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

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

Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 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: 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.