 births per woman | 6.66 births per woman | 0.2999 births per woman | Angola |
| 2000s | 6.47 births per woman | 6.59 births per woman | 0.1182 births per woman | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 5.82 births per woman | 6.45 births per woman | 0.628 births per woman | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 5.25 births per woman | 6.13 births per woman | 0.8777 births per woman | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Angola or Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 6.05 births per woman against 5.12 births per woman in Angola as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 0.93 births per woman, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Angola ranks 7th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release