Democratic Republic of Congo vs Tanzania: Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario

Democratic Republic of Congo
0.82 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Tanzania
0.83 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
178th
Tanzania rank
175th

Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Tanzania
0246195520272100

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 0.83 births per woman in last 5 years against 0.82 births per woman in last 5 years in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.01 births per woman in last 5 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Tanzania ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 178th and Tanzania ranks 175th of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 11 and Tanzania in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Tanzania Difference Ahead
1950s 5.97 births per woman in last 5 years 6.53 births per woman in last 5 years 0.559 births per woman in last 5 years Tanzania
1960s 6.07 births per woman in last 5 years 6.71 births per woman in last 5 years 0.641 births per woman in last 5 years Tanzania
1970s 6.33 births per woman in last 5 years 6.88 births per woman in last 5 years 0.556 births per woman in last 5 years Tanzania
1980s 6.48 births per woman in last 5 years 6.89 births per woman in last 5 years 0.411 births per woman in last 5 years Tanzania
1990s 6.69 births per woman in last 5 years 6.24 births per woman in last 5 years 0.4465 births per woman in last 5 years Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s 6.7 births per woman in last 5 years 5.73 births per woman in last 5 years 0.97 births per woman in last 5 years Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 6.57 births per woman in last 5 years 5.33 births per woman in last 5 years 1.24 births per woman in last 5 years Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 6 births per woman in last 5 years 4.64 births per woman in last 5 years 1.35 births per woman in last 5 years Democratic Republic of Congo
2030s 4.31 births per woman in last 5 years 3.31 births per woman in last 5 years 1 births per woman in last 5 years Democratic Republic of Congo
2040s 3 births per woman in last 5 years 2.44 births per woman in last 5 years 0.5625 births per woman in last 5 years Democratic Republic of Congo
2050s 2.23 births per woman in last 5 years 1.93 births per woman in last 5 years 0.2975 births per woman in last 5 years Democratic Republic of Congo
2060s 1.7 births per woman in last 5 years 1.53 births per woman in last 5 years 0.1655 births per woman in last 5 years Democratic Republic of Congo
2070s 1.37 births per woman in last 5 years 1.27 births per woman in last 5 years 0.101 births per woman in last 5 years Democratic Republic of Congo
2080s 1.14 births per woman in last 5 years 1.06 births per woman in last 5 years 0.077 births per woman in last 5 years Democratic Republic of Congo
2090s 0.938 births per woman in last 5 years 0.891 births per woman in last 5 years 0.047 births per woman in last 5 years Democratic Republic of Congo
2100s 0.82 births per woman in last 5 years 0.83 births per woman in last 5 years 0.01 births per woman in last 5 years Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher projections of the fertility rate by education scenario, Democratic Republic of Congo or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 0.83 births per woman in last 5 years against 0.82 births per woman in last 5 years in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2100.
What is the difference in projections of the fertility rate by education scenario between Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania?
0.01 births per woman in last 5 years, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania?
30 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2100.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania rank globally for projections of the fertility rate by education scenario?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 178th and Tanzania ranks 175th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario
Unit
births per woman in last 5 years
Source
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,000 data points, 1955–2100
Last refreshed

Average number of children born in the last 5-year period to the women of reproductive age (15-49).