Burundi vs Congo - Kinshasa: Fertility rate

Fertility rate in 2023: 4.88 births per woman in Burundi and 6.05 births per woman in Congo - Kinshasa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Congo - Kinshasa, by 1.17 births per woman, or 1.24 times that in Burundi.

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What the numbers say

Congo - Kinshasa has been higher since 2008, when it overtook Burundi.
In 2023, Burundi ranked 8 and Congo - Kinshasa ranked 4 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Burundi at 2.06 births per woman and Congo - Kinshasa at 2.16 births per woman in 2100.
The world as a whole: 2.25 births per woman in 2023.

Every year

births per woman · UN

Year	Burundi	Congo - Kinshasa	World
2023	4.88	6.05	2.25
2022	4.98	6.11	2.27
2021	5.08	6.16	2.29
2020	5.18	6.21	2.32
2019	5.27	6.25	2.4
2018	5.38	6.3	2.44
2017	5.48	6.35	2.5
2016	5.59	6.39	2.54
2015	5.7	6.44	2.54
2014	5.8	6.48	2.56
2013	5.89	6.53	2.57
2012	5.99	6.56	2.61
2011	6.11	6.58	2.59
2010	6.26	6.59	2.6
2009	6.41	6.59	2.62
2008	6.52	6.58	2.63
2007	6.59	6.56	2.62
2006	6.66	6.55	2.63
2005	6.71	6.53	2.63
2004	6.75	6.53	2.65
2003	6.79	6.55	2.66
2002	6.82	6.61	2.68
2001	6.85	6.66	2.71
2000	6.87	6.7	2.75
1999	6.9	6.69	2.75
1998	6.96	6.7	2.78
1997	7.04	6.69	2.81
1996	7.12	6.67	2.85
1995	7.18	6.68	2.89
1994	7.23	6.64	2.93
1993	7.27	6.64	2.98
1992	7.3	6.64	3.04
1991	7.34	6.65	3.13
1990	7.37	6.65	3.31
1989	7.39	6.65	3.35
1988	7.38	6.66	3.39
1987	7.38	6.65	3.48
1986	7.32	6.63	3.5
1985	7.29	6.61	3.51
1984	7.3	6.59	3.55
1983	7.3	6.56	3.58
1982	7.31	6.54	3.71
1981	7.33	6.52	3.71
1980	7.35	6.5	3.74
1979	7.31	6.48	3.77
1978	7.26	6.46	3.79
1977	7.25	6.45	3.85
1976	7.25	6.44	3.97
1975	7.24	6.42	4.08
1974	7.22	6.4	4.26
1973	7.22	6.39	4.42
1972	7.21	6.37	4.55
1971	7.21	6.34	4.68
1970	7.22	6.33	4.83
1969	7.22	6.3	4.87
1968	7.18	6.29	4.96
1967	7.16	6.27	4.85
1966	7.14	6.24	4.96
1965	7.11	6.21	5.07
1964	7.09	6.19	5.12
1963	7.07	6.16	5.31
1962	7.04	6.14	5.02
1961	7.02	6.12	4.57
1960	7	6.11	4.7
1959	6.98	6.07	4.74
1958	6.95	6.04	4.93
1957	6.93	6.01	5.07
1956	6.93	5.99	4.93
1955	6.93	5.98	5
1954	6.92	5.98	5
1953	6.92	5.98	4.92
1952	6.9	5.97	5
1951	6.91	5.97	4.82
1950	6.92	5.97	4.85

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Burundi	Congo - Kinshasa	World
2024	4.793.48–5.92	5.984.55–6.58	2.25
2025	4.683.28–5.85	5.94.38–6.54	2.24
2026	4.573.12–5.83	5.84.17–6.54	2.23
2027	4.462.94–5.78	5.713.94–6.53	2.22
2028	4.372.75–5.74	5.623.75–6.52	2.21
2029	4.282.6–5.67	5.523.62–6.51	2.2
2030	4.22.48–5.59	5.423.47–6.5	2.2
2031	4.112.37–5.56	5.323.29–6.5	2.19
2032	4.032.25–5.54	5.23.09–6.5	2.18
2033	3.962.2–5.55	5.12.94–6.49	2.17
2034	3.852.1–5.49	4.992.84–6.48	2.16
2035	3.782.06–5.44	4.872.71–6.47	2.15
2036	3.692.01–5.42	4.772.56–6.48	2.15
2037	3.621.96–5.38	4.642.48–6.45	2.14
2038	3.551.94–5.32	4.552.42–6.43	2.13
2039	3.491.88–5.27	4.472.3–6.43	2.13
2040	3.431.82–5.21	4.382.24–6.42	2.13
2041	3.371.81–5.16	4.32.17–6.42	2.12
2042	3.321.77–5.18	4.212.09–6.41	2.12
2043	3.271.75–5.16	4.142.06–6.4	2.12
2044	3.221.71–5.06	4.062.03–6.38	2.12
2045	3.171.7–5.01	3.991.99–6.38	2.12
2046	3.131.68–4.97	3.921.94–6.39	2.11
2047	3.081.66–4.94	3.851.89–6.36	2.11
2048	3.041.62–4.95	3.791.85–6.36	2.11
2049	31.59–4.93	3.721.82–6.36	2.1
2050	2.961.55–4.91	3.661.79–6.32	2.1
2051	2.921.53–4.88	3.61.73–6.31	2.09
2052	2.891.51–4.83	3.541.74–6.33	2.09
2053	2.861.49–4.81	3.481.72–6.31	2.08
2054	2.821.5–4.77	3.431.7–6.3	2.07
2055	2.791.46–4.75	3.371.66–6.27	2.07
2056	2.761.47–4.66	3.321.65–6.29	2.06
2057	2.731.44–4.65	3.271.62–6.23	2.05
2058	2.71.42–4.58	3.231.56–6.22	2.04
2059	2.671.4–4.56	3.191.55–6.24	2.04
2060	2.641.37–4.55	3.141.52–6.21	2.03
2061	2.621.36–4.48	3.11.5–6.18	2.02
2062	2.61.34–4.45	3.061.47–6.08	2.02
2063	2.571.34–4.44	3.021.44–6.07	2.01
2064	2.551.32–4.4	2.981.44–6.04	2
2065	2.531.32–4.38	2.941.42–6	2
2066	2.511.32–4.3	2.91.41–6.02	1.99
2067	2.481.3–4.28	2.871.41–5.98	1.98
2068	2.461.32–4.27	2.841.41–5.99	1.98
2069	2.451.3–4.32	2.81.38–5.93	1.97
2070	2.431.31–4.26	2.771.39–5.92	1.97
2071	2.411.32–4.22	2.741.37–5.92	1.96
2072	2.391.29–4.17	2.711.36–5.89	1.96
2073	2.381.3–4.15	2.681.34–5.88	1.95
2074	2.361.29–4.15	2.651.34–5.8	1.95
2075	2.351.3–4.14	2.621.32–5.74	1.94
2076	2.331.3–4.09	2.61.3–5.7	1.94
2077	2.321.28–4.09	2.571.28–5.62	1.94
2078	2.31.26–4.06	2.551.27–5.63	1.93
2079	2.291.27–4.08	2.521.26–5.64	1.93
2080	2.271.27–4.05	2.51.24–5.59	1.92
2081	2.261.27–4.03	2.481.27–5.56	1.92
2082	2.251.25–4.01	2.461.22–5.56	1.91
2083	2.241.24–3.96	2.441.21–5.6	1.91
2084	2.221.24–3.93	2.421.24–5.52	1.91
2085	2.211.22–3.9	2.41.24–5.5	1.9
2086	2.21.22–3.89	2.381.22–5.43	1.9
2087	2.191.21–3.88	2.361.22–5.43	1.89
2088	2.181.21–3.81	2.341.22–5.35	1.89
2089	2.161.18–3.8	2.321.22–5.32	1.88
2090	2.151.17–3.8	2.31.22–5.24	1.88
2091	2.141.17–3.75	2.291.21–5.26	1.88
2092	2.131.17–3.74	2.271.22–5.23	1.87
2093	2.121.15–3.75	2.261.22–5.11	1.87
2094	2.111.15–3.7	2.241.19–5.06	1.86
2095	2.11.14–3.71	2.231.18–4.99	1.86
2096	2.091.14–3.69	2.211.17–4.95	1.85
2097	2.081.15–3.69	2.21.18–4.91	1.85
2098	2.081.15–3.7	2.191.18–4.89	1.85
2099	2.071.17–3.66	2.171.15–4.86	1.84
2100	2.061.15–3.6	2.161.15–4.82	1.84

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Good to know

The children a woman would have over her life at the year’s birth rates for each age.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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