Fertility & birth rates in Chad and DR Congo

Fertility rate in Chad vs DR Congo chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Chad was 6.12 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 Chad 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
	Chad	DR Congo
1960	6.25	6.11
1961	6.27	6.12
1962	6.29	6.14
1963	6.3	6.16
1964	6.32	6.19
1965	6.34	6.21
1966	6.36	6.24
1967	6.39	6.27
1968	6.43	6.29
1969	6.48	6.3
1970	6.53	6.33
1971	6.58	6.34
1972	6.85	6.37
1973	6.87	6.39
1974	6.86	6.4
1975	6.88	6.42
1976	6.89	6.44
1977	6.9	6.45
1978	6.89	6.46
1979	6.91	6.48
1980	6.91	6.5
1981	6.94	6.52
1982	6.96	6.54
1983	6.98	6.56
1984	7.02	6.59
1985	7.04	6.61
1986	7.07	6.63
1987	7.11	6.65
1988	7.15	6.66
1989	7.19	6.65
1990	7.22	6.65
1991	7.26	6.65
1992	7.3	6.64
1993	7.34	6.64
1994	7.31	6.64
1995	7.29	6.68
1996	7.29	6.67
1997	7.27	6.69
1998	7.27	6.7
1999	7.26	6.69
2000	7.25	6.7
2001	7.23	6.66
2002	7.2	6.61
2003	7.18	6.55
2004	7.16	6.53
2005	7.13	6.53
2006	7.12	6.55
2007	7.09	6.56
2008	7.06	6.58
2009	7.02	6.59
2010	6.99	6.59
2011	6.95	6.58
2012	6.91	6.56
2013	6.84	6.53
2014	6.78	6.48
2015	6.71	6.44
2016	6.62	6.39
2017	6.54	6.35
2018	6.46	6.3
2019	6.41	6.25
2020	6.35	6.21
2021	6.26	6.16
2022	6.22	6.11
2023	6.12	6.05
2024	6.03	5.98
2025	5.94	5.9
2026	5.83	5.8
2027	5.74	5.71
2028	5.63	5.62
2029	5.54	5.52
2030	5.44	5.42
2031	5.36	5.32
2032	5.25	5.2
2033	5.15	5.09
2034	5.06	4.99
2035	4.97	4.87
2036	4.88	4.77
2037	4.8	4.64
2038	4.72	4.55
2039	4.63	4.47
2040	4.55	4.38
2041	4.47	4.3
2042	4.39	4.21
2043	4.32	4.14
2044	4.24	4.06
2045	4.17	3.99
2046	4.1	3.92
2047	4.04	3.85
2048	3.97	3.78
2049	3.91	3.72
2050	3.85	3.66

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Chad	DR Congo
1960	41%	42.9%
1961	41.2%	42.8%
1962	41.5%	42.7%
1963	41.7%	42.7%
1964	41.9%	42.7%
1965	42%	42.8%
1966	42.1%	42.9%
1967	42.2%	43%
1968	42.4%	43.2%
1969	42.5%	43.3%
1970	42.7%	43.4%
1971	43%	43.6%
1972	43.2%	43.8%
1973	43.5%	44%
1974	43.9%	44.2%
1975	44.2%	44.3%
1976	44.6%	44.5%
1977	45%	44.6%
1978	45.4%	44.5%
1979	45.7%	44.3%
1980	46.6%	44.2%
1981	47.5%	44.3%
1982	46.6%	44.3%
1983	45.8%	44.2%
1984	46.5%	44.1%
1985	47.3%	44.1%
1986	47.2%	44.1%
1987	47%	44.2%
1988	46.8%	44.3%
1989	46.8%	44.3%
1990	47.1%	44.4%
1991	47.1%	44.4%
1992	46.9%	44.5%
1993	47.5%	44.5%
1994	48.2%	44.1%
1995	47.9%	44%
1996	47.8%	44.7%
1997	48.2%	45.4%
1998	48.5%	45.6%
1999	48.6%	45.6%
2000	48.8%	45.7%
2001	49%	45.7%
2002	49.1%	45.7%
2003	49%	45.8%
2004	48.7%	45.9%
2005	48.6%	45.9%
2006	48.6%	45.9%
2007	48.7%	46%
2008	48.7%	46%
2009	48.7%	46.1%
2010	48.8%	46.1%
2011	48.7%	46%
2012	48.7%	46%
2013	48.6%	46%
2014	48.5%	46%
2015	48.5%	46%
2016	48.5%	45.9%
2017	48.4%	45.8%
2018	48.2%	45.9%
2019	48.1%	46%
2020	48%	46.1%
2021	47.7%	46.1%
2022	47.4%	46.1%
2023	46.7%	46.1%
2024	46.1%	46%
2025	46%	45.9%
2026	46%	45.8%
2027	45.9%	45.7%
2028	45.8%	45.5%
2029	45.6%	45.3%
2030	45.4%	45%
2031	45.1%	44.8%
2032	44.9%	44.5%
2033	44.6%	44.2%
2034	44.3%	43.8%
2035	44%	43.4%
2036	43.7%	43%
2037	43.3%	42.6%
2038	42.9%	42.2%
2039	42.4%	41.7%
2040	41.9%	41.3%
2041	41.4%	40.9%
2042	40.9%	40.4%
2043	40.5%	40%
2044	40%	39.6%
2045	39.6%	39.2%
2046	39.2%	38.8%
2047	38.8%	38.4%
2048	38.4%	38%
2049	38.1%	37.7%
2050	37.7%	37.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 46.1% of the population in Chad and 46% in the DR Congo in 2024, compared to 47.1% and 44.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Chad and the DR Congo compared.

Natural population change in Chad vs DR Congo by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3.18% in Chad 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
	Chad	DR Congo
1960	62,003	363,517
1961	63,639	368,207
1962	65,312	383,406
1963	67,414	398,972
1964	69,483	406,334
1965	70,913	429,002
1966	73,123	463,397
1967	76,142	479,552
1968	79,465	497,682
1969	83,413	514,800
1970	87,660	533,300
1971	89,404	549,343
1972	101,142	564,495
1973	104,418	578,280
1974	106,898	593,539
1975	109,315	608,655
1976	111,324	624,147
1977	113,498	638,242
1978	115,084	646,411
1979	117,780	691,773
1980	122,468	724,111
1981	111,907	748,371
1982	119,121	774,823
1983	144,684	807,122
1984	151,511	844,956
1985	145,845	885,670
1986	152,360	925,334
1987	156,797	959,875
1988	178,489	995,278
1989	188,485	1,027,238
1990	191,959	1,063,508
1991	200,102	1,114,033
1992	219,348	1,152,781
1993	229,984	1,209,242
1994	223,996	1,259,539
1995	234,010	1,395,440
1996	254,589	1,380,490
1997	261,030	1,392,037
1998	270,055	1,375,130
1999	278,264	1,450,318
2000	287,173	1,549,518
2001	297,254	1,594,999
2002	302,995	1,631,597
2003	314,740	1,679,188
2004	334,136	1,731,022
2005	352,302	1,800,300
2006	362,027	1,889,398
2007	376,732	1,963,738
2008	387,439	2,044,210
2009	401,937	2,126,912
2010	416,177	2,212,255
2011	428,989	2,310,679
2012	444,246	2,405,462
2013	454,517	2,489,378
2014	467,957	2,580,251
2015	478,010	2,665,016
2016	483,442	2,753,687
2017	494,304	2,883,245
2018	509,642	2,993,184
2019	530,540	3,075,538
2020	541,234	3,156,152
2021	554,851	3,227,992
2022	588,060	3,347,664
2023	605,924	3,467,787

Maternal mortality chart: Chad vs DR Congo

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 748 deaths per 100,000 live births in Chad, compared to 427 deaths in the DR Congo.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Chad	DR Congo
1985	1,119	934
1986	1,068	902
1987	1,123	863
1988	1,093	824
1989	1,083	791
1990	1,113	755
1991	1,093	735
1992	1,119	709
1993	1,166	683
1994	1,151	656
1995	1,119	644
1996	1,150	661
1997	1,146	617
1998	1,177	605
1999	1,184	601
2000	1,208	585
2001	1,204	588
2002	1,199	601
2003	1,170	605
2004	1,167	607
2005	1,189	613
2006	1,220	619
2007	1,240	631
2008	1,264	620
2009	1,285	608
2010	1,284	601
2011	1,264	589
2012	1,245	578
2013	1,216	567
2014	1,198	558
2015	1,176	545
2016	1,133	526
2017	1,085	519
2018	1,020	508
2019	958	493
2020	877	489
2021	869	507
2022	775	456
2023	748	427

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 10.1% in Chad 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
	Chad	DR Congo
1960	26.7%	-
1961	26.6%	-
1962	26.5%	-
1963	26.4%	-
1964	26.3%	-
1965	26.1%	-
1966	26%	-
1967	25.9%	-
1968	25.7%	-
1969	25.6%	25.1%
1970	25.4%	24.7%
1971	25.3%	24.3%
1972	25.2%	24%
1973	25%	23.7%
1974	24.8%	23.4%
1975	24.7%	23%
1976	24.6%	22.6%
1977	24.4%	22.3%
1978	24.2%	21.9%
1979	24.1%	21.5%
1980	23.8%	21.2%
1981	23.6%	20.9%
1982	23.4%	20.6%
1983	23.2%	20.3%
1984	22.9%	20%
1985	22.6%	19.7%
1986	22.3%	19.5%
1987	22%	19.2%
1988	21.8%	19%
1989	21.5%	18.8%
1990	21.2%	18.5%
1991	20.9%	18.3%
1992	20.6%	18.1%
1993	20.3%	17.9%
1994	20.1%	17.7%
1995	19.8%	17.5%
1996	19.6%	17.3%
1997	19.3%	17%
1998	19%	16.7%
1999	18.7%	16.3%
2000	18.4%	15.9%
2001	18%	15.5%
2002	17.7%	15%
2003	17.3%	14.6%
2004	17%	14.1%
2005	16.7%	13.6%
2006	16.3%	13.1%
2007	15.9%	12.7%
2008	15.5%	12.2%
2009	15.2%	11.8%
2010	14.8%	11.4%
2011	14.4%	11%
2012	14%	10.6%
2013	13.7%	10.3%
2014	13.3%	9.9%
2015	12.9%	9.56%
2016	12.6%	9.23%
2017	12.2%	8.93%
2018	11.8%	8.63%
2019	11.5%	8.35%
2020	11.1%	8.07%
2021	10.8%	7.81%
2022	10.4%	7.57%
2023	10.1%	7.32%