Congo vs Zambia: Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index

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 vs. Human Development Index 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 0.056 live births per woman.

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

Globally, Congo ranks 24th and Zambia ranks 25th of 236 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index
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.