Congo vs Zambia: Fertility rate: births per woman
Congo
4.16 live births per woman
in 2023
Zambia
4.1 live births per woman
in 2023
Congo rank
24th
Zambia rank
25th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Congo
- Zambia
How they compare
Congo currently reports 4.16 live births per woman against 4.1 live births per woman in Zambia, a difference of 0.06 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zambia ahead.
Congo ranks 24th and Zambia ranks 25th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.07 live births per woman | 6.81 live births per woman | 0.7418 live births per woman | Zambia |
| 1960s | 6.21 live births per woman | 7.09 live births per woman | 0.8784 live births per woman | Zambia |
| 1970s | 6.33 live births per woman | 7.32 live births per woman | 0.9822 live births per woman | Zambia |
| 1980s | 5.66 live births per woman | 6.92 live births per woman | 1.26 live births per woman | Zambia |
| 1990s | 5.07 live births per woman | 6.25 live births per woman | 1.18 live births per woman | Zambia |
| 2000s | 4.7 live births per woman | 5.69 live births per woman | 0.9943 live births per woman | Zambia |
| 2010s | 4.63 live births per woman | 4.86 live births per woman | 0.2247 live births per woman | Zambia |
| 2020s | 4.25 live births per woman | 4.21 live births per woman | 0.034 live births per woman | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Congo or Zambia?
- Congo, at 4.16 live births per woman against 4.1 live births per woman in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Congo and Zambia?
- 0.06 live births per woman, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Zambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Zambia rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Congo ranks 24th and Zambia ranks 25th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.