Democratic Republic of Congo vs Niger: Fertility rate: births per woman

Democratic Republic of Congo

6.05 live births per woman

in 2023

Niger

6.06 live births per woman

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

4th

Niger rank

3rd

Fertility rate: births per woman over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Niger

How they compare

Niger currently reports 6.06 live births per woman against 6.05 live births per woman in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.

Globally, Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th and Niger ranks 3rd of 236 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Fertility rate: births per woman
Unit: live births per woman
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: 06 August 2026

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.