Fertility & birth rates in Azerbaijan and DR Congo

Fertility rate in Azerbaijan vs DR Congo chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Azerbaijan was 1.55 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 Azerbaijan 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
	Azerbaijan	DR Congo
1960	5.88	6.11
1961	5.94	6.12
1962	5.96	6.14
1963	5.95	6.16
1964	5.89	6.19
1965	5.79	6.21
1966	5.66	6.24
1967	5.38	6.27
1968	5.22	6.29
1969	5.07	6.3
1970	4.91	6.33
1971	4.77	6.34
1972	4.62	6.37
1973	4.45	6.39
1974	4.33	6.4
1975	4.18	6.42
1976	4.02	6.44
1977	3.87	6.45
1978	3.73	6.46
1979	3.61	6.48
1980	3.5	6.5
1981	3.41	6.52
1982	3.34	6.54
1983	3.29	6.56
1984	3.26	6.59
1985	2.91	6.61
1986	2.9	6.63
1987	2.9	6.65
1988	2.8	6.66
1989	2.8	6.65
1990	2.74	6.65
1991	2.87	6.65
1992	2.74	6.64
1993	2.7	6.64
1994	2.52	6.64
1995	2.29	6.68
1996	2.06	6.67
1997	2.07	6.69
1998	2	6.7
1999	2.07	6.69
2000	2	6.7
2001	1.8	6.66
2002	1.8	6.61
2003	1.9	6.55
2004	2.05	6.53
2005	2	6.53
2006	1.97	6.55
2007	1.97	6.56
2008	1.9	6.58
2009	1.82	6.59
2010	1.92	6.59
2011	1.96	6.58
2012	2	6.56
2013	1.98	6.53
2014	1.97	6.48
2015	1.94	6.44
2016	1.9	6.39
2017	1.75	6.35
2018	1.73	6.3
2019	1.81	6.25
2020	1.7	6.21
2021	1.52	6.16
2022	1.67	6.11
2023	1.55	6.05
2024	1.55	5.98
2025	1.54	5.9
2026	1.54	5.8
2027	1.54	5.71
2028	1.54	5.62
2029	1.54	5.52
2030	1.54	5.42
2031	1.53	5.32
2032	1.53	5.2
2033	1.53	5.09
2034	1.53	4.99
2035	1.53	4.87
2036	1.53	4.77
2037	1.53	4.64
2038	1.53	4.55
2039	1.52	4.47
2040	1.52	4.38
2041	1.52	4.3
2042	1.52	4.21
2043	1.52	4.14
2044	1.52	4.06
2045	1.52	3.99
2046	1.52	3.92
2047	1.52	3.85
2048	1.52	3.78
2049	1.52	3.72
2050	1.52	3.66

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Azerbaijan	DR Congo
1960	40.4%	42.9%
1961	42%	42.8%
1962	43.3%	42.7%
1963	44.2%	42.7%
1964	44.9%	42.7%
1965	45.3%	42.8%
1966	45.6%	42.9%
1967	45.7%	43%
1968	45.6%	43.2%
1969	45.3%	43.3%
1970	44.9%	43.4%
1971	44.3%	43.6%
1972	43.6%	43.8%
1973	42.7%	44%
1974	41.7%	44.2%
1975	40.6%	44.3%
1976	39.4%	44.5%
1977	38.1%	44.6%
1978	36.7%	44.5%
1979	35.6%	44.3%
1980	35%	44.2%
1981	34.4%	44.3%
1982	34%	44.3%
1983	33.8%	44.2%
1984	33.5%	44.1%
1985	33.4%	44.1%
1986	33.2%	44.1%
1987	33.1%	44.2%
1988	33.2%	44.3%
1989	33.5%	44.3%
1990	33.8%	44.4%
1991	34%	44.4%
1992	34.1%	44.5%
1993	34%	44.5%
1994	33.9%	44.1%
1995	33.6%	44%
1996	33.2%	44.7%
1997	32.8%	45.4%
1998	32.2%	45.6%
1999	31.4%	45.6%
2000	30.3%	45.7%
2001	29.2%	45.7%
2002	28.1%	45.7%
2003	27%	45.8%
2004	26%	45.9%
2005	25.1%	45.9%
2006	24.4%	45.9%
2007	23.8%	46%
2008	23.2%	46%
2009	22.7%	46.1%
2010	22.3%	46.1%
2011	22.2%	46%
2012	22.3%	46%
2013	22.7%	46%
2014	23.1%	46%
2015	23.5%	46%
2016	23.8%	45.9%
2017	23.9%	45.8%
2018	23.8%	45.9%
2019	23.5%	46%
2020	23.4%	46.1%
2021	23.1%	46.1%
2022	22.8%	46.1%
2023	22.3%	46.1%
2024	21.8%	46%
2025	21.2%	45.9%
2026	20.6%	45.8%
2027	20%	45.7%
2028	19.4%	45.5%
2029	18.9%	45.3%
2030	18.3%	45%
2031	17.9%	44.8%
2032	17.6%	44.5%
2033	17.5%	44.2%
2034	17.3%	43.8%
2035	17%	43.4%
2036	16.9%	43%
2037	16.8%	42.6%
2038	16.8%	42.2%
2039	16.8%	41.7%
2040	16.8%	41.3%
2041	16.8%	40.9%
2042	16.9%	40.4%
2043	16.9%	40%
2044	16.9%	39.6%
2045	16.8%	39.2%
2046	16.8%	38.8%
2047	16.8%	38.4%
2048	16.7%	38%
2049	16.6%	37.7%
2050	16.5%	37.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 21.8% of the population in Azerbaijan and 46% in the DR Congo in 2024, compared to 33.8% and 44.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Azerbaijan and the DR Congo compared.

Natural population change in Azerbaijan vs DR Congo by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.79% in Azerbaijan 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
	Azerbaijan	DR Congo
1960	127,982	363,517
1961	133,870	368,207
1962	135,928	383,406
1963	136,762	398,972
1964	134,971	406,334
1965	131,114	429,002
1966	126,678	463,397
1967	118,988	479,552
1968	115,379	497,682
1969	111,387	514,800
1970	108,976	533,300
1971	106,948	549,343
1972	105,009	564,495
1973	103,208	578,280
1974	103,872	593,539
1975	103,472	608,655
1976	103,370	624,147
1977	102,304	638,242
1978	102,831	646,411
1979	104,864	691,773
1980	110,279	724,111
1981	121,400	748,371
1982	117,615	774,823
1983	125,966	807,122
1984	130,043	844,956
1985	132,068	885,670
1986	141,499	925,334
1987	138,195	959,875
1988	136,702	995,278
1989	141,531	1,027,238
1990	142,069	1,063,508
1991	147,607	1,114,033
1992	133,615	1,152,781
1993	123,664	1,209,242
1994	107,112	1,259,539
1995	93,755	1,395,440
1996	80,735	1,380,490
1997	84,653	1,392,037
1998	77,548	1,375,130
1999	71,047	1,450,318
2000	70,023	1,549,518
2001	64,890	1,594,999
2002	63,741	1,631,597
2003	64,226	1,679,188
2004	81,403	1,731,022
2005	89,793	1,800,300
2006	96,724	1,889,398
2007	97,827	1,963,738
2008	99,903	2,044,210
2009	99,315	2,126,912
2010	112,274	2,212,255
2011	122,002	2,310,679
2012	119,915	2,405,462
2013	117,710	2,489,378
2014	115,374	2,580,251
2015	110,967	2,665,016
2016	102,457	2,753,687
2017	86,715	2,883,245
2018	81,506	2,993,184
2019	85,207	3,075,538
2020	50,466	3,156,152
2021	35,483	3,227,992
2022	61,865	3,347,664
2023	52,800	3,467,787

Maternal mortality chart: Azerbaijan vs DR Congo

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 18 deaths per 100,000 live births in Azerbaijan, compared to 427 deaths in the DR Congo.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Azerbaijan	DR Congo
1985	45	934
1986	48	902
1987	45	863
1988	45	824
1989	43	791
1990	41	755
1991	43	735
1992	56	709
1993	54	683
1994	58	656
1995	64	644
1996	58	661
1997	59	617
1998	54	605
1999	51	601
2000	46	585
2001	45	588
2002	40	601
2003	41	605
2004	40	607
2005	40	613
2006	33	619
2007	33	631
2008	30	620
2009	29	608
2010	28	601
2011	27	589
2012	28	578
2013	24	567
2014	23	558
2015	21	545
2016	22	526
2017	22	519
2018	21	508
2019	21	493
2020	21	489
2021	55	507
2022	32	456
2023	18	427

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.86% in Azerbaijan 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
	Azerbaijan	DR Congo
1969	-	25.1%
1970	-	24.7%
1971	-	24.3%
1972	-	24%
1973	-	23.7%
1974	-	23.4%
1975	-	23%
1976	-	22.6%
1977	-	22.3%
1978	-	21.9%
1979	-	21.5%
1980	-	21.2%
1981	-	20.9%
1982	10.9%	20.6%
1983	10.7%	20.3%
1984	10.4%	20%
1985	10.2%	19.7%
1986	9.96%	19.5%
1987	9.77%	19.2%
1988	9.62%	19%
1989	9.52%	18.8%
1990	9.48%	18.5%
1991	9.5%	18.3%
1992	9.52%	18.1%
1993	9.52%	17.9%
1994	9.47%	17.7%
1995	9.34%	17.5%
1996	9.1%	17.3%
1997	8.78%	17%
1998	8.37%	16.7%
1999	7.91%	16.3%
2000	7.4%	15.9%
2001	6.9%	15.5%
2002	6.41%	15%
2003	5.96%	14.6%
2004	5.55%	14.1%
2005	5.18%	13.6%
2006	4.85%	13.1%
2007	4.55%	12.7%
2008	4.27%	12.2%
2009	4.01%	11.8%
2010	3.77%	11.4%
2011	3.54%	11%
2012	3.32%	10.6%
2013	3.12%	10.3%
2014	2.95%	9.9%
2015	2.78%	9.56%
2016	2.63%	9.23%
2017	2.49%	8.93%
2018	2.36%	8.63%
2019	2.24%	8.35%
2020	2.13%	8.07%
2021	2.04%	7.81%
2022	1.94%	7.57%
2023	1.86%	7.32%