Total fertility rate in terms of live births per woman fell 18.2% to 4.95 in Dem. Republic of the Congo in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, total fertility rate in terms of live births per woman in Dem. Republic of the Congo reached an all time high of 6.70 in 2000 and an all time low of 4.95 in 2024. When compared to Dem. Republic of the Congo's main peers, total fertility rate in terms of live births per woman in Angola amounted to 4.90, 3.50 in Central African Republic, 4.21 in Congo and 4.99 in Zambia in 2024.
Dem. Republic of the Congo has been ranked 9th within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of total fertility rate in terms of live births per woman, 5 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Total Fertility Rate (Live Births Per Woman) | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
Angola | 3.16 | 3.10 | 3.04 | 2.97 | 2.91 | |||||||||||||||||
Botswana | 1.45 | 1.44 | 1.42 | 1.41 | 1.40 | |||||||||||||||||
Cameroon | 2.79 | 2.75 | 2.71 | 2.67 | 2.63 | |||||||||||||||||
Central African Republic | 2.26 | 2.23 | 2.19 | 2.16 | 2.12 | |||||||||||||||||
Chad | 3.37 | 3.30 | 3.23 | 3.17 | 3.10 | |||||||||||||||||
Congo | 3.10 | 3.06 | 3.02 | 2.98 | 2.94 | |||||||||||||||||
Dem. Republic of the Congo | 3.23 | 3.17 | 3.11 | 3.05 | 2.99 | |||||||||||||||||
Gabon | 2.33 | 2.30 | 2.26 | 2.23 | 2.20 | |||||||||||||||||
Namibia | 1.69 | 1.67 | 1.65 | 1.63 | 1.61 | |||||||||||||||||
Sudan | 2.59 | 2.55 | 2.52 | 2.49 | 2.45 | |||||||||||||||||
Tanzania | 3.22 | 3.18 | 3.13 | 3.08 | 3.04 | |||||||||||||||||
Zambia | 3.90 | 3.85 | 3.81 | 3.77 | 3.72 | |||||||||||||||||
Zimbabwe | 1.89 | 1.86 | 1.84 | 1.81 | 1.78 |