Fertility rate, total in Congo
Congo: Fertility rate, total was 4.11 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate, total in Congo, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
In 2024, fertility rate, total in Congo stood at 4.11 births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Congo peaked at 6.44 births per woman in 1972 and was at its lowest, 4.11 births per woman, in 2024.
Congo ranks 24th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.21 births per woman | 6.08 births per woman | 6.35 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.33 births per woman | 6.14 births per woman | 6.44 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.66 births per woman | 5.33 births per woman | 6.07 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.07 births per woman | 4.8 births per woman | 5.27 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.7 births per woman | 4.65 births per woman | 4.81 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.63 births per woman | 4.38 births per woman | 4.85 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.22 births per woman | 4.11 births per woman | 4.33 births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 21 Togo 4.12 births per woman compare
- 22 Equatorial Guinea 4.12 births per woman compare
- 23 Burkina Faso 4.11 births per woman compare
- 25 Zambia 4.04 births per woman compare
- 26 Madagascar 3.91 births per woman compare
- 27 Ethiopia 3.91 births per woman compare
More health data for Congo
- Population ages 65 and above, male 90,507 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 2.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 70,705 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 69,900 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 74,470 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 108,007 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 78,575 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 73,546 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 198,513 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 3.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate, total in Congo?
- Fertility rate, total in Congo was 4.11 births per woman in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 6.44 births per woman in 1972.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.11 births per woman in 2024.
- How does Congo rank for fertility rate, total?
- Congo ranks 24th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.