Fertility & birth rates in Argentina and Congo

Fertility rate in Argentina vs Congo chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Argentina was 1.5 children per woman in 2023, compared to 4.16 in the Congo in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Argentina vs the Congo population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Argentina	Congo
1960	3.14	6.09
1961	3.12	6.09
1962	3.13	6.1
1963	3.11	6.15
1964	3.08	6.18
1965	3.01	6.23
1966	2.97	6.27
1967	2.98	6.29
1968	3.01	6.33
1969	3.05	6.35
1970	3.09	6.38
1971	3.11	6.42
1972	3.14	6.44
1973	3.17	6.42
1974	3.22	6.39
1975	3.27	6.36
1976	3.32	6.32
1977	3.36	6.27
1978	3.36	6.21
1979	3.34	6.14
1980	3.3	6.07
1981	3.25	5.98
1982	3.2	5.85
1983	3.15	5.76
1984	3.12	5.66
1985	3.07	5.59
1986	3.05	5.51
1987	3.04	5.46
1988	3.05	5.39
1989	3.02	5.33
1990	3.03	5.27
1991	3.01	5.22
1992	2.99	5.18
1993	2.97	5.13
1994	2.94	5.1
1995	2.86	5.07
1996	2.78	5.03
1997	2.71	5
1998	2.66	4.91
1999	2.64	4.81
2000	2.59	4.72
2001	2.53	4.67
2002	2.49	4.7
2003	2.45	4.7
2004	2.43	4.69
2005	2.43	4.67
2006	2.4	4.65
2007	2.37	4.65
2008	2.43	4.73
2009	2.4	4.81
2010	2.41	4.85
2011	2.39	4.83
2012	2.3	4.79
2013	2.34	4.73
2014	2.39	4.67
2015	2.35	4.61
2016	2.24	4.55
2017	2.17	4.5
2018	2.07	4.44
2019	1.88	4.38
2020	1.6	4.33
2021	1.59	4.28
2022	1.48	4.22
2023	1.5	4.16
2024	1.5	4.11
2025	1.5	4.05
2026	1.51	3.99
2027	1.51	3.93
2028	1.51	3.88
2029	1.51	3.83
2030	1.51	3.78
2031	1.51	3.73
2032	1.52	3.68
2033	1.52	3.64
2034	1.52	3.59
2035	1.52	3.54
2036	1.52	3.5
2037	1.52	3.46
2038	1.52	3.42
2039	1.52	3.38
2040	1.52	3.35
2041	1.52	3.31
2042	1.52	3.27
2043	1.53	3.24
2044	1.53	3.2
2045	1.53	3.16
2046	1.53	3.13
2047	1.53	3.09
2048	1.53	3.06
2049	1.53	3.03
2050	1.54	3

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Argentina	Congo
1960	31.2%	42.7%
1961	31.1%	43%
1962	31%	43.3%
1963	30.8%	43.5%
1964	30.6%	43.7%
1965	30.5%	43.9%
1966	30.2%	44%
1967	30%	44.2%
1968	29.8%	44.3%
1969	29.7%	44.5%
1970	29.6%	44.7%
1971	29.5%	44.8%
1972	29.5%	45%
1973	29.5%	45.2%
1974	29.6%	45.4%
1975	29.7%	45.5%
1976	29.8%	45.7%
1977	29.9%	45.8%
1978	30.1%	45.8%
1979	30.3%	45.8%
1980	30.5%	45.7%
1981	30.6%	45.6%
1982	30.8%	45.4%
1983	30.9%	45.2%
1984	31%	45%
1985	31%	44.9%
1986	30.9%	44.7%
1987	30.9%	44.6%
1988	30.7%	44.5%
1989	30.6%	44.3%
1990	30.4%	44.2%
1991	30.3%	44%
1992	30%	43.8%
1993	29.8%	43.6%
1994	29.6%	43.4%
1995	29.3%	43.3%
1996	29.1%	43.2%
1997	28.8%	43.3%
1998	28.6%	43.3%
1999	28.4%	43.1%
2000	28.2%	42.5%
2001	27.9%	41.9%
2002	27.7%	41.9%
2003	27.5%	41.7%
2004	27.2%	41.4%
2005	26.9%	41.1%
2006	26.7%	40.9%
2007	26.4%	40.7%
2008	26.1%	40.7%
2009	25.9%	40.5%
2010	25.7%	40.4%
2011	25.5%	40.6%
2012	25.3%	41%
2013	25.2%	41.3%
2014	25%	41.7%
2015	24.9%	41.9%
2016	24.7%	42.1%
2017	24.6%	42.1%
2018	24.4%	42.1%
2019	24.1%	41.9%
2020	23.7%	41.8%
2021	23.2%	41.5%
2022	22.8%	41.3%
2023	22.2%	40.9%
2024	21.6%	40.4%
2025	21%	39.9%
2026	20.4%	39.4%
2027	19.9%	38.9%
2028	19.3%	38.4%
2029	18.7%	38%
2030	18.1%	37.6%
2031	17.6%	37.3%
2032	17.1%	37%
2033	16.7%	36.8%
2034	16.4%	36.6%
2035	16.2%	36.4%
2036	16.2%	36.2%
2037	16.1%	36%
2038	16.2%	35.8%
2039	16.2%	35.6%
2040	16.2%	35.5%
2041	16.1%	35.3%
2042	16.1%	35.1%
2043	16.1%	34.9%
2044	16%	34.7%
2045	16%	34.4%
2046	15.9%	34.2%
2047	15.8%	33.9%
2048	15.7%	33.6%
2049	15.6%	33.4%
2050	15.5%	33.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 21.6% of the population in Argentina and 40.4% in the Congo in 2024, compared to 30.4% and 44.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Argentina and the Congo compared.

Natural population change in Argentina vs Congo by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.63% in Argentina and +2.59% in the Congo. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Argentina	Congo
1960	315,943	27,094
1961	317,816	28,220
1962	316,952	29,342
1963	317,041	30,832
1964	311,020	32,270
1965	304,734	33,865
1966	303,981	35,452
1967	308,904	36,866
1968	312,440	38,786
1969	319,108	40,532
1970	339,096	42,374
1971	344,889	44,431
1972	357,835	46,427
1973	370,856	48,017
1974	388,107	49,563
1975	409,561	51,155
1976	422,330	52,148
1977	441,647	53,179
1978	448,413	53,885
1979	449,952	54,723
1980	443,732	55,550
1981	442,501	56,603
1982	431,926	57,036
1983	426,145	58,120
1984	423,279	59,028
1985	428,866	60,359
1986	436,760	61,669
1987	443,404	63,183
1988	455,701	64,629
1989	460,991	65,944
1990	466,640	67,241
1991	474,960	68,534
1992	473,226	69,973
1993	474,791	71,119
1994	481,958	72,857
1995	469,658	74,189
1996	458,199	75,628
1997	450,930	66,149
1998	440,184	72,450
1999	444,038	76,204
2000	437,562	78,491
2001	430,579	84,876
2002	424,825	88,497
2003	410,141	91,326
2004	417,970	96,577
2005	428,247	101,344
2006	424,591	106,876
2007	402,889	112,459
2008	442,442	120,711
2009	439,271	126,904
2010	441,335	136,908
2011	448,730	140,371
2012	411,540	142,464
2013	421,694	142,080
2014	450,462	141,674
2015	444,161	141,539
2016	391,767	141,358
2017	375,260	141,973
2018	346,031	142,704
2019	280,005	139,513
2020	151,347	143,492
2021	88,677	144,241
2022	96,673	147,076
2023	154,648	150,486

Maternal mortality chart: Argentina vs Congo

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 33 deaths per 100,000 live births in Argentina, compared to 241 deaths in the Congo.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Argentina	Congo
1985	80	546
1986	76	535
1987	73	519
1988	70	510
1989	68	506
1990	68	505
1991	67	514
1992	65	531
1993	62	541
1994	62	551
1995	60	551
1996	59	545
1997	60	650
1998	57	597
1999	57	554
2000	58	509
2001	60	489
2002	59	464
2003	61	436
2004	58	400
2005	57	385
2006	60	394
2007	62	370
2008	59	395
2009	62	414
2010	55	382
2011	48	378
2012	49	374
2013	47	320
2014	43	302
2015	39	284
2016	40	263
2017	38	262
2018	38	259
2019	36	245
2020	40	247
2021	76	301
2022	39	241
2023	33	241

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.96% in Argentina and 4.05% in the Congo. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Argentina	Congo
1960	-	19.4%
1961	-	18.6%
1962	-	18%
1963	-	17.3%
1964	-	16.7%
1965	-	16.1%
1966	-	15.6%
1967	-	15.1%
1968	-	14.6%
1969	7.25%	14.2%
1970	7.17%	13.7%
1971	7.08%	13.4%
1972	6.97%	13%
1973	6.82%	12.6%
1974	6.61%	12.4%
1975	6.33%	12.1%
1976	5.98%	11.8%
1977	5.56%	11.5%
1978	5.12%	11.2%
1979	4.68%	11%
1980	4.28%	10.7%
1981	3.94%	10.5%
1982	3.65%	10.2%
1983	3.41%	9.95%
1984	3.21%	9.68%
1985	3.06%	9.44%
1986	2.96%	9.25%
1987	2.91%	9.11%
1988	2.9%	9.04%
1989	2.89%	9.05%
1990	2.88%	9.15%
1991	2.84%	9.31%
1992	2.76%	9.54%
1993	2.66%	9.84%
1994	2.54%	10.2%
1995	2.42%	10.5%
1996	2.31%	10.9%
1997	2.19%	11.2%
1998	2.09%	11.4%
1999	2.01%	11.5%
2000	1.94%	11.4%
2001	1.88%	11.1%
2002	1.83%	10.6%
2003	1.78%	10%
2004	1.73%	9.35%
2005	1.67%	8.66%
2006	1.62%	8.02%
2007	1.58%	7.43%
2008	1.54%	6.95%
2009	1.49%	6.55%
2010	1.44%	6.25%
2011	1.39%	6.02%
2012	1.33%	5.82%
2013	1.27%	5.64%
2014	1.22%	5.45%
2015	1.17%	5.27%
2016	1.14%	5.09%
2017	1.1%	4.93%
2018	1.07%	4.77%
2019	1.05%	5.24%
2020	1.03%	4.47%
2021	1%	4.33%
2022	0.98%	4.19%
2023	0.96%	4.05%