Democratic Republic of Congo vs Niger: Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence

Democratic Republic of Congo

5.98 births per woman

in 2024

Niger

5.93 births per woman

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

3rd

Niger rank

5th

Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Niger

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 5.98 births per woman against 5.93 births per woman in Niger, a difference of 0.046 births per woman.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Niger ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 3rd and Niger ranks 5th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence
Unit: births per woman
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 13,943 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The total fertility rate, in a given year. Contraceptive prevalence is the percentage of women who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any form of contraception.