Fertility & birth rates in Burundi and DR Congo

Fertility rate in Burundi vs DR Congo chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Burundi was 4.88 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 Burundi 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
	Burundi	DR Congo
1960	7	6.11
1961	7.02	6.12
1962	7.04	6.14
1963	7.07	6.16
1964	7.09	6.19
1965	7.11	6.21
1966	7.14	6.24
1967	7.16	6.27
1968	7.18	6.29
1969	7.22	6.3
1970	7.21	6.33
1971	7.21	6.34
1972	7.21	6.37
1973	7.22	6.39
1974	7.22	6.4
1975	7.24	6.42
1976	7.25	6.44
1977	7.25	6.45
1978	7.26	6.46
1979	7.31	6.48
1980	7.35	6.5
1981	7.33	6.52
1982	7.31	6.54
1983	7.3	6.56
1984	7.3	6.59
1985	7.29	6.61
1986	7.32	6.63
1987	7.38	6.65
1988	7.38	6.66
1989	7.39	6.65
1990	7.37	6.65
1991	7.34	6.65
1992	7.3	6.64
1993	7.27	6.64
1994	7.23	6.64
1995	7.18	6.68
1996	7.12	6.67
1997	7.04	6.69
1998	6.96	6.7
1999	6.9	6.69
2000	6.87	6.7
2001	6.85	6.66
2002	6.82	6.61
2003	6.79	6.55
2004	6.75	6.53
2005	6.71	6.53
2006	6.66	6.55
2007	6.59	6.56
2008	6.52	6.58
2009	6.41	6.59
2010	6.26	6.59
2011	6.11	6.58
2012	5.99	6.56
2013	5.89	6.53
2014	5.79	6.48
2015	5.7	6.44
2016	5.59	6.39
2017	5.48	6.35
2018	5.38	6.3
2019	5.27	6.25
2020	5.18	6.21
2021	5.08	6.16
2022	4.98	6.11
2023	4.88	6.05
2024	4.79	5.98
2025	4.68	5.9
2026	4.57	5.8
2027	4.46	5.71
2028	4.37	5.62
2029	4.28	5.52
2030	4.2	5.42
2031	4.11	5.32
2032	4.03	5.2
2033	3.95	5.09
2034	3.85	4.99
2035	3.78	4.87
2036	3.69	4.77
2037	3.62	4.64
2038	3.55	4.55
2039	3.49	4.47
2040	3.43	4.38
2041	3.37	4.3
2042	3.32	4.21
2043	3.27	4.14
2044	3.22	4.06
2045	3.17	3.99
2046	3.13	3.92
2047	3.08	3.85
2048	3.04	3.78
2049	3	3.72
2050	2.96	3.66

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Burundi	DR Congo
1960	45.1%	42.9%
1961	45.2%	42.8%
1962	45.3%	42.7%
1963	45.5%	42.7%
1964	45.5%	42.7%
1965	45.4%	42.8%
1966	45.2%	42.9%
1967	45%	43%
1968	44.9%	43.2%
1969	44.9%	43.3%
1970	44.9%	43.4%
1971	44.9%	43.6%
1972	45.5%	43.8%
1973	46%	44%
1974	45.8%	44.2%
1975	45.7%	44.3%
1976	45.8%	44.5%
1977	45.8%	44.6%
1978	45.7%	44.5%
1979	45.8%	44.3%
1980	45.4%	44.2%
1981	45.2%	44.3%
1982	45.6%	44.3%
1983	45.9%	44.2%
1984	46.3%	44.1%
1985	46.8%	44.1%
1986	47.3%	44.1%
1987	47.6%	44.2%
1988	48%	44.3%
1989	48.4%	44.3%
1990	48.7%	44.4%
1991	48.9%	44.4%
1992	48.9%	44.5%
1993	51%	44.5%
1994	51.1%	44.1%
1995	49.1%	44%
1996	49.6%	44.7%
1997	49.9%	45.4%
1998	49.4%	45.6%
1999	48.7%	45.6%
2000	48.3%	45.7%
2001	47.7%	45.7%
2002	47.2%	45.7%
2003	46.7%	45.8%
2004	46.2%	45.9%
2005	45.8%	45.9%
2006	45.6%	45.9%
2007	45.4%	46%
2008	45.2%	46%
2009	45%	46.1%
2010	45.1%	46.1%
2011	45.4%	46%
2012	45.7%	46%
2013	46.1%	46%
2014	46.4%	46%
2015	47%	46%
2016	47.7%	45.9%
2017	47.9%	45.8%
2018	47.8%	45.9%
2019	47.3%	46%
2020	47%	46.1%
2021	46.5%	46.1%
2022	46%	46.1%
2023	45.4%	46.1%
2024	44.7%	46%
2025	44%	45.9%
2026	43.2%	45.8%
2027	42.5%	45.7%
2028	41.7%	45.5%
2029	41%	45.3%
2030	40.3%	45%
2031	39.7%	44.8%
2032	39.2%	44.5%
2033	38.8%	44.2%
2034	38.5%	43.8%
2035	38.1%	43.4%
2036	37.8%	43%
2037	37.5%	42.6%
2038	37.2%	42.2%
2039	36.9%	41.7%
2040	36.6%	41.3%
2041	36.4%	40.9%
2042	36.1%	40.4%
2043	35.9%	40%
2044	35.6%	39.6%
2045	35.4%	39.2%
2046	35.1%	38.8%
2047	34.8%	38.4%
2048	34.4%	38%
2049	34.1%	37.7%
2050	33.7%	37.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 44.7% of the population in Burundi and 46% in the DR Congo in 2024, compared to 48.7% and 44.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Burundi and the DR Congo compared.

Natural population change in Burundi vs DR Congo by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3% in Burundi 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
	Burundi	DR Congo
1960	70,032	363,517
1961	71,216	368,207
1962	74,710	383,406
1963	75,962	398,972
1964	77,528	406,334
1965	78,208	429,002
1966	83,651	463,397
1967	86,373	479,552
1968	88,765	497,682
1969	90,852	514,800
1970	92,476	533,300
1971	95,153	549,343
1972	30,532	564,495
1973	74,805	578,280
1974	95,486	593,539
1975	101,172	608,655
1976	104,396	624,147
1977	108,488	638,242
1978	114,884	646,411
1979	123,377	691,773
1980	127,746	724,111
1981	146,231	748,371
1982	147,090	774,823
1983	152,801	807,122
1984	154,366	844,956
1985	156,896	885,670
1986	156,170	925,334
1987	157,481	959,875
1988	145,234	995,278
1989	157,547	1,027,238
1990	156,617	1,063,508
1991	156,148	1,114,033
1992	156,420	1,152,781
1993	128,898	1,209,242
1994	112,968	1,259,539
1995	160,284	1,395,440
1996	158,920	1,380,490
1997	150,404	1,392,037
1998	154,010	1,375,130
1999	166,699	1,450,318
2000	173,867	1,549,518
2001	184,541	1,594,999
2002	201,892	1,631,597
2003	216,295	1,679,188
2004	234,891	1,731,022
2005	253,401	1,800,300
2006	269,874	1,889,398
2007	285,323	1,963,738
2008	300,750	2,044,210
2009	319,583	2,126,912
2010	341,808	2,212,255
2011	348,934	2,310,679
2012	354,068	2,405,462
2013	362,224	2,489,378
2014	367,797	2,580,251
2015	370,856	2,665,016
2016	358,393	2,753,687
2017	353,879	2,883,245
2018	351,704	2,993,184
2019	357,672	3,075,538
2020	361,654	3,156,152
2021	359,844	3,227,992
2022	363,786	3,347,664
2023	368,917	3,467,787

Maternal mortality chart: Burundi vs DR Congo

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 392 deaths per 100,000 live births in Burundi, compared to 427 deaths in the DR Congo.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Burundi	DR Congo
1985	1,428	934
1986	1,441	902
1987	1,446	863
1988	1,519	824
1989	1,511	791
1990	1,515	755
1991	1,513	735
1992	1,464	709
1993	1,801	683
1994	1,215	656
1995	1,293	644
1996	1,236	661
1997	1,100	617
1998	969	605
1999	899	601
2000	860	585
2001	799	588
2002	743	601
2003	705	605
2004	687	607
2005	685	613
2006	670	619
2007	655	631
2008	635	620
2009	612	608
2010	614	601
2011	597	589
2012	575	578
2013	555	567
2014	533	558
2015	525	545
2016	501	526
2017	482	519
2018	464	508
2019	449	493
2020	441	489
2021	447	507
2022	412	456
2023	392	427

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 4.92% in Burundi 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
	Burundi	DR Congo
1964	24.2%	-
1965	24.4%	-
1966	24.5%	-
1967	24.7%	-
1968	24.9%	-
1969	25%	25.1%
1970	25.1%	24.7%
1971	25.1%	24.3%
1972	31.9%	24%
1973	25.2%	23.7%
1974	25.2%	23.4%
1975	25.1%	23%
1976	25%	22.6%
1977	24.6%	22.3%
1978	24.1%	21.9%
1979	23.3%	21.5%
1980	22.4%	21.2%
1981	21.4%	20.9%
1982	20.3%	20.6%
1983	19.3%	20.3%
1984	18.4%	20%
1985	17.7%	19.7%
1986	17.2%	19.5%
1987	16.9%	19.2%
1988	16.8%	19%
1989	16.9%	18.8%
1990	17%	18.5%
1991	17.1%	18.3%
1992	17.2%	18.1%
1993	19.5%	17.9%
1994	17.2%	17.7%
1995	17.1%	17.5%
1996	17%	17.3%
1997	16.7%	17%
1998	16.3%	16.7%
1999	15.9%	16.3%
2000	15.4%	15.9%
2001	14.9%	15.5%
2002	14.3%	15%
2003	13.7%	14.6%
2004	13.1%	14.1%
2005	12.4%	13.6%
2006	11.7%	13.1%
2007	11%	12.7%
2008	10.3%	12.2%
2009	9.66%	11.8%
2010	9.08%	11.4%
2011	8.53%	11%
2012	8.02%	10.6%
2013	7.55%	10.3%
2014	7.13%	9.9%
2015	6.76%	9.56%
2016	6.44%	9.23%
2017	6.15%	8.93%
2018	5.9%	8.63%
2019	5.67%	8.35%
2020	5.46%	8.07%
2021	5.26%	7.81%
2022	5.08%	7.57%
2023	4.92%	7.32%