Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Congo, Republic of
Congo, Republic of: Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty was 4.16 in 2023. βΌ Falling
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Congo, Republic of, 1950β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Congo, Republic of recorded 4.16 for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Congo, Republic of peaked at 6.44 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 4.16, in 2023.
Congo, Republic of ranks 23rd of 229 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.07 | 6.05 | 6.09 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.21 | 6.08 | 6.35 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.33 | 6.14 | 6.44 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.66 | 5.33 | 6.07 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.07 | 4.8 | 5.27 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.7 | 4.65 | 4.81 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.63 | 4.38 | 4.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.25 | 4.16 | 4.33 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo, Republic of
- 20 Guinea 4.22 compare
- 21 Togo 4.19 compare
- 22 Burkina Faso 4.19 compare
- 24 Zambia 4.1 compare
- 25 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 4.08 compare
- 26 Gambia, The 4.01 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Congo, Republic of
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 0 (2025)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 877.7 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 7.83 (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.565 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 20.44 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1606 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1606 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1748 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.5511 (2023)
- Population living in slums 75.3% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Congo, Republic of?
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Congo, Republic of was 4.16 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Congo, Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 6.44 in 1972.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Congo, Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.16 in 2023.
- How does Congo, Republic of rank for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty?
- Congo, Republic of ranks 23rd out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Congo, Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo, Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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