Angola vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Fertility rate: births per woman
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Angola
- Democratic Republic of Congo
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
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.