Congo - Kinshasa vs Iran: Fertility rate

Fertility rate in 2023: 6.05 births per woman in Congo - Kinshasa and 1.7 births per woman in Iran, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Congo - Kinshasa, by 4.36 births per woman, or 3.57 times that in Iran.

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births per woman · UN

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What the numbers say

Congo - Kinshasa has been higher since 1983, when it overtook Iran.
In 2023, Congo - Kinshasa ranked 4 and Iran ranked 133 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Congo - Kinshasa at 2.16 births per woman and Iran at 1.64 births per woman in 2100.
The world as a whole: 2.25 births per woman in 2023.

Every year

births per woman · UN

Year	Congo - Kinshasa	Iran	World
2023	6.05	1.7	2.25
2022	6.11	1.7	2.27
2021	6.16	1.71	2.29
2020	6.21	1.7	2.32
2019	6.25	1.77	2.4
2018	6.3	1.92	2.44
2017	6.35	2.02	2.5
2016	6.39	2.05	2.54
2015	6.44	2.02	2.54
2014	6.48	1.98	2.56
2013	6.53	1.91	2.57
2012	6.56	1.85	2.61
2011	6.58	1.79	2.59
2010	6.59	1.75	2.6
2009	6.59	1.74	2.62
2008	6.58	1.74	2.63
2007	6.56	1.75	2.62
2006	6.55	1.76	2.63
2005	6.53	1.76	2.63
2004	6.53	1.78	2.65
2003	6.55	1.8	2.66
2002	6.61	1.84	2.68
2001	6.66	1.92	2.71
2000	6.7	2	2.75
1999	6.69	2.09	2.75
1998	6.7	2.19	2.78
1997	6.69	2.32	2.81
1996	6.67	2.54	2.85
1995	6.68	2.85	2.89
1994	6.64	3.24	2.93
1993	6.64	3.67	2.98
1992	6.64	4.1	3.04
1991	6.65	4.57	3.13
1990	6.65	4.93	3.31
1989	6.65	5.17	3.35
1988	6.66	5.43	3.39
1987	6.65	5.72	3.48
1986	6.63	6.01	3.5
1985	6.61	6.24	3.51
1984	6.59	6.43	3.55
1983	6.56	6.53	3.58
1982	6.54	6.59	3.71
1981	6.52	6.62	3.71
1980	6.5	6.63	3.74
1979	6.48	6.55	3.77
1978	6.46	6.34	3.79
1977	6.45	6.18	3.85
1976	6.44	6.07	3.97
1975	6.42	5.95	4.08
1974	6.4	5.97	4.26
1973	6.39	6.06	4.42
1972	6.37	6.26	4.55
1971	6.34	6.55	4.68
1970	6.33	6.8	4.83
1969	6.3	7.01	4.87
1968	6.29	7.12	4.96
1967	6.27	7.19	4.85
1966	6.24	7.21	4.96
1965	6.21	7.22	5.07
1964	6.19	7.24	5.12
1963	6.16	7.32	5.31
1962	6.14	7.4	5.02
1961	6.12	7.46	4.57
1960	6.11	7.52	4.7
1959	6.07	7.57	4.74
1958	6.04	7.46	4.93
1957	6.01	7.35	5.07
1956	5.99	7.25	4.93
1955	5.98	7.15	5
1954	5.98	7.05	5
1953	5.98	7.03	4.92
1952	5.97	7.01	5
1951	5.97	6.98	4.82
1950	5.97	6.97	4.85

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Congo - Kinshasa	Iran	World
2024	5.984.55–6.58	1.681.38–2.01	2.25
2025	5.94.38–6.54	1.671.33–2.01	2.24
2026	5.84.17–6.54	1.661.29–2.03	2.23
2027	5.713.94–6.53	1.651.25–2.04	2.22
2028	5.623.75–6.52	1.651.22–2.04	2.21
2029	5.523.62–6.51	1.641.19–2.05	2.2
2030	5.423.47–6.5	1.631.17–2.06	2.2
2031	5.323.29–6.5	1.631.14–2.06	2.19
2032	5.23.09–6.5	1.631.13–2.06	2.18
2033	5.12.94–6.49	1.631.11–2.06	2.17
2034	4.992.84–6.48	1.631.08–2.08	2.16
2035	4.872.71–6.47	1.631.09–2.1	2.15
2036	4.772.56–6.48	1.631.06–2.1	2.15
2037	4.642.48–6.45	1.631.07–2.11	2.14
2038	4.552.42–6.43	1.631.06–2.12	2.13
2039	4.472.3–6.43	1.631.04–2.12	2.13
2040	4.382.24–6.42	1.631.05–2.14	2.13
2041	4.32.17–6.42	1.631.04–2.12	2.12
2042	4.212.09–6.41	1.631.05–2.13	2.12
2043	4.142.06–6.4	1.631.04–2.13	2.12
2044	4.062.03–6.38	1.631.04–2.14	2.12
2045	3.991.99–6.38	1.631.04–2.15	2.12
2046	3.921.94–6.39	1.631.03–2.16	2.11
2047	3.851.89–6.36	1.631.04–2.14	2.11
2048	3.791.85–6.36	1.631.04–2.16	2.11
2049	3.721.82–6.36	1.631.02–2.15	2.1
2050	3.661.79–6.32	1.631.04–2.18	2.1
2051	3.61.73–6.31	1.631.03–2.16	2.09
2052	3.541.74–6.33	1.631.02–2.18	2.09
2053	3.481.72–6.31	1.631.02–2.19	2.08
2054	3.431.7–6.3	1.631.03–2.19	2.07
2055	3.371.66–6.27	1.631.03–2.2	2.07
2056	3.321.65–6.29	1.631.04–2.22	2.06
2057	3.271.62–6.23	1.631.02–2.23	2.05
2058	3.231.56–6.22	1.631.01–2.23	2.04
2059	3.191.55–6.24	1.631.01–2.21	2.04
2060	3.141.52–6.21	1.631.02–2.23	2.03
2061	3.11.5–6.18	1.640.99–2.24	2.02
2062	3.061.47–6.08	1.631–2.24	2.02
2063	3.021.44–6.07	1.641–2.25	2.01
2064	2.981.44–6.04	1.640.98–2.25	2
2065	2.941.42–6	1.641–2.26	2
2066	2.91.41–6.02	1.641–2.27	1.99
2067	2.871.41–5.98	1.640.98–2.27	1.98
2068	2.841.41–5.99	1.640.99–2.27	1.98
2069	2.81.38–5.93	1.641–2.26	1.97
2070	2.771.39–5.92	1.641–2.27	1.97
2071	2.741.37–5.92	1.641–2.27	1.96
2072	2.711.36–5.89	1.641–2.26	1.96
2073	2.681.34–5.88	1.641–2.26	1.95
2074	2.651.34–5.8	1.630.99–2.28	1.95
2075	2.621.32–5.74	1.630.99–2.29	1.94
2076	2.61.3–5.7	1.631–2.27	1.94
2077	2.571.28–5.62	1.630.98–2.27	1.94
2078	2.551.27–5.63	1.630.99–2.28	1.93
2079	2.521.26–5.64	1.630.97–2.27	1.93
2080	2.51.24–5.59	1.630.99–2.27	1.92
2081	2.481.27–5.56	1.630.97–2.26	1.92
2082	2.461.22–5.56	1.630.98–2.26	1.91
2083	2.441.21–5.6	1.630.97–2.27	1.91
2084	2.421.24–5.52	1.630.95–2.28	1.91
2085	2.41.24–5.5	1.630.95–2.28	1.9
2086	2.381.22–5.43	1.630.93–2.29	1.9
2087	2.361.22–5.43	1.630.95–2.27	1.89
2088	2.341.22–5.35	1.630.96–2.3	1.89
2089	2.321.22–5.32	1.630.94–2.29	1.88
2090	2.31.22–5.24	1.640.93–2.3	1.88
2091	2.291.21–5.26	1.630.94–2.3	1.88
2092	2.271.22–5.23	1.630.93–2.31	1.87
2093	2.261.22–5.11	1.640.92–2.31	1.87
2094	2.241.19–5.06	1.640.92–2.3	1.86
2095	2.231.18–4.99	1.640.94–2.32	1.86
2096	2.211.17–4.95	1.640.93–2.32	1.85
2097	2.21.18–4.91	1.640.94–2.31	1.85
2098	2.191.18–4.89	1.640.93–2.32	1.85
2099	2.171.15–4.86	1.640.93–2.33	1.84
2100	2.161.15–4.82	1.640.93–2.34	1.84

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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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