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Live births in Republic of the Congo

Live births in Republic of the Congo was 189,365 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 1.4% from 2022. That is the 86th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count189,365 Estimated
Change on 2022+1.4%
Rank86th of 236Countries ranked
Series high189,3652023
Series low37,9891950
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Live births in Republic of the Congo, 1950 to 2023

050K100K150K200K19501961197219831994200520231950: 37,989 count1951: 38,663 count1952: 39,329 count1953: 40,039 count1954: 40,712 count1955: 41,542 count1956: 42,361 count1957: 43,179 count1958: 44,163 count1959: 45,078 count1960: 45,968 count1961: 46,983 count1962: 48,043 count1963: 49,492 count1964: 50,938 count1965: 52,554 count1966: 54,217 count1967: 55,868 count1968: 57,753 count1969: 59,636 count1970: 61,659 count1971: 63,919 count1972: 66,160 count1973: 67,965 count1974: 69,773 count1975: 71,580 count1976: 72,704 count1977: 73,801 count1978: 74,636 count1979: 75,526 count1980: 76,381 count1981: 77,482 count1982: 78,012 count1983: 79,165 count1984: 80,176 count1985: 82,021 count1986: 83,885 count1987: 86,042 count1988: 88,215 count1989: 90,393 count1990: 92,634 count1991: 95,001 count1992: 97,563 count1993: 100,062 count1994: 103,290 count1995: 105,740 count1996: 108,441 count1997: 110,800 count1998: 110,763 count1999: 112,365 count2000: 113,966 count2001: 121,369 count2002: 125,039 count2003: 127,338 count2004: 132,330 count2005: 136,888 count2006: 142,358 count2007: 148,138 count2008: 156,315 count2009: 162,727 count2010: 173,633 count2011: 177,029 count2012: 179,282 count2013: 178,855 count2014: 178,231 count2015: 178,070 count2016: 178,053 count2017: 178,792 count2018: 179,756 count2019: 180,763 count2020: 182,600 count2021: 184,882 count2022: 186,731 count2023: 189,365 count050K100K150K200K19501975200020232023: 189,365 count
count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodcount
2023189,365 Estimated
2022186,731 Estimated
2021184,882 Estimated
2020182,600 Estimated
2019180,763 Estimated
2018179,756 Estimated
2017178,792 Estimated
2016178,053 Estimated
2015178,070 Estimated
2014178,231 Estimated
2013178,855 Estimated
2012179,282 Estimated
2011177,029 Estimated
2010173,633 Estimated
2009162,727 Estimated
2008156,315 Estimated
2007148,138 Estimated
2006142,358 Estimated
2005136,888 Estimated
2004132,330 Estimated
2003127,338 Estimated
2002125,039 Estimated
2001121,369 Estimated
2000113,966 Estimated
1999112,365 Estimated
1998110,763 Estimated
1997110,800 Estimated
1996108,441 Estimated
1995105,740 Estimated
1994103,290 Estimated
1993100,062 Estimated
199297,563 Estimated
199195,001 Estimated
199092,634 Estimated
198990,393 Estimated
198888,215 Estimated
198786,042 Estimated
198683,885 Estimated
198582,021 Estimated
198480,176 Estimated
198379,165 Estimated
198278,012 Estimated
198177,482 Estimated
198076,381 Estimated
197975,526 Estimated
197874,636 Estimated
197773,801 Estimated
197672,704 Estimated
197571,580 Estimated
197469,773 Estimated
197367,965 Estimated
197266,160 Estimated
197163,919 Estimated
197061,659 Estimated
196959,636 Estimated
196857,753 Estimated
196755,868 Estimated
196654,217 Estimated
196552,554 Estimated
196450,938 Estimated
196349,492 Estimated
196248,043 Estimated
196146,983 Estimated
196045,968 Estimated
195945,078 Estimated
195844,163 Estimated
195743,179 Estimated
195642,361 Estimated
195541,542 Estimated
195440,712 Estimated
195340,039 Estimated
195239,329 Estimated
195138,663 Estimated
195037,989 Estimated

Republic of the Congo compared with nearby places

United Arab Emirates: 104,015 countAfghanistan: 1,469,029 countAntigua and Barbuda: 1,106 countAlbania: 28,803 countArmenia: 34,668 countAngola: 1,381,370 countArgentina: 503,823 countAustria: 77,054 countAustralia: 304,340 countAzerbaijan: 125,136 countBosnia and Herzegovina: 24,569 countBangladesh: 3,489,953 countBelgium: 101,686 countBurkina Faso: 728,612 countBulgaria: 62,645 countBurundi: 460,882 countBenin: 478,062 countBrunei: 6,237 countBolivia: 260,151 countBrazil: 2,601,670 countBahamas: 4,335 countBhutan: 9,958 countBotswana: 61,294 countBelarus: 65,050 countBelize: 7,410 countCanada: 356,745 countDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 4,369,683 countCentral African Republic: 238,858 countRepublic of the Congo: 189,365 countSwitzerland: 83,702 countCôte d’Ivoire: 997,001 countChile: 176,196 countCameroon: 957,392 countChina: 8,899,881 countColombia: 705,009 countCosta Rica: 51,969 countCuba: 95,938 countCape Verde: 6,440 countCyprus: 14,524 countCzechia: 91,845 countGermany: 719,249 countDjibouti: 23,946 countDenmark: 57,810 countDominican Republic: 203,183 countAlgeria: 905,981 countEcuador: 270,300 countEstonia: 11,036 countEgypt: 2,405,717 countWestern Sahara: 8,987 countEritrea: 99,058 countSpain: 336,821 countEthiopia: 4,105,685 countFinland: 43,556 countFiji: 16,631 countFalkland Islands: 39 countFaroe Islands: 690 countFrance: 638,891 countGabon: 68,745 countUnited Kingdom: 688,388 countGeorgia: 43,765 countGhana: 888,947 countGreenland: 789 countGambia: 82,092 countGuinea: 487,595 countEquatorial Guinea: 54,694 countGreece: 73,661 countGuatemala: 377,167 countGuinea-Bissau: 64,679 countGuyana: 16,764 countHong Kong: 41,294 countHonduras: 233,793 countCroatia: 31,446 countHaiti: 258,348 countHungary: 85,373 countIndonesia: 4,482,359 countIreland: 53,268 countIsrael: 172,312 countIsle of Man: 702 countIndia: 23,219,489 countIraq: 1,159,682 countIran: 1,173,463 countIceland: 4,347 countItaly: 384,627 countJamaica: 33,007 countJordan: 235,776 countJapan: 749,884 countKenya: 1,499,998 countKyrgyzstan: 150,759 countCambodia: 361,586 countKiribati: 3,421 countNorth Korea: 342,038 countSouth Korea: 236,394 countKuwait: 49,342 countCayman Islands: 865 countKazakhstan: 409,417 countLaos: 163,043 countLebanon: 93,205 countSri Lanka: 324,102 countLiberia: 170,065 countLesotho: 55,728 countLithuania: 21,434 countLuxembourg: 6,946 countLatvia: 14,250 countLibya: 124,371 countMorocco: 629,832 countMoldova: 32,986 countMontenegro: 6,981 countMadagascar: 1,001,244 countNorth Macedonia: 16,878 countMali: 951,445 countMyanmar: 903,822 countMongolia: 65,019 countMauritania: 172,885 countMauritius: 11,804 countMalawi: 662,289 countMexico: 2,037,689 countMalaysia: 435,989 countMozambique: 1,260,855 countNamibia: 76,715 countNew Caledonia: 4,134 countNiger: 1,095,892 countNigeria: 7,509,758 countNicaragua: 132,214 countNetherlands: 167,842 countNorway: 51,545 countNepal: 574,297 countNew Zealand: 59,236 countOman: 85,065 countPanama: 71,469 countPeru: 539,623 countFrench Polynesia: 3,066 countPapua New Guinea: 255,331 countPhilippines: 1,840,477 countPakistan: 6,882,058 countPoland: 317,916 countPuerto Rico: 18,851 countPalestine: 146,384 countPortugal: 86,646 countPalau: 193 countParaguay: 136,778 countQatar: 29,516 countRomania: 183,623 countSerbia: 59,840 countRussia: 1,297,207 countRwanda: 395,578 countSaudi Arabia: 546,038 countSolomon Islands: 21,548 countSudan: 1,682,049 countSweden: 97,915 countSingapore: 47,472 countSlovenia: 17,902 countSlovakia: 52,271 countSierra Leone: 258,903 countSenegal: 531,890 countSomalia: 788,763 countSuriname: 10,879 countSouth Sudan: 328,308 countEl Salvador: 99,428 countSyria: 521,601 countEswatini: 29,622 countChad: 819,054 countTogo: 289,759 countThailand: 591,200 countTajikistan: 271,420 countTimor-Leste: 30,561 countTurkmenistan: 160,100 countTunisia: 167,729 countTürkiye: 1,072,014 countTrinidad and Tobago: 16,094 countTaiwan: 132,404 countTanzania: 2,346,391 countUkraine: 212,231 countUganda: 1,712,750 countUnited States: 3,657,476 countUruguay: 33,443 countUzbekistan: 943,547 countVenezuela: 426,984 countVietnam: 1,387,961 countVanuatu: 8,988 countSamoa: 5,503 countYemen: 1,386,914 countSouth Africa: 1,186,793 countZambia: 685,565 countZimbabwe: 496,917 count
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Live births, 2023, count. Republic of the Congo is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births) (Live births, Republic of the Congo, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

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World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Republic of the Congo, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/republic-of-the-congo. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Live births, Republic of the Congo, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/republic-of-the-congo.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Republic of the Congo, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/births/republic-of-the-congo (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  year = {2024},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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}
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What is the live births in Republic of the Congo?

Live births in Republic of the Congo was 189,365 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 1.4% from 2022. That is the 86th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest live births in Republic of the Congo?

189,365 in 2023, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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