Fertility & birth rates in Belarus and DR Congo

Fertility rate in Belarus vs DR Congo chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Belarus was 1.21 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 Belarus 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
	Belarus	DR Congo
1960	2.67	6.11
1961	2.59	6.12
1962	2.5	6.14
1963	2.4	6.16
1964	2.31	6.19
1965	2.27	6.21
1966	2.29	6.24
1967	2.26	6.27
1968	2.22	6.29
1969	2.26	6.3
1970	2.31	6.33
1971	2.31	6.34
1972	2.28	6.37
1973	2.25	6.39
1974	2.21	6.4
1975	2.17	6.42
1976	2.12	6.44
1977	2.08	6.45
1978	2.06	6.46
1979	2.05	6.48
1980	2.03	6.5
1981	2.02	6.52
1982	2.05	6.54
1983	2.11	6.56
1984	2.11	6.59
1985	2.09	6.61
1986	2.09	6.63
1987	2.03	6.65
1988	2.03	6.66
1989	2.03	6.65
1990	1.91	6.65
1991	1.81	6.65
1992	1.76	6.64
1993	1.62	6.64
1994	1.53	6.64
1995	1.41	6.68
1996	1.34	6.67
1997	1.25	6.69
1998	1.3	6.7
1999	1.31	6.69
2000	1.32	6.7
2001	1.29	6.66
2002	1.24	6.61
2003	1.23	6.55
2004	1.23	6.53
2005	1.25	6.53
2006	1.34	6.55
2007	1.43	6.56
2008	1.49	6.58
2009	1.51	6.59
2010	1.49	6.59
2011	1.52	6.58
2012	1.62	6.56
2013	1.67	6.53
2014	1.7	6.48
2015	1.72	6.44
2016	1.73	6.39
2017	1.54	6.35
2018	1.45	6.3
2019	1.38	6.25
2020	1.37	6.21
2021	1.37	6.16
2022	1.33	6.11
2023	1.21	6.05
2024	1.22	5.98
2025	1.23	5.9
2026	1.23	5.8
2027	1.24	5.71
2028	1.25	5.62
2029	1.25	5.52
2030	1.26	5.42
2031	1.27	5.32
2032	1.28	5.2
2033	1.28	5.09
2034	1.29	4.99
2035	1.3	4.87
2036	1.31	4.77
2037	1.31	4.64
2038	1.32	4.55
2039	1.32	4.47
2040	1.33	4.38
2041	1.34	4.3
2042	1.34	4.21
2043	1.35	4.14
2044	1.35	4.06
2045	1.36	3.99
2046	1.36	3.92
2047	1.37	3.85
2048	1.37	3.78
2049	1.38	3.72
2050	1.38	3.66

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Belarus	DR Congo
1960	30.8%	42.9%
1961	31.2%	42.8%
1962	31.2%	42.7%
1963	31.1%	42.7%
1964	30.8%	42.7%
1965	30.5%	42.8%
1966	30.2%	42.9%
1967	29.9%	43%
1968	29.6%	43.2%
1969	29.3%	43.3%
1970	28.7%	43.4%
1971	27.9%	43.6%
1972	27.2%	43.8%
1973	26.4%	44%
1974	25.7%	44.2%
1975	25%	44.3%
1976	24.4%	44.5%
1977	23.9%	44.6%
1978	23.5%	44.5%
1979	23.1%	44.3%
1980	22.9%	44.2%
1981	22.8%	44.3%
1982	22.7%	44.3%
1983	22.7%	44.2%
1984	22.8%	44.1%
1985	22.9%	44.1%
1986	23%	44.1%
1987	23%	44.2%
1988	23.1%	44.3%
1989	23.1%	44.3%
1990	23.1%	44.4%
1991	23%	44.4%
1992	22.8%	44.5%
1993	22.6%	44.5%
1994	22.2%	44.1%
1995	21.8%	44%
1996	21.3%	44.7%
1997	20.7%	45.4%
1998	20%	45.6%
1999	19.3%	45.6%
2000	18.6%	45.7%
2001	17.9%	45.7%
2002	17.3%	45.7%
2003	16.6%	45.8%
2004	16%	45.9%
2005	15.5%	45.9%
2006	15.2%	45.9%
2007	14.9%	46%
2008	14.8%	46%
2009	14.8%	46.1%
2010	14.8%	46.1%
2011	15%	46%
2012	15.3%	46%
2013	15.6%	46%
2014	15.9%	46%
2015	16.2%	46%
2016	16.5%	45.9%
2017	16.7%	45.8%
2018	16.9%	45.9%
2019	17%	46%
2020	17%	46.1%
2021	17.1%	46.1%
2022	17%	46.1%
2023	16.7%	46.1%
2024	16.3%	46%
2025	15.9%	45.9%
2026	15.5%	45.8%
2027	15%	45.7%
2028	14.4%	45.5%
2029	13.8%	45.3%
2030	13.2%	45%
2031	12.6%	44.8%
2032	12.1%	44.5%
2033	11.7%	44.2%
2034	11.5%	43.8%
2035	11.3%	43.4%
2036	11.1%	43%
2037	11%	42.6%
2038	11%	42.2%
2039	11.1%	41.7%
2040	11.2%	41.3%
2041	11.3%	40.9%
2042	11.5%	40.4%
2043	11.6%	40%
2044	11.8%	39.6%
2045	12%	39.2%
2046	12.2%	38.8%
2047	12.3%	38.4%
2048	12.5%	38%
2049	12.6%	37.7%
2050	12.7%	37.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 16.3% of the population in Belarus and 46% in the DR Congo in 2024, compared to 23.1% and 44.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Belarus and the DR Congo compared.

Natural population change in Belarus vs DR Congo by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.34% in Belarus 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
	Belarus	DR Congo
1960	136,399	363,517
1961	134,490	368,207
1962	124,945	383,406
1963	113,160	398,972
1964	101,618	406,334
1965	90,611	429,002
1966	84,191	463,397
1967	81,136	479,552
1968	76,782	497,682
1969	74,567	514,800
1970	75,520	533,300
1971	77,464	549,343
1972	74,036	564,495
1973	70,911	578,280
1974	71,158	593,539
1975	65,494	608,655
1976	66,677	624,147
1977	67,434	638,242
1978	67,342	646,411
1979	64,481	691,773
1980	62,101	724,111
1981	65,057	748,371
1982	65,499	774,823
1983	75,791	807,122
1984	64,415	844,956
1985	58,852	885,670
1986	74,318	925,334
1987	62,689	959,875
1988	60,840	995,278
1989	49,833	1,027,238
1990	32,606	1,063,508
1991	18,349	1,114,033
1992	11,238	1,152,781
1993	-11,263	1,209,242
1994	-19,431	1,259,539
1995	-32,621	1,395,440
1996	-37,591	1,380,490
1997	-46,540	1,392,037
1998	-44,316	1,375,130
1999	-49,131	1,450,318
2000	-40,916	1,549,518
2001	-48,650	1,594,999
2002	-58,207	1,631,597
2003	-53,882	1,679,188
2004	-50,597	1,731,022
2005	-50,252	1,800,300
2006	-41,301	1,889,398
2007	-28,683	1,963,738
2008	-25,726	2,044,210
2009	-25,662	2,126,912
2010	-29,400	2,212,255
2011	-26,493	2,310,679
2012	-11,336	2,405,462
2013	-6,610	2,489,378
2014	-2,834	2,580,251
2015	-946	2,665,016
2016	-1,894	2,753,687
2017	-17,026	2,883,245
2018	-26,429	2,993,184
2019	-32,969	3,075,538
2020	-64,703	3,156,152
2021	-67,118	3,227,992
2022	-47,839	3,347,664
2023	-56,924	3,467,787

Maternal mortality chart: Belarus vs DR Congo

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 1 deaths per 100,000 live births in Belarus, compared to 427 deaths in the DR Congo.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Belarus	DR Congo
1985	30	934
1986	30	902
1987	30	863
1988	32	824
1989	33	791
1990	33	755
1991	32	735
1992	32	709
1993	31	683
1994	30	656
1995	29	644
1996	28	661
1997	27	617
1998	25	605
1999	23	601
2000	20	585
2001	18	588
2002	16	601
2003	14	605
2004	12	607
2005	9	613
2006	7	619
2007	6	631
2008	4	620
2009	4	608
2010	3	601
2011	2	589
2012	2	578
2013	2	567
2014	2	558
2015	1	545
2016	1	526
2017	1	519
2018	1	508
2019	1	493
2020	2	489
2021	2	507
2022	1	456
2023	1	427

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.24% in Belarus 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
	Belarus	DR Congo
1960	4.49%	-
1961	4.05%	-
1962	3.68%	-
1963	3.36%	-
1964	3.1%	-
1965	2.88%	-
1966	2.7%	-
1967	2.56%	-
1968	2.45%	-
1969	2.37%	25.1%
1970	2.3%	24.7%
1971	2.25%	24.3%
1972	2.22%	24%
1973	2.2%	23.7%
1974	2.19%	23.4%
1975	2.18%	23%
1976	2.18%	22.6%
1977	2.16%	22.3%
1978	2.14%	21.9%
1979	2.11%	21.5%
1980	2.06%	21.2%
1981	2%	20.9%
1982	1.94%	20.6%
1983	1.88%	20.3%
1984	1.82%	20%
1985	1.76%	19.7%
1986	1.7%	19.5%
1987	1.64%	19.2%
1988	1.59%	19%
1989	1.55%	18.8%
1990	1.52%	18.5%
1991	1.52%	18.3%
1992	1.53%	18.1%
1993	1.55%	17.9%
1994	1.57%	17.7%
1995	1.57%	17.5%
1996	1.55%	17.3%
1997	1.51%	17%
1998	1.45%	16.7%
1999	1.37%	16.3%
2000	1.28%	15.9%
2001	1.18%	15.5%
2002	1.1%	15%
2003	1.02%	14.6%
2004	0.94%	14.1%
2005	0.87%	13.6%
2006	0.8%	13.1%
2007	0.73%	12.7%
2008	0.66%	12.2%
2009	0.61%	11.8%
2010	0.56%	11.4%
2011	0.52%	11%
2012	0.49%	10.6%
2013	0.46%	10.3%
2014	0.43%	9.9%
2015	0.41%	9.56%
2016	0.39%	9.23%
2017	0.36%	8.93%
2018	0.34%	8.63%
2019	0.31%	8.35%
2020	0.29%	8.07%
2021	0.27%	7.81%
2022	0.26%	7.57%
2023	0.24%	7.32%