Fertility & birth rates in Australia and DR Congo

Fertility rate in Australia vs DR Congo chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Australia was 1.5 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 Australia 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
	Australia	DR Congo
1960	3.45	6.11
1961	3.54	6.12
1962	3.44	6.14
1963	3.33	6.16
1964	3.15	6.19
1965	2.98	6.21
1966	2.88	6.24
1967	2.85	6.27
1968	2.89	6.29
1969	2.89	6.3
1970	2.86	6.33
1971	2.96	6.34
1972	2.74	6.37
1973	2.49	6.39
1974	2.4	6.4
1975	2.15	6.42
1976	2.06	6.44
1977	2.01	6.45
1978	1.95	6.46
1979	1.91	6.48
1980	1.89	6.5
1981	1.94	6.52
1982	1.93	6.54
1983	1.92	6.56
1984	1.84	6.59
1985	1.92	6.61
1986	1.87	6.63
1987	1.85	6.65
1988	1.83	6.66
1989	1.84	6.65
1990	1.9	6.65
1991	1.85	6.65
1992	1.89	6.64
1993	1.86	6.64
1994	1.84	6.64
1995	1.82	6.68
1996	1.8	6.67
1997	1.78	6.69
1998	1.76	6.7
1999	1.76	6.69
2000	1.76	6.7
2001	1.74	6.66
2002	1.76	6.61
2003	1.75	6.55
2004	1.77	6.53
2005	1.81	6.53
2006	1.91	6.55
2007	1.96	6.56
2008	1.98	6.58
2009	1.97	6.59
2010	1.93	6.59
2011	1.93	6.58
2012	1.92	6.56
2013	1.86	6.53
2014	1.83	6.48
2015	1.81	6.44
2016	1.75	6.39
2017	1.74	6.35
2018	1.74	6.3
2019	1.66	6.25
2020	1.58	6.21
2021	1.7	6.16
2022	1.63	6.11
2023	1.5	6.05
2024	1.5	5.98
2025	1.5	5.9
2026	1.5	5.8
2027	1.5	5.71
2028	1.51	5.62
2029	1.5	5.52
2030	1.51	5.42
2031	1.5	5.32
2032	1.5	5.2
2033	1.5	5.09
2034	1.5	4.99
2035	1.5	4.87
2036	1.5	4.77
2037	1.5	4.64
2038	1.5	4.55
2039	1.5	4.47
2040	1.5	4.38
2041	1.5	4.3
2042	1.5	4.21
2043	1.5	4.14
2044	1.5	4.06
2045	1.5	3.99
2046	1.5	3.92
2047	1.5	3.85
2048	1.5	3.78
2049	1.5	3.72
2050	1.5	3.66

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Australia	DR Congo
1960	30.2%	42.9%
1961	30.2%	42.8%
1962	30.1%	42.7%
1963	29.9%	42.7%
1964	29.8%	42.7%
1965	29.6%	42.8%
1966	29.5%	42.9%
1967	29.3%	43%
1968	29.1%	43.2%
1969	28.9%	43.3%
1970	28.8%	43.4%
1971	28.7%	43.6%
1972	28.5%	43.8%
1973	28.2%	44%
1974	27.9%	44.2%
1975	27.5%	44.3%
1976	27%	44.5%
1977	26.5%	44.6%
1978	26.1%	44.5%
1979	25.6%	44.3%
1980	25.3%	44.2%
1981	25%	44.3%
1982	24.7%	44.3%
1983	24.4%	44.2%
1984	24%	44.1%
1985	23.6%	44.1%
1986	23.1%	44.1%
1987	22.7%	44.2%
1988	22.4%	44.3%
1989	22.2%	44.3%
1990	22%	44.4%
1991	21.9%	44.4%
1992	21.8%	44.5%
1993	21.7%	44.5%
1994	21.7%	44.1%
1995	21.5%	44%
1996	21.4%	44.7%
1997	21.2%	45.4%
1998	21.1%	45.6%
1999	20.9%	45.6%
2000	20.8%	45.7%
2001	20.6%	45.7%
2002	20.4%	45.7%
2003	20.2%	45.8%
2004	20%	45.9%
2005	19.8%	45.9%
2006	19.6%	45.9%
2007	19.4%	46%
2008	19.3%	46%
2009	19.2%	46.1%
2010	19.1%	46.1%
2011	19%	46%
2012	18.9%	46%
2013	18.9%	46%
2014	18.9%	46%
2015	18.9%	46%
2016	18.9%	45.9%
2017	18.8%	45.8%
2018	18.8%	45.9%
2019	18.7%	46%
2020	18.6%	46.1%
2021	18.4%	46.1%
2022	18.2%	46.1%
2023	18%	46.1%
2024	17.8%	46%
2025	17.7%	45.9%
2026	17.5%	45.8%
2027	17.4%	45.7%
2028	17.2%	45.5%
2029	17%	45.3%
2030	16.9%	45%
2031	16.7%	44.8%
2032	16.6%	44.5%
2033	16.5%	44.2%
2034	16.4%	43.8%
2035	16.3%	43.4%
2036	16.2%	43%
2037	16.1%	42.6%
2038	16%	42.2%
2039	15.9%	41.7%
2040	15.9%	41.3%
2041	15.8%	40.9%
2042	15.8%	40.4%
2043	15.7%	40%
2044	15.7%	39.6%
2045	15.7%	39.2%
2046	15.7%	38.8%
2047	15.7%	38.4%
2048	15.7%	38%
2049	15.7%	37.7%
2050	15.7%	37.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.8% of the population in Australia and 46% in the DR Congo in 2024, compared to 22% and 44.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Australia and the DR Congo compared.

Natural population change in Australia vs DR Congo by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.56% in Australia 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
	Australia	DR Congo
1960	141,816	363,517
1961	150,955	368,207
1962	143,943	383,406
1963	140,161	398,972
1964	128,420	406,334
1965	122,990	429,002
1966	126,996	463,397
1967	126,249	479,552
1968	132,099	497,682
1969	143,477	514,800
1970	145,081	533,300
1971	165,593	549,343
1972	155,488	564,495
1973	136,476	578,280
1974	128,996	593,539
1975	123,648	608,655
1976	115,070	624,147
1977	117,793	638,242
1978	116,299	646,411
1979	116,112	691,773
1980	117,536	724,111
1981	125,356	748,371
1982	126,030	774,823
1983	130,844	807,122
1984	123,077	844,956
1985	143,674	885,670
1986	123,342	925,334
1987	128,484	959,875
1988	127,298	995,278
1989	127,789	1,027,238
1990	143,347	1,063,508
1991	138,273	1,114,033
1992	139,829	1,152,781
1993	137,551	1,209,242
1994	131,761	1,259,539
1995	131,436	1,395,440
1996	125,751	1,380,490
1997	121,592	1,392,037
1998	120,949	1,375,130
1999	118,517	1,450,318
2000	119,882	1,549,518
2001	117,575	1,594,999
2002	116,971	1,631,597
2003	118,325	1,679,188
2004	115,610	1,731,022
2005	129,132	1,800,300
2006	132,931	1,889,398
2007	154,124	1,963,738
2008	155,119	2,044,210
2009	160,518	2,126,912
2010	158,628	2,212,255
2011	156,380	2,310,679
2012	161,408	2,405,462
2013	159,584	2,489,378
2014	154,940	2,580,251
2015	150,041	2,665,016
2016	152,403	2,753,687
2017	150,015	2,883,245
2018	157,269	2,993,184
2019	136,808	3,075,538
2020	133,376	3,156,152
2021	138,701	3,227,992
2022	111,862	3,347,664
2023	103,945	3,467,787

Maternal mortality chart: Australia vs DR Congo

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 2 deaths per 100,000 live births in Australia, compared to 427 deaths in the DR Congo.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Australia	DR Congo
1985	9	934
1986	8	902
1987	9	863
1988	9	824
1989	9	791
1990	9	755
1991	9	735
1992	9	709
1993	9	683
1994	9	656
1995	9	644
1996	8	661
1997	8	617
1998	7	605
1999	7	601
2000	7	585
2001	6	588
2002	6	601
2003	5	605
2004	5	607
2005	5	613
2006	5	619
2007	5	631
2008	5	620
2009	5	608
2010	5	601
2011	6	589
2012	6	578
2013	6	567
2014	6	558
2015	6	545
2016	6	526
2017	6	519
2018	5	508
2019	5	493
2020	5	489
2021	4	507
2022	4	456
2023	2	427

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.37% in Australia 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
	Australia	DR Congo
1960	2.49%	-
1961	2.43%	-
1962	2.37%	-
1963	2.32%	-
1964	2.27%	-
1965	2.24%	-
1966	2.21%	-
1967	2.2%	-
1968	2.19%	-
1969	2.18%	25.1%
1970	2.15%	24.7%
1971	2.1%	24.3%
1972	2.03%	24%
1973	1.94%	23.7%
1974	1.84%	23.4%
1975	1.73%	23%
1976	1.62%	22.6%
1977	1.52%	22.3%
1978	1.44%	21.9%
1979	1.36%	21.5%
1980	1.3%	21.2%
1981	1.26%	20.9%
1982	1.22%	20.6%
1983	1.19%	20.3%
1984	1.16%	20%
1985	1.13%	19.7%
1986	1.1%	19.5%
1987	1.06%	19.2%
1988	1.02%	19%
1989	0.97%	18.8%
1990	0.92%	18.5%
1991	0.87%	18.3%
1992	0.82%	18.1%
1993	0.77%	17.9%
1994	0.73%	17.7%
1995	0.7%	17.5%
1996	0.68%	17.3%
1997	0.66%	17%
1998	0.64%	16.7%
1999	0.63%	16.3%
2000	0.62%	15.9%
2001	0.61%	15.5%
2002	0.6%	15%
2003	0.59%	14.6%
2004	0.58%	14.1%
2005	0.57%	13.6%
2006	0.56%	13.1%
2007	0.54%	12.7%
2008	0.52%	12.2%
2009	0.5%	11.8%
2010	0.48%	11.4%
2011	0.45%	11%
2012	0.43%	10.6%
2013	0.41%	10.3%
2014	0.4%	9.9%
2015	0.39%	9.56%
2016	0.38%	9.23%
2017	0.38%	8.93%
2018	0.38%	8.63%
2019	0.38%	8.35%
2020	0.38%	8.07%
2021	0.37%	7.81%
2022	0.37%	7.57%
2023	0.37%	7.32%