Fertility & birth rates in Brazil and DR Congo

Fertility rate in Brazil vs DR Congo chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Brazil was 1.62 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 Brazil 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
	Brazil	DR Congo
1960	6.05	6.11
1961	6.02	6.12
1962	5.98	6.14
1963	5.93	6.16
1964	5.82	6.19
1965	5.68	6.21
1966	5.52	6.24
1967	5.34	6.27
1968	5.17	6.29
1969	5.04	6.3
1970	4.93	6.33
1971	4.84	6.34
1972	4.74	6.37
1973	4.64	6.39
1974	4.5	6.4
1975	4.42	6.42
1976	4.34	6.44
1977	4.27	6.45
1978	4.2	6.46
1979	4.12	6.48
1980	4.04	6.5
1981	3.94	6.52
1982	3.84	6.54
1983	3.72	6.56
1984	3.6	6.59
1985	3.48	6.61
1986	3.36	6.63
1987	3.23	6.65
1988	3.11	6.66
1989	3.01	6.65
1990	2.9	6.65
1991	2.81	6.65
1992	2.71	6.64
1993	2.66	6.64
1994	2.6	6.64
1995	2.57	6.68
1996	2.51	6.67
1997	2.47	6.69
1998	2.42	6.7
1999	2.34	6.69
2000	2.25	6.7
2001	2.16	6.66
2002	2.08	6.61
2003	2.01	6.55
2004	1.97	6.53
2005	1.94	6.53
2006	1.9	6.55
2007	1.85	6.56
2008	1.82	6.58
2009	1.8	6.59
2010	1.79	6.59
2011	1.78	6.58
2012	1.77	6.56
2013	1.76	6.53
2014	1.78	6.48
2015	1.78	6.44
2016	1.73	6.39
2017	1.74	6.35
2018	1.74	6.3
2019	1.71	6.25
2020	1.65	6.21
2021	1.64	6.16
2022	1.63	6.11
2023	1.62	6.05
2024	1.61	5.98
2025	1.6	5.9
2026	1.59	5.8
2027	1.58	5.71
2028	1.58	5.62
2029	1.58	5.52
2030	1.58	5.42
2031	1.57	5.32
2032	1.57	5.2
2033	1.57	5.09
2034	1.57	4.99
2035	1.57	4.87
2036	1.57	4.77
2037	1.57	4.64
2038	1.57	4.55
2039	1.57	4.47
2040	1.57	4.38
2041	1.57	4.3
2042	1.57	4.21
2043	1.57	4.14
2044	1.57	4.06
2045	1.57	3.99
2046	1.57	3.92
2047	1.56	3.85
2048	1.56	3.78
2049	1.56	3.72
2050	1.56	3.66

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Brazil	DR Congo
1960	44.2%	42.9%
1961	44.3%	42.8%
1962	44.4%	42.7%
1963	44.5%	42.7%
1964	44.4%	42.7%
1965	44.2%	42.8%
1966	44%	42.9%
1967	43.8%	43%
1968	43.4%	43.2%
1969	43%	43.3%
1970	42.7%	43.4%
1971	42.2%	43.6%
1972	41.8%	43.8%
1973	41.4%	44%
1974	40.9%	44.2%
1975	40.5%	44.3%
1976	40%	44.5%
1977	39.6%	44.6%
1978	39.1%	44.5%
1979	38.8%	44.3%
1980	38.4%	44.2%
1981	38.1%	44.3%
1982	37.9%	44.3%
1983	37.7%	44.2%
1984	37.4%	44.1%
1985	37.2%	44.1%
1986	36.9%	44.1%
1987	36.6%	44.2%
1988	36.3%	44.3%
1989	35.9%	44.3%
1990	35.5%	44.4%
1991	35%	44.4%
1992	34.5%	44.5%
1993	34%	44.5%
1994	33.4%	44.1%
1995	32.8%	44%
1996	32.2%	44.7%
1997	31.6%	45.4%
1998	31%	45.6%
1999	30.5%	45.6%
2000	29.9%	45.7%
2001	29.3%	45.7%
2002	28.7%	45.7%
2003	28.2%	45.8%
2004	27.6%	45.9%
2005	27.1%	45.9%
2006	26.6%	45.9%
2007	26.1%	46%
2008	25.7%	46%
2009	25.2%	46.1%
2010	24.7%	46.1%
2011	24.2%	46%
2012	23.7%	46%
2013	23.3%	46%
2014	22.8%	46%
2015	22.4%	46%
2016	22%	45.9%
2017	21.7%	45.8%
2018	21.4%	45.9%
2019	21.1%	46%
2020	20.8%	46.1%
2021	20.5%	46.1%
2022	20.2%	46.1%
2023	19.9%	46.1%
2024	19.7%	46%
2025	19.4%	45.9%
2026	19.1%	45.8%
2027	18.8%	45.7%
2028	18.5%	45.5%
2029	18.2%	45.3%
2030	17.9%	45%
2031	17.7%	44.8%
2032	17.4%	44.5%
2033	17.1%	44.2%
2034	16.9%	43.8%
2035	16.6%	43.4%
2036	16.4%	43%
2037	16.2%	42.6%
2038	16.1%	42.2%
2039	15.9%	41.7%
2040	15.8%	41.3%
2041	15.6%	40.9%
2042	15.5%	40.4%
2043	15.4%	40%
2044	15.3%	39.6%
2045	15.2%	39.2%
2046	15.1%	38.8%
2047	15%	38.4%
2048	14.9%	38%
2049	14.8%	37.7%
2050	14.6%	37.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 19.7% of the population in Brazil and 46% in the DR Congo in 2024, compared to 35.5% and 44.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Brazil and the DR Congo compared.

Natural population change in Brazil vs DR Congo by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.68% in Brazil 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
	Brazil	DR Congo
1960	2,190,392	363,517
1961	2,240,178	368,207
1962	2,286,666	383,406
1963	2,326,400	398,972
1964	2,338,478	406,334
1965	2,336,415	429,002
1966	2,325,332	463,397
1967	2,307,560	479,552
1968	2,301,561	497,682
1969	2,324,190	514,800
1970	2,362,073	533,300
1971	2,407,319	549,343
1972	2,454,698	564,495
1973	2,501,309	578,280
1974	2,524,254	593,539
1975	2,585,130	608,655
1976	2,648,647	624,147
1977	2,715,328	638,242
1978	2,778,815	646,411
1979	2,836,759	691,773
1980	2,887,768	724,111
1981	2,928,262	748,371
1982	2,948,552	774,823
1983	2,952,335	807,122
1984	2,931,496	844,956
1985	2,912,908	885,670
1986	2,880,440	925,334
1987	2,825,485	959,875
1988	2,768,082	995,278
1989	2,717,923	1,027,238
1990	2,652,959	1,063,508
1991	2,606,167	1,114,033
1992	2,547,698	1,152,781
1993	2,545,874	1,209,242
1994	2,532,951	1,259,539
1995	2,546,195	1,395,440
1996	2,530,690	1,380,490
1997	2,531,758	1,392,037
1998	2,514,728	1,375,130
1999	2,450,869	1,450,318
2000	2,372,043	1,549,518
2001	2,291,210	1,594,999
2002	2,207,017	1,631,597
2003	2,128,819	1,679,188
2004	2,108,072	1,731,022
2005	2,083,281	1,800,300
2006	2,026,119	1,889,398
2007	1,970,372	1,963,738
2008	1,908,051	2,044,210
2009	1,878,542	2,126,912
2010	1,847,336	2,212,255
2011	1,815,758	2,310,679
2012	1,782,516	2,405,462
2013	1,758,716	2,489,378
2014	1,757,948	2,580,251
2015	1,742,275	2,665,016
2016	1,609,488	2,753,687
2017	1,610,402	2,883,245
2018	1,583,935	2,993,184
2019	1,472,104	3,075,538
2020	1,146,174	3,156,152
2021	919,507	3,227,992
2022	1,054,897	3,347,664
2023	1,107,434	3,467,787

Maternal mortality chart: Brazil vs DR Congo

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 427 deaths in the DR Congo.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Brazil	DR Congo
1985	186	934
1986	176	902
1987	167	863
1988	161	824
1989	150	791
1990	140	755
1991	128	735
1992	118	709
1993	113	683
1994	108	656
1995	103	644
1996	98	661
1997	92	617
1998	84	605
1999	75	601
2000	69	585
2001	66	588
2002	66	601
2003	67	605
2004	70	607
2005	71	613
2006	72	619
2007	73	631
2008	71	620
2009	69	608
2010	66	601
2011	62	589
2012	60	578
2013	61	567
2014	63	558
2015	63	545
2016	64	526
2017	61	519
2018	62	508
2019	65	493
2020	85	489
2021	128	507
2022	104	456
2023	67	427

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.44% in Brazil 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
	Brazil	DR Congo
1960	16.9%	-
1961	16.5%	-
1962	16%	-
1963	15.6%	-
1964	15.2%	-
1965	14.9%	-
1966	14.5%	-
1967	14.2%	-
1968	13.9%	-
1969	13.6%	25.1%
1970	13.2%	24.7%
1971	12.9%	24.3%
1972	12.6%	24%
1973	12.2%	23.7%
1974	11.9%	23.4%
1975	11.6%	23%
1976	11.2%	22.6%
1977	10.8%	22.3%
1978	10.4%	21.9%
1979	10%	21.5%
1980	9.57%	21.2%
1981	9.14%	20.9%
1982	8.73%	20.6%
1983	8.34%	20.3%
1984	7.98%	20%
1985	7.67%	19.7%
1986	7.38%	19.5%
1987	7.11%	19.2%
1988	6.84%	19%
1989	6.58%	18.8%
1990	6.31%	18.5%
1991	6.02%	18.3%
1992	5.72%	18.1%
1993	5.41%	17.9%
1994	5.09%	17.7%
1995	4.77%	17.5%
1996	4.47%	17.3%
1997	4.19%	17%
1998	3.93%	16.7%
1999	3.68%	16.3%
2000	3.45%	15.9%
2001	3.22%	15.5%
2002	3.01%	15%
2003	2.81%	14.6%
2004	2.63%	14.1%
2005	2.46%	13.6%
2006	2.31%	13.1%
2007	2.17%	12.7%
2008	2.05%	12.2%
2009	1.95%	11.8%
2010	1.86%	11.4%
2011	1.79%	11%
2012	1.72%	10.6%
2013	1.67%	10.3%
2014	1.63%	9.9%
2015	1.6%	9.56%
2016	1.68%	9.23%
2017	1.54%	8.93%
2018	1.52%	8.63%
2019	1.5%	8.35%
2020	1.49%	8.07%
2021	1.47%	7.81%
2022	1.46%	7.57%
2023	1.44%	7.32%