Bangladesh vs Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Number of births

Bangladesh
3.49 million births
in 2023
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
4.37 million births
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
9th
Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank
6th

Number of births over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Congo, Democratic Republic of the
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M195019862023

How they compare

Congo, Democratic Republic of the currently reports 4.37 million births against 3.49 million births in Bangladesh, a difference of 879,730 births.

That makes Congo, Democratic Republic of the's figure about 1.3 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 9th and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 6th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 6 and Congo, Democratic Republic of the in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Congo, Democratic Republic of the Difference Ahead
1950s 2.17 million births 627,144 births 1.54 million births Bangladesh
1960s 2.85 million births 822,793 births 2.03 million births Bangladesh
1970s 3.62 million births 1.06 million births 2.56 million births Bangladesh
1980s 4.03 million births 1.43 million births 2.60 million births Bangladesh
1990s 3.82 million births 1.97 million births 1.85 million births Bangladesh
2000s 3.78 million births 2.57 million births 1.21 million births Bangladesh
2010s 3.25 million births 3.47 million births 220,032 births Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2020s 3.44 million births 4.21 million births 766,625 births Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of births, Bangladesh or Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
Congo, Democratic Republic of the, at 4.37 million births against 3.49 million births in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of births between Bangladesh and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
879,730 births, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank globally for number of births?
Bangladesh ranks 9th and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 6th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of births
Unit
births
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

Number of live births in a calendar year.