Fertility rate: births per woman in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Fertility rate: births per woman was 6.05 live births per woman in 2023. ▲ Rising
Fertility rate: births per woman in Democratic Republic of 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
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 6.05 live births per woman for fertility rate: births per woman in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 6.7 live births per woman in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.97 live births per woman, in 1950.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 4th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.99 live births per woman | 5.97 live births per woman | 6.07 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.2 live births per woman | 6.11 live births per woman | 6.3 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.41 live births per woman | 6.33 live births per woman | 6.48 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.59 live births per woman | 6.5 live births per woman | 6.66 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.66 live births per woman | 6.64 live births per woman | 6.7 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.59 live births per woman | 6.53 live births per woman | 6.7 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.45 live births per woman | 6.25 live births per woman | 6.59 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.13 live births per woman | 6.05 live births per woman | 6.21 live births per woman | 4 |
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More reference data data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.4771 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 6.05 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 6.05 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.522 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -1.63 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 28.97 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -1.21 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 35.61 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 29.7 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate -2.12 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Democratic Republic of Congo was 6.05 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 fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7 live births per woman in 2000.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.97 live births per woman in 1950.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of 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 Fertility rate: births per woman. 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.