Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children in Congo
Congo: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children was 4.16 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children in Congo, 1950–2023
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children in Congo stood at 4.16 live births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children in Congo peaked at 6.44 live births per woman in 1972 and was at its lowest, 4.16 live births per woman, in 2023.
That places Congo 24th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.07 live births per woman | 6.05 live births per woman | 6.09 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.21 live births per woman | 6.08 live births per woman | 6.35 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.33 live births per woman | 6.14 live births per woman | 6.44 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.66 live births per woman | 5.33 live births per woman | 6.07 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.07 live births per woman | 4.8 live births per woman | 5.27 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.7 live births per woman | 4.65 live births per woman | 4.81 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.63 live births per woman | 4.38 live births per woman | 4.85 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.25 live births per woman | 4.16 live births per woman | 4.33 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More population data for Congo
- World population growth 0.7% (2100)
- Population density 58.64 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.51 million people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.7% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 4.11 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 4.11 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 62,052 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 4.11 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 4.16 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 3.89 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children in Congo?
- Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children in Congo was 4.16 live births per woman in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 6.44 live births per woman in 1972.
- What is the lowest comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.16 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Congo rank for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Congo ranks 24th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.