Fertility rate in Republic of the Congo
The fertility rate in Republic of the Congo was 4.11 births per woman in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Republic of the Congo, 2024
4.11
Change from 2023
−1.2%
World, 2024
2.19 births per woman
Position in 2024
24th of 217
Fertility rate in Republic of the Congo over time
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Births per woman. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Republic of the Congo | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.11 births per woman | 2.19 births per woman |
| 2023 | 4.16 births per woman | 2.20 births per woman |
| 2022 | 4.22 births per woman | 2.22 births per woman |
| 2021 | 4.28 births per woman | 2.25 births per woman |
| 2020 | 4.33 births per woman | 2.28 births per woman |
| 2019 | 4.38 births per woman | 2.35 births per woman |
| 2018 | 4.44 births per woman | 2.39 births per woman |
| 2017 | 4.50 births per woman | 2.46 births per woman |
| 2016 | 4.55 births per woman | 2.49 births per woman |
| 2015 | 4.61 births per woman | 2.49 births per woman |
| 2014 | 4.67 births per woman | 2.52 births per woman |
| 2013 | 4.73 births per woman | 2.52 births per woman |
| 2012 | 4.79 births per woman | 2.56 births per woman |
| 2011 | 4.83 births per woman | 2.55 births per woman |
| 2010 | 4.85 births per woman | 2.57 births per woman |
| 2009 | 4.81 births per woman | 2.59 births per woman |
| 2008 | 4.73 births per woman | 2.60 births per woman |
| 2007 | 4.65 births per woman | 2.60 births per woman |
| 2006 | 4.65 births per woman | 2.61 births per woman |
| 2005 | 4.67 births per woman | 2.61 births per woman |
| 2004 | 4.69 births per woman | 2.63 births per woman |
| 2003 | 4.70 births per woman | 2.64 births per woman |
| 2002 | 4.70 births per woman | 2.66 births per woman |
| 2001 | 4.67 births per woman | 2.69 births per woman |
| 2000 | 4.72 births per woman | 2.73 births per woman |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.2% from 4.16 births per woman in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 4.67 births per woman, the figure has changed by −11.9%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Republic of the Congo has the 24th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 2.19 births per woman.
More for Republic of the Congo
All statistics for Republic of the Congo
Crude birth rate
30.4 per 1,000 people
2024 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
6,182,885 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
18.3 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
4.16 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
2.42%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population
6,484,437 people
2025 · World Bank