Chad vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception

Chad

6.03 births per woman

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo

5.98 births per woman

in 2024

Chad rank

1st

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

3rd

Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time

Chad
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Chad currently reports 6.03 births per woman against 5.98 births per woman in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.047 births per woman.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Chad has been ahead every year.

Chad ranks 1st and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 3rd of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
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. The unmet need for contraception shows the estimated share of married fertile women of reproductive age who do not want to become pregnant and are not using contraception.