Angola vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Fertility rate: births per woman

Angola
5.12 live births per woman
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo
6.05 live births per woman
in 2023
Angola rank
7th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
4th

Fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Angola
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 6.05 live births per woman against 5.12 live births per woman in Angola, a difference of 0.93 live births per woman.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.2 times Angola's.

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

Angola ranks 7th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 5 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Democratic Republic of Congo Difference Ahead
1950s 6.2 live births per woman 5.99 live births per woman 0.2081 live births per woman Angola
1960s 7.07 live births per woman 6.2 live births per woman 0.8632 live births per woman Angola
1970s 7.48 live births per woman 6.41 live births per woman 1.07 live births per woman Angola
1980s 7.43 live births per woman 6.59 live births per woman 0.8389 live births per woman Angola
1990s 6.96 live births per woman 6.66 live births per woman 0.2999 live births per woman Angola
2000s 6.47 live births per woman 6.59 live births per woman 0.1182 live births per woman Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 5.82 live births per woman 6.45 live births per woman 0.628 live births per woman Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 5.25 live births per woman 6.13 live births per woman 0.8777 live births per woman Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Angola or Democratic Republic of Congo?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 6.05 live births per woman against 5.12 live births per woman in Angola as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo?
0.93 live births per woman, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
Angola ranks 7th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: 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

Indicator
Fertility rate: births per woman
Unit
live births per woman
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.