Fertility & birth rates in Croatia and DR Congo

Fertility rate in Croatia vs DR Congo chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Croatia was 1.46 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 Croatia 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
	Croatia	DR Congo
1960	2.24	6.11
1961	2.22	6.12
1962	2.19	6.14
1963	2.15	6.16
1964	2.14	6.19
1965	2.22	6.21
1966	2.23	6.24
1967	2.1	6.27
1968	2.03	6.29
1969	1.95	6.3
1970	1.88	6.33
1971	1.97	6.34
1972	2.01	6.37
1973	2.01	6.39
1974	1.98	6.4
1975	1.95	6.42
1976	1.94	6.44
1977	1.95	6.45
1978	1.96	6.46
1979	1.95	6.48
1980	1.93	6.5
1981	1.93	6.52
1982	1.9	6.54
1983	1.88	6.56
1984	1.87	6.59
1985	1.82	6.61
1986	1.76	6.63
1987	1.64	6.65
1988	1.79	6.66
1989	1.63	6.65
1990	1.63	6.65
1991	1.53	6.65
1992	1.48	6.64
1993	1.52	6.64
1994	1.47	6.64
1995	1.58	6.68
1996	1.67	6.67
1997	1.69	6.69
1998	1.45	6.7
1999	1.38	6.69
2000	1.39	6.7
2001	1.46	6.66
2002	1.42	6.61
2003	1.41	6.55
2004	1.43	6.53
2005	1.5	6.53
2006	1.47	6.55
2007	1.48	6.56
2008	1.47	6.58
2009	1.5	6.59
2010	1.46	6.59
2011	1.41	6.58
2012	1.52	6.56
2013	1.46	6.53
2014	1.46	6.48
2015	1.41	6.44
2016	1.43	6.39
2017	1.42	6.35
2018	1.47	6.3
2019	1.47	6.25
2020	1.48	6.21
2021	1.62	6.16
2022	1.53	6.11
2023	1.46	6.05
2024	1.46	5.98
2025	1.47	5.9
2026	1.46	5.8
2027	1.47	5.71
2028	1.47	5.62
2029	1.47	5.52
2030	1.47	5.42
2031	1.48	5.32
2032	1.48	5.2
2033	1.48	5.09
2034	1.48	4.99
2035	1.49	4.87
2036	1.49	4.77
2037	1.49	4.64
2038	1.49	4.55
2039	1.49	4.47
2040	1.49	4.38
2041	1.5	4.3
2042	1.5	4.21
2043	1.5	4.14
2044	1.5	4.06
2045	1.5	3.99
2046	1.51	3.92
2047	1.51	3.85
2048	1.51	3.78
2049	1.51	3.72
2050	1.51	3.66

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Croatia	DR Congo
1960	27%	42.9%
1961	26.9%	42.8%
1962	26.8%	42.7%
1963	26.5%	42.7%
1964	26.1%	42.7%
1965	25.7%	42.8%
1966	25.2%	42.9%
1967	24.8%	43%
1968	24.3%	43.2%
1969	23.7%	43.3%
1970	23.2%	43.4%
1971	22.8%	43.6%
1972	22.4%	43.8%
1973	22.2%	44%
1974	22%	44.2%
1975	21.8%	44.3%
1976	21.6%	44.5%
1977	21.4%	44.6%
1978	21.3%	44.5%
1979	21.2%	44.3%
1980	21.1%	44.2%
1981	21%	44.3%
1982	21%	44.3%
1983	20.9%	44.2%
1984	20.9%	44.1%
1985	20.8%	44.1%
1986	20.7%	44.1%
1987	20.5%	44.2%
1988	20.3%	44.3%
1989	20.1%	44.3%
1990	19.8%	44.4%
1991	19.5%	44.4%
1992	19.2%	44.5%
1993	18.8%	44.5%
1994	18.4%	44.1%
1995	18%	44%
1996	17.7%	44.7%
1997	17.5%	45.4%
1998	17.3%	45.6%
1999	17.1%	45.6%
2000	16.9%	45.7%
2001	16.7%	45.7%
2002	16.5%	45.7%
2003	16.3%	45.8%
2004	16%	45.9%
2005	15.8%	45.9%
2006	15.7%	45.9%
2007	15.5%	46%
2008	15.4%	46%
2009	15.4%	46.1%
2010	15.3%	46.1%
2011	15.1%	46%
2012	15%	46%
2013	14.8%	46%
2014	14.7%	46%
2015	14.6%	46%
2016	14.6%	45.9%
2017	14.6%	45.8%
2018	14.6%	45.9%
2019	14.5%	46%
2020	14.5%	46.1%
2021	14.4%	46.1%
2022	14.3%	46.1%
2023	14.1%	46.1%
2024	13.9%	46%
2025	13.7%	45.9%
2026	13.5%	45.8%
2027	13.3%	45.7%
2028	13.2%	45.5%
2029	13.1%	45.3%
2030	13%	45%
2031	12.9%	44.8%
2032	12.8%	44.5%
2033	12.8%	44.2%
2034	12.7%	43.8%
2035	12.7%	43.4%
2036	12.6%	43%
2037	12.6%	42.6%
2038	12.6%	42.2%
2039	12.6%	41.7%
2040	12.6%	41.3%
2041	12.6%	40.9%
2042	12.6%	40.4%
2043	12.7%	40%
2044	12.7%	39.6%
2045	12.7%	39.2%
2046	12.7%	38.8%
2047	12.8%	38.4%
2048	12.8%	38%
2049	12.8%	37.7%
2050	12.7%	37.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 13.9% of the population in Croatia and 46% in the DR Congo in 2024, compared to 19.8% and 44.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Croatia and the DR Congo compared.

Natural population change in Croatia vs DR Congo by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.45% in Croatia 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
	Croatia	DR Congo
1960	34,778	363,517
1961	36,255	368,207
1962	30,216	383,406
1963	31,270	398,972
1964	25,942	406,334
1965	31,251	429,002
1966	33,192	463,397
1967	26,032	479,552
1968	21,828	497,682
1969	16,688	514,800
1970	16,767	533,300
1971	19,941	549,343
1972	17,802	564,495
1973	21,904	578,280
1974	22,453	593,539
1975	21,658	608,655
1976	22,226	624,147
1977	22,798	638,242
1978	20,157	646,411
1979	21,136	691,773
1980	17,939	724,111
1981	15,680	748,371
1982	15,756	774,823
1983	10,714	807,122
1984	10,764	844,956
1985	10,343	885,670
1986	8,499	925,334
1987	6,161	959,875
1988	5,707	995,278
1989	3,337	1,027,238
1990	3,344	1,063,508
1991	-2,813	1,114,033
1992	-4,576	1,152,781
1993	-2,301	1,209,242
1994	-930	1,259,539
1995	0	1,395,440
1996	3,190	1,380,490
1997	3,175	1,392,037
1998	-4,985	1,375,130
1999	-6,769	1,450,318
2000	-6,255	1,549,518
2001	-8,599	1,594,999
2002	-10,325	1,631,597
2003	-12,480	1,679,188
2004	-9,040	1,731,022
2005	-9,022	1,800,300
2006	-8,669	1,889,398
2007	-10,335	1,963,738
2008	-8,188	2,044,210
2009	-7,319	2,126,912
2010	-8,591	2,212,255
2011	-9,846	2,310,679
2012	-9,799	2,405,462
2013	-10,162	2,489,378
2014	-11,345	2,580,251
2015	-16,607	2,665,016
2016	-13,553	2,753,687
2017	-16,570	2,883,245
2018	-15,557	2,993,184
2019	-15,008	3,075,538
2020	-20,354	3,156,152
2021	-26,377	3,227,992
2022	-23,134	3,347,664
2023	-19,298	3,467,787

Maternal mortality chart: Croatia vs DR Congo

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 3 deaths per 100,000 live births in Croatia, compared to 427 deaths in the DR Congo.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Croatia	DR Congo
1985	10	934
1986	10	902
1987	10	863
1988	10	824
1989	9	791
1990	10	755
1991	10	735
1992	10	709
1993	9	683
1994	9	656
1995	9	644
1996	9	661
1997	9	617
1998	8	605
1999	8	601
2000	8	585
2001	7	588
2002	7	601
2003	8	605
2004	7	607
2005	7	613
2006	6	619
2007	6	631
2008	6	620
2009	6	608
2010	6	601
2011	5	589
2012	5	578
2013	5	567
2014	4	558
2015	4	545
2016	4	526
2017	4	519
2018	3	508
2019	4	493
2020	5	489
2021	12	507
2022	6	456
2023	3	427

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.46% in Croatia 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
	Croatia	DR Congo
1969	-	25.1%
1970	-	24.7%
1971	-	24.3%
1972	-	24%
1973	-	23.7%
1974	-	23.4%
1975	-	23%
1976	-	22.6%
1977	-	22.3%
1978	-	21.9%
1979	-	21.5%
1980	-	21.2%
1981	2.19%	20.9%
1982	2.09%	20.6%
1983	2%	20.3%
1984	1.91%	20%
1985	1.8%	19.7%
1986	1.69%	19.5%
1987	1.59%	19.2%
1988	1.48%	19%
1989	1.38%	18.8%
1990	1.29%	18.5%
1991	1.39%	18.3%
1992	1.15%	18.1%
1993	1.09%	17.9%
1994	1.04%	17.7%
1995	1%	17.5%
1996	0.96%	17.3%
1997	0.93%	17%
1998	0.9%	16.7%
1999	0.86%	16.3%
2000	0.83%	15.9%
2001	0.8%	15.5%
2002	0.77%	15%
2003	0.82%	14.6%
2004	0.71%	14.1%
2005	0.67%	13.6%
2006	0.64%	13.1%
2007	0.61%	12.7%
2008	0.59%	12.2%
2009	0.57%	11.8%
2010	0.55%	11.4%
2011	0.53%	11%
2012	0.52%	10.6%
2013	0.51%	10.3%
2014	0.5%	9.9%
2015	0.49%	9.56%
2016	0.49%	9.23%
2017	0.48%	8.93%
2018	0.48%	8.63%
2019	0.47%	8.35%
2020	0.47%	8.07%
2021	0.46%	7.81%
2022	0.46%	7.57%
2023	0.46%	7.32%