Fertility & birth rates in Brazil and Congo

Fertility rate in Brazil vs Congo by year

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Brazil

Congo

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Year	Fertility rate
	Brazil	Congo
2023	1.62	4.16
2022	1.63	4.22
2021	1.64	4.28
2020	1.65	4.33
2019	1.71	4.38
2018	1.74	4.44
2017	1.74	4.5
2016	1.73	4.55
2015	1.78	4.61
2014	1.78	4.67
2013	1.76	4.73
2012	1.77	4.79
2011	1.78	4.83
2010	1.79	4.85
2009	1.8	4.81
2008	1.82	4.73
2007	1.85	4.65
2006	1.9	4.65
2005	1.94	4.67
2004	1.97	4.69
2003	2.01	4.7
2002	2.08	4.7
2001	2.16	4.67
2000	2.25	4.72
1999	2.34	4.81
1998	2.42	4.91
1997	2.47	5
1996	2.51	5.03
1995	2.57	5.07
1994	2.6	5.1
1993	2.66	5.13
1992	2.71	5.18
1991	2.81	5.22
1990	2.9	5.27
1989	3.01	5.33
1988	3.11	5.39
1987	3.23	5.46
1986	3.36	5.51
1985	3.48	5.59
1984	3.6	5.66
1983	3.72	5.76
1982	3.84	5.85
1981	3.94	5.98
1980	4.04	6.07
1979	4.12	6.14
1978	4.2	6.21
1977	4.27	6.27
1976	4.34	6.32
1975	4.42	6.36
1974	4.5	6.39
1973	4.64	6.42
1972	4.74	6.44
1971	4.84	6.42
1970	4.93	6.38
1969	5.04	6.35
1968	5.17	6.33
1967	5.34	6.29
1966	5.52	6.27
1965	5.68	6.23
1964	5.82	6.18
1963	5.93	6.15
1962	5.98	6.1
1961	6.02	6.09
1960	6.05	6.09

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Brazil was 1.62 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 Brazil vs the Congo population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

Natural population change by year

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Brazil

Congo

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Year	Natural population change
	Brazil	Congo
2023	1,107,434	150,486
2022	1,054,897	147,076
2021	919,507	144,241
2020	1,146,174	143,492
2019	1,472,104	139,513
2018	1,583,935	142,704
2017	1,610,402	141,973
2016	1,609,488	141,358
2015	1,742,275	141,539
2014	1,757,948	141,674
2013	1,758,716	142,080
2012	1,782,516	142,464
2011	1,815,758	140,371
2010	1,847,336	136,908
2009	1,878,542	126,904
2008	1,908,051	120,711
2007	1,970,372	112,459
2006	2,026,119	106,876
2005	2,083,281	101,344
2004	2,108,072	96,577
2003	2,128,819	91,326
2002	2,207,017	88,497
2001	2,291,210	84,876
2000	2,372,043	78,491
1999	2,450,869	76,204
1998	2,514,728	72,450
1997	2,531,758	66,149
1996	2,530,690	75,628
1995	2,546,195	74,189
1994	2,532,951	72,857
1993	2,545,874	71,119
1992	2,547,698	69,973
1991	2,606,167	68,534
1990	2,652,959	67,241
1989	2,717,923	65,944
1988	2,768,082	64,629
1987	2,825,485	63,183
1986	2,880,440	61,669
1985	2,912,908	60,359
1984	2,931,496	59,028
1983	2,952,335	58,120
1982	2,948,552	57,036
1981	2,928,262	56,603
1980	2,887,768	55,550
1979	2,836,759	54,723
1978	2,778,815	53,885
1977	2,715,328	53,179
1976	2,648,647	52,148
1975	2,585,130	51,155
1974	2,524,254	49,563
1973	2,501,309	48,017
1972	2,454,698	46,427
1971	2,407,319	44,431
1970	2,362,073	42,374
1969	2,324,190	40,532
1968	2,301,561	38,786
1967	2,307,560	36,866
1966	2,325,332	35,452
1965	2,336,415	33,865
1964	2,338,478	32,270
1963	2,326,400	30,832
1962	2,286,666	29,342
1961	2,240,178	28,220
1960	2,190,392	27,094

The chart above illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes in population resulting from births and deaths.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +0.52% in Brazil and +2.43% in the Congo.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +0.68% in Brazil and +2.59% in the Congo.

Birth rate in Brazil vs Congo by year

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Brazil

Congo

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Brazil	Congo
2023	12.3	30.6
2022	12.6	30.9
2021	12.8	31.4
2020	13	31.7
2019	13.5	32.2
2018	14	32.8
2017	14.1	33.4
2016	14.1	34.1
2015	14.7	34.9
2014	14.8	35.8
2013	14.8	36.8
2012	14.9	37.8
2011	15.1	38.4
2010	15.3	38.9
2009	15.6	38
2008	15.8	38
2007	16.2	37.2
2006	16.7	37.1
2005	17.2	37
2004	17.5	37.1
2003	17.8	37
2002	18.5	37.3
2001	19.2	37.1
2000	19.9	36.2
1999	20.6	37
1998	21.2	37.5
1997	21.6	38.4
1996	21.9	38.4
1995	22.3	38.5
1994	22.5	38.6
1993	23	38.6
1992	23.3	38.7
1991	24.1	38.8
1990	24.8	38.9
1989	25.6	39.1
1988	26.5	39.2
1987	27.4	39.4
1986	28.3	39.6
1985	29.2	39.8
1984	30	40.1
1983	30.8	40.6
1982	31.5	40.8
1981	32	41.4
1980	32.4	41.8
1979	32.7	42.2
1978	33	42.7
1977	33.2	43.2
1976	33.3	43.6
1975	33.5	44
1974	33.7	44.1
1973	34.2	44.3
1972	34.5	44.5
1971	34.9	44.4
1970	35.2	44.1
1969	35.7	44
1968	36.3	43.9
1967	37.4	43.7
1966	38.6	43.6
1965	39.8	43.5
1964	41	43.4
1963	42	43.3
1962	42.7	43.2
1961	43.3	43.3
1960	43.9	43.5

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 12.3 in Brazil and 30.6 in the Congo, compared with 43.9 and 43.5, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Brazil

Factual

UN forecast

Congo

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Brazil	Congo
2100	12.4%	22.6%
2099	12.4%	22.7%
2098	12.4%	22.8%
2097	12.4%	23%
2096	12.5%	23.1%
2095	12.5%	23.3%
2094	12.5%	23.4%
2093	12.5%	23.6%
2092	12.6%	23.8%
2091	12.6%	23.9%
2090	12.6%	24.1%
2089	12.6%	24.3%
2088	12.7%	24.4%
2087	12.7%	24.6%
2086	12.7%	24.8%
2085	12.7%	25%
2084	12.8%	25.2%
2083	12.8%	25.4%
2082	12.8%	25.6%
2081	12.8%	25.9%
2080	12.8%	26.1%
2079	12.9%	26.3%
2078	12.9%	26.5%
2077	12.9%	26.7%
2076	12.9%	26.9%
2075	12.9%	27.1%
2074	13%	27.3%
2073	13%	27.5%
2072	13%	27.7%
2071	13.1%	27.9%
2070	13.1%	28.1%
2069	13.2%	28.3%
2068	13.2%	28.5%
2067	13.3%	28.7%
2066	13.3%	29%
2065	13.4%	29.2%
2064	13.4%	29.4%
2063	13.5%	29.6%
2062	13.6%	29.9%
2061	13.7%	30.1%
2060	13.8%	30.4%
2059	13.8%	30.7%
2058	13.9%	30.9%
2057	14%	31.2%
2056	14.1%	31.5%
2055	14.2%	31.8%
2054	14.3%	32.1%
2053	14.4%	32.4%
2052	14.5%	32.7%
2051	14.6%	32.9%
2050	14.7%	33.2%
2049	14.8%	33.5%
2048	14.9%	33.8%
2047	15%	34.1%
2046	15.1%	34.3%
2045	15.2%	34.6%
2044	15.3%	34.8%
2043	15.5%	35%
2042	15.6%	35.2%
2041	15.7%	35.4%
2040	15.8%	35.6%
2039	16%	35.7%
2038	16.2%	35.9%
2037	16.3%	36.1%
2036	16.5%	36.3%
2035	16.7%	36.5%
2034	17%	36.7%
2033	17.3%	36.9%
2032	17.5%	37.2%
2031	17.8%	37.5%
2030	18.1%	37.8%
2029	18.4%	38.2%
2028	18.7%	38.6%
2027	19%	39.1%
2026	19.2%	39.7%
2025	19.5%	40.2%
2024	19.7%	40.4%
2023	19.9%	40.9%
2022	20.2%	41.3%
2021	20.5%	41.5%
2020	20.8%	41.8%
2019	21.1%	41.9%
2018	21.4%	42.1%
2017	21.7%	42.1%
2016	22%	42.1%
2015	22.4%	41.9%
2014	22.8%	41.7%
2013	23.3%	41.3%
2012	23.7%	41%
2011	24.2%	40.6%
2010	24.7%	40.4%
2009	25.2%	40.5%
2008	25.7%	40.7%
2007	26.1%	40.7%
2006	26.6%	40.9%
2005	27.1%	41.1%
2004	27.6%	41.4%
2003	28.2%	41.7%
2002	28.7%	41.9%
2001	29.3%	41.9%
2000	29.9%	42.5%
1999	30.5%	43.1%
1998	31%	43.3%
1997	31.6%	43.3%
1996	32.2%	43.2%
1995	32.8%	43.3%
1994	33.4%	43.4%
1993	34%	43.6%
1992	34.5%	43.8%
1991	35%	44%
1990	35.5%	44.2%
1989	35.9%	44.3%
1988	36.3%	44.5%
1987	36.6%	44.6%
1986	36.9%	44.7%
1985	37.2%	44.9%
1984	37.4%	45%
1983	37.7%	45.2%
1982	37.9%	45.4%
1981	38.1%	45.6%
1980	38.4%	45.7%
1979	38.8%	45.8%
1978	39.1%	45.8%
1977	39.6%	45.8%
1976	40%	45.7%
1975	40.5%	45.5%
1974	40.9%	45.4%
1973	41.4%	45.2%
1972	41.8%	45%
1971	42.2%	44.8%
1970	42.7%	44.7%
1969	43%	44.5%
1968	43.4%	44.3%
1967	43.8%	44.2%
1966	44%	44%
1965	44.2%	43.9%
1964	44.4%	43.7%
1963	44.5%	43.5%
1962	44.4%	43.3%
1961	44.3%	43%
1960	44.2%	42.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 19.7% of the population in Brazil and 40.4% in the Congo in 2024, compared to 35.5% and 44.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Brazil and the Congo compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Brazil vs Congo

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Brazil

Congo

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Brazil	Congo
2023	67	241
2022	104	241
2021	128	301
2020	85	247
2019	65	245
2018	62	259
2017	61	262
2016	64	263
2015	63	284
2014	63	302
2013	61	320
2012	60	374
2011	62	378
2010	66	382
2009	69	414
2008	71	395
2007	73	370
2006	72	394
2005	71	385
2004	70	400
2003	67	436
2002	66	464
2001	66	489
2000	69	509
1999	75	554
1998	84	597
1997	92	650
1996	98	545
1995	103	551
1994	108	551
1993	113	541
1992	118	531
1991	128	514
1990	140	505
1989	150	506
1988	161	510
1987	167	519
1986	176	535
1985	186	546

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 67 deaths per 100,000 live births in Brazil, compared to 241 deaths in the Congo.

Under-five mortality rates

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Brazil

Congo

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Brazil	Congo
2023	1.44%	4.05%
2022	1.46%	4.19%
2021	1.47%	4.33%
2020	1.49%	4.47%
2019	1.5%	5.24%
2018	1.52%	4.77%
2017	1.54%	4.93%
2016	1.68%	5.09%
2015	1.6%	5.27%
2014	1.63%	5.45%
2013	1.67%	5.64%
2012	1.72%	5.82%
2011	1.79%	6.02%
2010	1.86%	6.25%
2009	1.95%	6.55%
2008	2.05%	6.95%
2007	2.17%	7.43%
2006	2.31%	8.02%
2005	2.46%	8.66%
2004	2.63%	9.35%
2003	2.81%	10%
2002	3.01%	10.6%
2001	3.22%	11.1%
2000	3.45%	11.4%
1999	3.68%	11.5%
1998	3.93%	11.4%
1997	4.19%	11.2%
1996	4.47%	10.9%
1995	4.77%	10.5%
1994	5.09%	10.2%
1993	5.41%	9.84%
1992	5.72%	9.54%
1991	6.02%	9.31%
1990	6.31%	9.15%
1989	6.58%	9.05%
1988	6.84%	9.04%
1987	7.11%	9.11%
1986	7.38%	9.25%
1985	7.67%	9.44%
1984	7.98%	9.68%
1983	8.34%	9.95%
1982	8.73%	10.2%
1981	9.14%	10.5%
1980	9.57%	10.7%
1979	10%	11%
1978	10.4%	11.2%
1977	10.8%	11.5%
1976	11.2%	11.8%
1975	11.6%	12.1%
1974	11.9%	12.4%
1973	12.2%	12.6%
1972	12.6%	13%
1971	12.9%	13.4%
1970	13.2%	13.7%
1969	13.6%	14.2%
1968	13.9%	14.6%
1967	14.2%	15.1%
1966	14.5%	15.6%
1965	14.9%	16.1%
1964	15.2%	16.7%
1963	15.6%	17.3%
1962	16%	18%
1961	16.5%	18.6%
1960	16.9%	19.4%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.44% in Brazil and 4.05% in the Congo. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.