Fertility & birth rates in Armenia and DR Congo

Fertility rate in Armenia vs DR Congo chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Armenia was 1.9 children per woman in 2023, compared to 6.05 in the DR Congo in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Armenia vs the DR 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
	Armenia	DR Congo
1960	4.79	6.11
1961	4.67	6.12
1962	4.52	6.14
1963	4.35	6.16
1964	4.15	6.19
1965	3.99	6.21
1966	3.83	6.24
1967	3.73	6.27
1968	3.62	6.29
1969	3.49	6.3
1970	3.33	6.33
1971	3.29	6.34
1972	3.2	6.37
1973	3.08	6.39
1974	2.98	6.4
1975	2.92	6.42
1976	2.84	6.44
1977	2.74	6.45
1978	2.62	6.46
1979	2.53	6.48
1980	2.48	6.5
1981	2.48	6.52
1982	2.5	6.54
1983	2.56	6.56
1984	2.6	6.59
1985	2.64	6.61
1986	2.66	6.63
1987	2.66	6.65
1988	2.68	6.66
1989	2.71	6.65
1990	2.71	6.65
1991	2.64	6.65
1992	2.5	6.64
1993	2.29	6.64
1994	2.08	6.64
1995	2.07	6.68
1996	2.06	6.67
1997	1.9	6.69
1998	1.81	6.7
1999	1.53	6.69
2000	1.3	6.7
2001	1.2	6.66
2002	1.2	6.61
2003	1.3	6.55
2004	1.4	6.53
2005	1.3	6.53
2006	1.3	6.55
2007	1.4	6.56
2008	1.4	6.58
2009	1.5	6.59
2010	1.5	6.59
2011	1.5	6.58
2012	1.6	6.56
2013	1.6	6.53
2014	1.7	6.48
2015	1.6	6.44
2016	1.6	6.39
2017	1.6	6.35
2018	1.6	6.3
2019	1.6	6.25
2020	1.7	6.21
2021	1.7	6.16
2022	1.7	6.11
2023	1.9	6.05
2024	1.9	5.98
2025	1.9	5.9
2026	1.9	5.8
2027	1.9	5.71
2028	1.89	5.62
2029	1.89	5.52
2030	1.89	5.42
2031	1.89	5.32
2032	1.89	5.2
2033	1.89	5.09
2034	1.89	4.99
2035	1.89	4.87
2036	1.89	4.77
2037	1.88	4.64
2038	1.88	4.55
2039	1.88	4.47
2040	1.88	4.38
2041	1.88	4.3
2042	1.88	4.21
2043	1.88	4.14
2044	1.88	4.06
2045	1.88	3.99
2046	1.87	3.92
2047	1.87	3.85
2048	1.87	3.78
2049	1.87	3.72
2050	1.87	3.66

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Armenia	DR Congo
1960	37.5%	42.9%
1961	38.7%	42.8%
1962	39.6%	42.7%
1963	40%	42.7%
1964	40.2%	42.7%
1965	40.3%	42.8%
1966	40.2%	42.9%
1967	39.9%	43%
1968	39.6%	43.2%
1969	39.1%	43.3%
1970	38.5%	43.4%
1971	37.7%	43.6%
1972	36.8%	43.8%
1973	35.9%	44%
1974	34.9%	44.2%
1975	33.8%	44.3%
1976	32.8%	44.5%
1977	32.1%	44.6%
1978	31.5%	44.5%
1979	31%	44.3%
1980	30.5%	44.2%
1981	30.2%	44.3%
1982	30.1%	44.3%
1983	30.1%	44.2%
1984	30.2%	44.1%
1985	30.3%	44.1%
1986	30.4%	44.1%
1987	30.5%	44.2%
1988	30.6%	44.3%
1989	30.4%	44.3%
1990	30.3%	44.4%
1991	30.4%	44.4%
1992	31%	44.5%
1993	31.7%	44.5%
1994	32%	44.1%
1995	31.8%	44%
1996	31.3%	44.7%
1997	30.8%	45.4%
1998	29.6%	45.6%
1999	27.9%	45.6%
2000	26.3%	45.7%
2001	24.9%	45.7%
2002	23.8%	45.7%
2003	22.9%	45.8%
2004	22.1%	45.9%
2005	21.2%	45.9%
2006	20.4%	45.9%
2007	19.8%	46%
2008	19.4%	46%
2009	19.3%	46.1%
2010	19.3%	46.1%
2011	19.4%	46%
2012	19.5%	46%
2013	19.7%	46%
2014	19.9%	46%
2015	20.1%	46%
2016	20.3%	45.9%
2017	20.5%	45.8%
2018	20.5%	45.9%
2019	20.3%	46%
2020	20.2%	46.1%
2021	20%	46.1%
2022	19.9%	46.1%
2023	19.5%	46.1%
2024	19.2%	46%
2025	19%	45.9%
2026	18.7%	45.8%
2027	18.4%	45.7%
2028	18%	45.5%
2029	17.7%	45.3%
2030	17.3%	45%
2031	17%	44.8%
2032	16.7%	44.5%
2033	16.4%	44.2%
2034	16.1%	43.8%
2035	15.9%	43.4%
2036	15.7%	43%
2037	15.5%	42.6%
2038	15.3%	42.2%
2039	15.1%	41.7%
2040	15%	41.3%
2041	14.8%	40.9%
2042	14.7%	40.4%
2043	14.7%	40%
2044	14.6%	39.6%
2045	14.6%	39.2%
2046	14.6%	38.8%
2047	14.6%	38.4%
2048	14.6%	38%
2049	14.6%	37.7%
2050	14.6%	37.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 19.2% of the population in Armenia and 46% in the DR Congo in 2024, compared to 30.3% and 44.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Armenia and the DR Congo compared.

Natural population change in Armenia vs DR Congo by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.33% in Armenia and +3.29% in the DR 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
	Armenia	DR Congo
1960	51,675	363,517
1961	51,957	368,207
1962	50,461	383,406
1963	48,058	398,972
1964	44,886	406,334
1965	42,271	429,002
1966	39,842	463,397
1967	38,674	479,552
1968	38,118	497,682
1969	37,333	514,800
1970	36,045	533,300
1971	36,590	549,343
1972	36,943	564,495
1973	37,355	578,280
1974	38,392	593,539
1975	40,217	608,655
1976	41,948	624,147
1977	45,320	638,242
1978	48,326	646,411
1979	52,452	691,773
1980	54,128	724,111
1981	56,323	748,371
1982	58,617	774,823
1983	61,028	807,122
1984	62,124	844,956
1985	62,499	885,670
1986	61,771	925,334
1987	60,176	959,875
1988	33,232	995,278
1989	57,520	1,027,238
1990	59,893	1,063,508
1991	56,269	1,114,033
1992	50,346	1,152,781
1993	35,818	1,209,242
1994	26,271	1,259,539
1995	22,452	1,395,440
1996	21,092	1,380,490
1997	16,685	1,392,037
1998	14,357	1,375,130
1999	10,452	1,450,318
2000	9,985	1,549,518
2001	8,030	1,594,999
2002	6,719	1,631,597
2003	9,866	1,679,188
2004	11,710	1,731,022
2005	11,013	1,800,300
2006	10,320	1,889,398
2007	13,362	1,963,738
2008	13,583	2,044,210
2009	16,863	2,126,912
2010	16,746	2,212,255
2011	15,442	2,310,679
2012	14,818	2,405,462
2013	14,505	2,489,378
2014	15,371	2,580,251
2015	13,821	2,665,016
2016	12,269	2,753,687
2017	10,428	2,883,245
2018	10,688	2,993,184
2019	10,072	3,075,538
2020	296	3,156,152
2021	2,370	3,227,992
2022	9,799	3,347,664
2023	12,153	3,467,787

Maternal mortality chart: Armenia vs DR Congo

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 19 deaths per 100,000 live births in Armenia, compared to 427 deaths in the DR Congo.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Armenia	DR Congo
1985	55	934
1986	54	902
1987	52	863
1988	55	824
1989	46	791
1990	47	755
1991	47	735
1992	50	709
1993	50	683
1994	51	656
1995	50	644
1996	49	661
1997	48	617
1998	45	605
1999	42	601
2000	40	585
2001	38	588
2002	36	601
2003	35	605
2004	34	607
2005	32	613
2006	31	619
2007	30	631
2008	29	620
2009	29	608
2010	28	601
2011	27	589
2012	27	578
2013	26	567
2014	26	558
2015	25	545
2016	25	526
2017	24	519
2018	24	508
2019	23	493
2020	43	489
2021	57	507
2022	27	456
2023	19	427

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1% in Armenia and 7.32% in the DR 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
	Armenia	DR Congo
1969	-	25.1%
1970	-	24.7%
1971	-	24.3%
1972	-	24%
1973	-	23.7%
1974	-	23.4%
1975	-	23%
1976	8.67%	22.6%
1977	8.32%	22.3%
1978	7.98%	21.9%
1979	7.67%	21.5%
1980	7.36%	21.2%
1981	7.06%	20.9%
1982	6.78%	20.6%
1983	6.52%	20.3%
1984	6.26%	20%
1985	6.01%	19.7%
1986	5.78%	19.5%
1987	5.55%	19.2%
1988	9.93%	19%
1989	5.11%	18.8%
1990	4.9%	18.5%
1991	4.69%	18.3%
1992	4.49%	18.1%
1993	4.29%	17.9%
1994	4.09%	17.7%
1995	3.9%	17.5%
1996	3.72%	17.3%
1997	3.55%	17%
1998	3.39%	16.7%
1999	3.23%	16.3%
2000	3.08%	15.9%
2001	2.93%	15.5%
2002	2.79%	15%
2003	2.65%	14.6%
2004	2.52%	14.1%
2005	2.4%	13.6%
2006	2.28%	13.1%
2007	2.17%	12.7%
2008	2.06%	12.2%
2009	1.97%	11.8%
2010	1.87%	11.4%
2011	1.78%	11%
2012	1.7%	10.6%
2013	1.62%	10.3%
2014	1.54%	9.9%
2015	1.46%	9.56%
2016	1.4%	9.23%
2017	1.33%	8.93%
2018	1.27%	8.63%
2019	1.21%	8.35%
2020	1.16%	8.07%
2021	1.1%	7.81%
2022	1.05%	7.57%
2023	1%	7.32%