Congo birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in the Congo chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in the Congo is 4.16, which is above the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 5.13 — a -19% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Congo	World
1960	6.09	4.69
1961	6.09	4.56
1962	6.1	5.02
1963	6.15	5.31
1964	6.18	5.13
1965	6.23	5.08
1966	6.27	4.97
1967	6.29	4.87
1968	6.33	4.98
1969	6.35	4.88
1970	6.38	4.84
1971	6.42	4.69
1972	6.44	4.55
1973	6.42	4.42
1974	6.39	4.26
1975	6.36	4.07
1976	6.32	3.97
1977	6.27	3.84
1978	6.21	3.77
1979	6.14	3.76
1980	6.07	3.73
1981	5.98	3.71
1982	5.85	3.72
1983	5.76	3.59
1984	5.66	3.57
1985	5.59	3.53
1986	5.51	3.51
1987	5.46	3.48
1988	5.39	3.39
1989	5.33	3.35
1990	5.27	3.31
1991	5.22	3.13
1992	5.18	3.04
1993	5.13	2.97
1994	5.1	2.92
1995	5.07	2.87
1996	5.03	2.82
1997	5	2.78
1998	4.91	2.75
1999	4.81	2.72
2000	4.72	2.73
2001	4.67	2.69
2002	4.7	2.66
2003	4.7	2.64
2004	4.69	2.63
2005	4.67	2.61
2006	4.65	2.61
2007	4.65	2.6
2008	4.73	2.6
2009	4.81	2.59
2010	4.85	2.57
2011	4.83	2.55
2012	4.79	2.56
2013	4.73	2.53
2014	4.67	2.52
2015	4.61	2.49
2016	4.55	2.49
2017	4.5	2.46
2018	4.44	2.39
2019	4.38	2.35
2020	4.33	2.28
2021	4.28	2.25
2022	4.22	2.22
2023	4.16	2.2
2024	4.11	2.19
2025	4.05	2.18
2026	3.99	2.18
2027	3.93	2.17
2028	3.88	2.16
2029	3.83	2.15
2030	3.78	2.14
2031	3.73	2.13
2032	3.68	2.12
2033	3.64	2.12
2034	3.59	2.11
2035	3.54	2.1
2036	3.5	2.09
2037	3.46	2.09
2038	3.42	2.08
2039	3.38	2.08
2040	3.35	2.08
2041	3.31	2.07
2042	3.27	2.07
2043	3.24	2.07
2044	3.2	2.07
2045	3.16	2.06
2046	3.13	2.06
2047	3.09	2.06
2048	3.06	2.05
2049	3.03	2.05
2050	3	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 19.2% were to women under 20 years old, 47.8% to women ages 20-29, and 33% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 18%, 50%, and 31.9% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in the Congo by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Congo	World
1960	42.7%	37.4%
1961	43%	37.5%
1962	43.3%	37.6%
1963	43.5%	37.8%
1964	43.7%	38%
1965	43.9%	38%
1966	44%	38%
1967	44.2%	38%
1968	44.3%	37.9%
1969	44.5%	37.8%
1970	44.7%	37.7%
1971	44.8%	37.6%
1972	45%	37.5%
1973	45.2%	37.3%
1974	45.4%	37.2%
1975	45.5%	37.1%
1976	45.7%	36.9%
1977	45.8%	36.7%
1978	45.8%	36.3%
1979	45.8%	35.9%
1980	45.7%	35.5%
1981	45.6%	35.2%
1982	45.4%	34.9%
1983	45.2%	34.6%
1984	45%	34.3%
1985	44.9%	34%
1986	44.7%	33.8%
1987	44.6%	33.6%
1988	44.5%	33.4%
1989	44.3%	33.2%
1990	44.2%	33%
1991	44%	32.9%
1992	43.8%	32.7%
1993	43.6%	32.5%
1994	43.4%	32.3%
1995	43.3%	32.1%
1996	43.2%	31.8%
1997	43.3%	31.5%
1998	43.3%	31.1%
1999	43.1%	30.8%
2000	42.5%	30.4%
2001	41.9%	30%
2002	41.9%	29.6%
2003	41.7%	29.2%
2004	41.4%	28.8%
2005	41.1%	28.5%
2006	40.9%	28.1%
2007	40.7%	27.9%
2008	40.7%	27.6%
2009	40.5%	27.5%
2010	40.4%	27.3%
2011	40.6%	27.1%
2012	41%	27%
2013	41.3%	26.9%
2014	41.7%	26.8%
2015	41.9%	26.6%
2016	42.1%	26.5%
2017	42.1%	26.4%
2018	42.1%	26.2%
2019	41.9%	26%
2020	41.8%	25.8%
2021	41.5%	25.6%
2022	41.3%	25.3%
2023	40.9%	25%
2024	40.4%	24.7%
2025	39.9%	24.4%
2026	39.4%	24.1%
2027	38.9%	23.8%
2028	38.4%	23.4%
2029	38%	23.1%
2030	37.6%	22.8%
2031	37.3%	22.6%
2032	37%	22.3%
2033	36.8%	22.1%
2034	36.6%	21.9%
2035	36.4%	21.7%
2036	36.2%	21.6%
2037	36%	21.5%
2038	35.8%	21.4%
2039	35.6%	21.3%
2040	35.5%	21.2%
2041	35.3%	21.1%
2042	35.1%	21%
2043	34.9%	21%
2044	34.7%	20.9%
2045	34.4%	20.8%
2046	34.2%	20.7%
2047	33.9%	20.7%
2048	33.6%	20.6%
2049	33.4%	20.5%
2050	33.1%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in the Congo was 42.7% in 1960, 43.6% in 1993, and 40.4% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of the Congo.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in the Congo, excluding migration, has been +2.59% annually. On average, 143,405 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Congo
1960	27,094
1961	28,220
1962	29,342
1963	30,832
1964	32,270
1965	33,865
1966	35,452
1967	36,866
1968	38,786
1969	40,532
1970	42,374
1971	44,431
1972	46,427
1973	48,017
1974	49,563
1975	51,155
1976	52,148
1977	53,179
1978	53,885
1979	54,723
1980	55,550
1981	56,603
1982	57,036
1983	58,120
1984	59,028
1985	60,359
1986	61,669
1987	63,183
1988	64,629
1989	65,944
1990	67,241
1991	68,534
1992	69,973
1993	71,119
1994	72,857
1995	74,189
1996	75,628
1997	66,149
1998	72,450
1999	76,204
2000	78,491
2001	84,876
2002	88,497
2003	91,326
2004	96,577
2005	101,344
2006	106,876
2007	112,459
2008	120,711
2009	126,904
2010	136,908
2011	140,371
2012	142,464
2013	142,080
2014	141,674
2015	141,539
2016	141,358
2017	141,973
2018	142,704
2019	139,513
2020	143,492
2021	144,241
2022	147,076
2023	150,486

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in the Congo was 241 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.24% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -52.7% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Congo	World
1985	546	460
1986	535	438
1987	519	429
1988	510	414
1989	506	401
1990	505	391
1991	514	395
1992	531	395
1993	541	389
1994	551	382
1995	551	371
1996	545	366
1997	650	358
1998	597	360
1999	554	340
2000	509	328
2001	489	321
2002	464	311
2003	436	301
2004	400	291
2005	385	283
2006	394	276
2007	370	269
2008	395	264
2009	414	258
2010	382	253
2011	378	247
2012	374	239
2013	320	235
2014	302	231
2015	284	228
2016	263	220
2017	262	215
2018	259	211
2019	245	207
2020	247	211
2021	301	242
2022	241	203
2023	241	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in the Congo was 40.5 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 4.05% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 113.7 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Congo	World
1960	19.4%	18.5%
1961	18.6%	18.1%
1962	18%	17.8%
1963	17.3%	17.5%
1964	16.7%	17.7%
1965	16.1%	17.5%
1966	15.6%	17.3%
1967	15.1%	17%
1968	14.6%	16.5%
1969	14.2%	15.5%
1970	13.7%	15.2%
1971	13.4%	15.1%
1972	13%	14.4%
1973	12.6%	14.1%
1974	12.4%	13.7%
1975	12.1%	13.4%
1976	11.8%	13%
1977	11.5%	12.5%
1978	11.2%	12.1%
1979	11%	11.7%
1980	10.7%	11.4%
1981	10.5%	11%
1982	10.2%	10.8%
1983	9.95%	10.6%
1984	9.68%	10.4%
1985	9.44%	10.1%
1986	9.25%	9.81%
1987	9.11%	9.47%
1988	9.04%	9.31%
1989	9.05%	9.02%
1990	9.15%	8.81%
1991	9.31%	8.66%
1992	9.54%	8.46%
1993	9.84%	8.19%
1994	10.2%	7.98%
1995	10.5%	7.76%
1996	10.9%	7.52%
1997	11.2%	7.28%
1998	11.4%	7.05%
1999	11.5%	6.76%
2000	11.4%	6.48%
2001	11.1%	6.21%
2002	10.6%	5.94%
2003	10%	5.65%
2004	9.35%	5.43%
2005	8.66%	5.16%
2006	8.02%	4.92%
2007	7.43%	4.7%
2008	6.95%	4.5%
2009	6.55%	4.31%
2010	6.25%	4.11%
2011	6.02%	3.97%
2012	5.82%	3.77%
2013	5.64%	3.61%
2014	5.45%	3.48%
2015	5.27%	3.35%
2016	5.09%	3.23%
2017	4.93%	3.11%
2018	4.77%	2.97%
2019	5.24%	2.86%
2020	4.47%	2.75%
2021	4.33%	2.66%
2022	4.19%	2.59%
2023	4.05%	2.49%