Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious in Congo
Congo: Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious was 4.16 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious in Congo, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Congo recorded 4.16 live births per woman for fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious in 2023. 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, fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious 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.
Congo ranks 24th of 236 countries on this measure, 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
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.7% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.51 million people (2100)
- Population density 58.64 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.7% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 4.11 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 62,052 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 4.11 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 4.11 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 2.4% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 4.16 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious in Congo?
- Fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious in Congo was 4.16 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 6.44 live births per woman in 1972.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.16 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Congo rank for fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious?
- Congo ranks 24th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.