Congo vs Papua New Guinea: Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario

Congo
0.818 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Papua New Guinea
0.813 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Congo rank
181st
Papua New Guinea rank
182nd

Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario over time

  • Congo
  • Papua New Guinea
0246195520272100

How they compare

Congo currently reports 0.818 births per woman in last 5 years against 0.813 births per woman in last 5 years in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.005 births per woman in last 5 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Congo ranks 181st and Papua New Guinea ranks 182nd of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 14 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 6.06 births per woman in last 5 years 6.24 births per woman in last 5 years 0.178 births per woman in last 5 years Papua New Guinea
1960s 6.1 births per woman in last 5 years 6.27 births per woman in last 5 years 0.1715 births per woman in last 5 years Papua New Guinea
1970s 6.35 births per woman in last 5 years 6.15 births per woman in last 5 years 0.2005 births per woman in last 5 years Congo
1980s 6.08 births per woman in last 5 years 5.67 births per woman in last 5 years 0.4075 births per woman in last 5 years Congo
1990s 5.29 births per woman in last 5 years 4.83 births per woman in last 5 years 0.4595 births per woman in last 5 years Congo
2000s 4.83 births per woman in last 5 years 4.51 births per woman in last 5 years 0.3115 births per woman in last 5 years Congo
2010s 4.72 births per woman in last 5 years 3.98 births per woman in last 5 years 0.734 births per woman in last 5 years Congo
2020s 4.08 births per woman in last 5 years 2.95 births per woman in last 5 years 1.13 births per woman in last 5 years Congo
2030s 2.84 births per woman in last 5 years 2.22 births per woman in last 5 years 0.6245 births per woman in last 5 years Congo
2040s 2.08 births per woman in last 5 years 1.66 births per woman in last 5 years 0.4155 births per woman in last 5 years Congo
2050s 1.65 births per woman in last 5 years 1.33 births per woman in last 5 years 0.3135 births per woman in last 5 years Congo
2060s 1.32 births per woman in last 5 years 1.08 births per woman in last 5 years 0.2455 births per woman in last 5 years Congo
2070s 1.09 births per woman in last 5 years 0.956 births per woman in last 5 years 0.139 births per woman in last 5 years Congo
2080s 0.9225 births per woman in last 5 years 0.905 births per woman in last 5 years 0.0175 births per woman in last 5 years Congo
2090s 0.852 births per woman in last 5 years 0.851 births per woman in last 5 years 0.001 births per woman in last 5 years Congo
2100s 0.818 births per woman in last 5 years 0.813 births per woman in last 5 years 0.005 births per woman in last 5 years Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher projections of the fertility rate by education scenario, Congo or Papua New Guinea?
Congo, at 0.818 births per woman in last 5 years against 0.813 births per woman in last 5 years in Papua New Guinea as of 2100.
What is the difference in projections of the fertility rate by education scenario between Congo and Papua New Guinea?
0.005 births per woman in last 5 years, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Papua New Guinea?
30 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2100.
How do Congo and Papua New Guinea rank globally for projections of the fertility rate by education scenario?
Congo ranks 181st and Papua New Guinea ranks 182nd 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).