Fertility & birth rates in Chile and DR Congo

Fertility rate in Chile vs DR Congo chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Chile was 1.17 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 Chile 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
	Chile	DR Congo
1960	4.7	6.11
1961	4.66	6.12
1962	4.6	6.14
1963	4.54	6.16
1964	4.46	6.19
1965	4.36	6.21
1966	4.26	6.24
1967	4.14	6.27
1968	4.03	6.29
1969	3.9	6.3
1970	3.78	6.33
1971	3.65	6.34
1972	3.53	6.37
1973	3.41	6.39
1974	3.29	6.4
1975	3.18	6.42
1976	3.08	6.44
1977	2.98	6.45
1978	2.89	6.46
1979	2.81	6.48
1980	2.74	6.5
1981	2.69	6.52
1982	2.65	6.54
1983	2.62	6.56
1984	2.6	6.59
1985	2.59	6.61
1986	2.59	6.63
1987	2.59	6.65
1988	2.59	6.66
1989	2.59	6.65
1990	2.58	6.65
1991	2.56	6.65
1992	2.48	6.64
1993	2.43	6.64
1994	2.38	6.64
1995	2.35	6.68
1996	2.28	6.67
1997	2.2	6.69
1998	2.15	6.7
1999	2.07	6.69
2000	2.05	6.7
2001	2.01	6.66
2002	1.93	6.61
2003	1.89	6.55
2004	1.84	6.53
2005	1.83	6.53
2006	1.8	6.55
2007	1.83	6.56
2008	1.85	6.58
2009	1.86	6.59
2010	1.84	6.59
2011	1.82	6.58
2012	1.8	6.56
2013	1.79	6.53
2014	1.77	6.48
2015	1.74	6.44
2016	1.69	6.39
2017	1.56	6.35
2018	1.54	6.3
2019	1.43	6.25
2020	1.31	6.21
2021	1.18	6.16
2022	1.25	6.11
2023	1.17	6.05
2024	1.14	5.98
2025	1.13	5.9
2026	1.12	5.8
2027	1.12	5.71
2028	1.12	5.62
2029	1.12	5.52
2030	1.13	5.42
2031	1.13	5.32
2032	1.14	5.2
2033	1.15	5.09
2034	1.15	4.99
2035	1.16	4.87
2036	1.17	4.77
2037	1.17	4.64
2038	1.18	4.55
2039	1.19	4.47
2040	1.19	4.38
2041	1.2	4.3
2042	1.2	4.21
2043	1.21	4.14
2044	1.21	4.06
2045	1.22	3.99
2046	1.22	3.92
2047	1.22	3.85
2048	1.23	3.78
2049	1.24	3.72
2050	1.24	3.66

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Chile	DR Congo
1960	39.7%	42.9%
1961	39.7%	42.8%
1962	39.7%	42.7%
1963	39.6%	42.7%
1964	39.4%	42.7%
1965	39.2%	42.8%
1966	39%	42.9%
1967	38.8%	43%
1968	38.5%	43.2%
1969	38.3%	43.3%
1970	38%	43.4%
1971	37.6%	43.6%
1972	37.2%	43.8%
1973	36.8%	44%
1974	36.3%	44.2%
1975	35.8%	44.3%
1976	35.3%	44.5%
1977	34.8%	44.6%
1978	34.3%	44.5%
1979	33.8%	44.3%
1980	33.3%	44.2%
1981	32.9%	44.3%
1982	32.4%	44.3%
1983	32%	44.2%
1984	31.5%	44.1%
1985	31.2%	44.1%
1986	30.8%	44.1%
1987	30.5%	44.2%
1988	30.2%	44.3%
1989	30%	44.3%
1990	29.8%	44.4%
1991	29.6%	44.4%
1992	29.3%	44.5%
1993	29.1%	44.5%
1994	28.9%	44.1%
1995	28.6%	44%
1996	28.3%	44.7%
1997	28%	45.4%
1998	27.7%	45.6%
1999	27.3%	45.6%
2000	26.8%	45.7%
2001	26.3%	45.7%
2002	25.8%	45.7%
2003	25.3%	45.8%
2004	24.7%	45.9%
2005	24.1%	45.9%
2006	23.5%	45.9%
2007	22.9%	46%
2008	22.4%	46%
2009	22%	46.1%
2010	21.5%	46.1%
2011	21.1%	46%
2012	20.8%	46%
2013	20.5%	46%
2014	20.2%	46%
2015	19.9%	46%
2016	19.7%	45.9%
2017	19.3%	45.8%
2018	19%	45.9%
2019	18.7%	46%
2020	18.4%	46.1%
2021	18.1%	46.1%
2022	17.8%	46.1%
2023	17.4%	46.1%
2024	17%	46%
2025	16.5%	45.9%
2026	16.1%	45.8%
2027	15.7%	45.7%
2028	15.3%	45.5%
2029	14.9%	45.3%
2030	14.4%	45%
2031	14%	44.8%
2032	13.7%	44.5%
2033	13.4%	44.2%
2034	13.1%	43.8%
2035	12.8%	43.4%
2036	12.7%	43%
2037	12.5%	42.6%
2038	12.4%	42.2%
2039	12.3%	41.7%
2040	12.2%	41.3%
2041	12.1%	40.9%
2042	12%	40.4%
2043	12%	40%
2044	11.9%	39.6%
2045	11.8%	39.2%
2046	11.7%	38.8%
2047	11.7%	38.4%
2048	11.6%	38%
2049	11.5%	37.7%
2050	11.5%	37.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17% of the population in Chile and 46% in the DR Congo in 2024, compared to 29.8% and 44.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Chile and the DR Congo compared.

Natural population change in Chile vs DR Congo by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.45% in Chile 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
	Chile	DR Congo
1960	198,461	363,517
1961	198,788	368,207
1962	200,905	383,406
1963	202,370	398,972
1964	202,741	406,334
1965	203,341	429,002
1966	204,661	463,397
1967	204,377	479,552
1968	203,577	497,682
1969	202,764	514,800
1970	200,402	533,300
1971	198,523	549,343
1972	198,162	564,495
1973	197,666	578,280
1974	196,322	593,539
1975	196,890	608,655
1976	196,986	624,147
1977	197,163	638,242
1978	196,483	646,411
1979	197,198	691,773
1980	198,281	724,111
1981	198,211	748,371
1982	199,522	774,823
1983	202,352	807,122
1984	205,407	844,956
1985	208,910	885,670
1986	213,571	925,334
1987	218,034	959,875
1988	221,602	995,278
1989	224,854	1,027,238
1990	226,941	1,063,508
1991	227,180	1,114,033
1992	219,224	1,152,781
1993	215,003	1,209,242
1994	209,834	1,259,539
1995	208,017	1,395,440
1996	199,897	1,380,490
1997	190,433	1,392,037
1998	185,815	1,375,130
1999	177,995	1,450,318
2000	175,362	1,549,518
2001	171,659	1,594,999
2002	162,322	1,631,597
2003	154,287	1,679,188
2004	150,138	1,731,022
2005	147,009	1,800,300
2006	142,277	1,889,398
2007	145,043	1,963,738
2008	147,105	2,044,210
2009	147,576	2,126,912
2010	145,527	2,212,255
2011	141,053	2,310,679
2012	134,617	2,405,462
2013	133,785	2,489,378
2014	131,373	2,580,251
2015	127,074	2,665,016
2016	120,545	2,753,687
2017	106,268	2,883,245
2018	103,950	2,993,184
2019	86,006	3,075,538
2020	52,378	3,156,152
2021	27,530	3,227,992
2022	41,041	3,347,664
2023	48,518	3,467,787

Maternal mortality chart: Chile vs DR Congo

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 10 deaths per 100,000 live births in Chile, compared to 427 deaths in the DR Congo.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Chile	DR Congo
1985	73	934
1986	70	902
1987	67	863
1988	64	824
1989	62	791
1990	56	755
1991	54	735
1992	52	709
1993	49	683
1994	47	656
1995	44	644
1996	41	661
1997	39	617
1998	36	605
1999	35	601
2000	33	585
2001	32	588
2002	30	601
2003	29	605
2004	28	607
2005	27	613
2006	27	619
2007	26	631
2008	24	620
2009	24	608
2010	22	601
2011	20	589
2012	18	578
2013	17	567
2014	16	558
2015	14	545
2016	13	526
2017	12	519
2018	11	508
2019	11	493
2020	12	489
2021	14	507
2022	12	456
2023	10	427

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.72% in Chile 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
	Chile	DR Congo
1960	15.3%	-
1961	14.9%	-
1962	14.3%	-
1963	13.6%	-
1964	12.7%	-
1965	11.6%	-
1966	10.4%	-
1967	9.36%	-
1968	8.69%	-
1969	8.26%	25.1%
1970	8.01%	24.7%
1971	7.86%	24.3%
1972	7.73%	24%
1973	7.54%	23.7%
1974	7.14%	23.4%
1975	6.46%	23%
1976	5.63%	22.6%
1977	4.85%	22.3%
1978	4.2%	21.9%
1979	3.69%	21.5%
1980	3.29%	21.2%
1981	2.98%	20.9%
1982	2.71%	20.6%
1983	2.47%	20.3%
1984	2.3%	20%
1985	2.23%	19.7%
1986	2.22%	19.5%
1987	2.2%	19.2%
1988	2.14%	19%
1989	2.03%	18.8%
1990	1.91%	18.5%
1991	1.76%	18.3%
1992	1.63%	18.1%
1993	1.5%	17.9%
1994	1.39%	17.7%
1995	1.31%	17.5%
1996	1.26%	17.3%
1997	1.22%	17%
1998	1.19%	16.7%
1999	1.15%	16.3%
2000	1.09%	15.9%
2001	1.03%	15.5%
2002	0.98%	15%
2003	0.95%	14.6%
2004	0.93%	14.1%
2005	0.91%	13.6%
2006	0.9%	13.1%
2007	0.89%	12.7%
2008	0.89%	12.2%
2009	0.88%	11.8%
2010	0.87%	11.4%
2011	0.86%	11%
2012	0.84%	10.6%
2013	0.82%	10.3%
2014	0.81%	9.9%
2015	0.79%	9.56%
2016	0.77%	9.23%
2017	0.75%	8.93%
2018	0.72%	8.63%
2019	0.7%	8.35%
2020	0.68%	8.07%
2021	0.67%	7.81%
2022	0.68%	7.57%
2023	0.72%	7.32%