Fertility & birth rates in Czech Republic and DR Congo

Fertility rate in Czech Republic vs DR Congo chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in the Czech Republic was 1.45 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 the Czech Republic 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
	Czech Republic	DR Congo
1960	2.09	6.11
1961	2.11	6.12
1962	2.12	6.14
1963	2.31	6.16
1964	2.34	6.19
1965	2.18	6.21
1966	2.02	6.24
1967	1.91	6.27
1968	1.84	6.29
1969	1.87	6.3
1970	1.92	6.33
1971	2	6.34
1972	2.09	6.37
1973	2.31	6.39
1974	2.46	6.4
1975	2.43	6.42
1976	2.39	6.44
1977	2.34	6.45
1978	2.33	6.46
1979	2.27	6.48
1980	2.08	6.5
1981	2	6.52
1982	2	6.54
1983	1.97	6.56
1984	1.97	6.59
1985	1.95	6.61
1986	1.92	6.63
1987	1.91	6.65
1988	1.94	6.66
1989	1.87	6.65
1990	1.9	6.65
1991	1.86	6.65
1992	1.71	6.64
1993	1.67	6.64
1994	1.44	6.64
1995	1.28	6.68
1996	1.18	6.67
1997	1.17	6.69
1998	1.16	6.7
1999	1.13	6.69
2000	1.15	6.7
2001	1.15	6.66
2002	1.17	6.61
2003	1.18	6.55
2004	1.23	6.53
2005	1.29	6.53
2006	1.34	6.55
2007	1.45	6.56
2008	1.51	6.58
2009	1.51	6.59
2010	1.51	6.59
2011	1.43	6.58
2012	1.45	6.56
2013	1.46	6.53
2014	1.53	6.48
2015	1.57	6.44
2016	1.63	6.39
2017	1.69	6.35
2018	1.71	6.3
2019	1.71	6.25
2020	1.74	6.21
2021	1.83	6.16
2022	1.64	6.11
2023	1.45	6.05
2024	1.46	5.98
2025	1.47	5.9
2026	1.48	5.8
2027	1.48	5.71
2028	1.49	5.62
2029	1.49	5.52
2030	1.5	5.42
2031	1.51	5.32
2032	1.51	5.2
2033	1.52	5.09
2034	1.52	4.99
2035	1.53	4.87
2036	1.53	4.77
2037	1.54	4.64
2038	1.54	4.55
2039	1.54	4.47
2040	1.55	4.38
2041	1.55	4.3
2042	1.55	4.21
2043	1.55	4.14
2044	1.56	4.06
2045	1.56	3.99
2046	1.56	3.92
2047	1.56	3.85
2048	1.56	3.78
2049	1.57	3.72
2050	1.57	3.66

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Czech Republic	DR Congo
1960	25.6%	42.9%
1961	25.1%	42.8%
1962	24.5%	42.7%
1963	23.9%	42.7%
1964	23.5%	42.7%
1965	23.2%	42.8%
1966	22.7%	42.9%
1967	22.3%	43%
1968	21.9%	43.2%
1969	21.6%	43.3%
1970	21.3%	43.4%
1971	21.1%	43.6%
1972	21.1%	43.8%
1973	21.2%	44%
1974	21.6%	44.2%
1975	22.1%	44.3%
1976	22.6%	44.5%
1977	22.9%	44.6%
1978	23.2%	44.5%
1979	23.4%	44.3%
1980	23.4%	44.2%
1981	23.5%	44.3%
1982	23.5%	44.3%
1983	23.5%	44.2%
1984	23.5%	44.1%
1985	23.4%	44.1%
1986	23.2%	44.1%
1987	23%	44.2%
1988	22.6%	44.3%
1989	22%	44.3%
1990	21.4%	44.4%
1991	20.9%	44.4%
1992	20.3%	44.5%
1993	19.8%	44.5%
1994	19.2%	44.1%
1995	18.7%	44%
1996	18.2%	44.7%
1997	17.7%	45.4%
1998	17.3%	45.6%
1999	16.9%	45.6%
2000	16.5%	45.7%
2001	16.1%	45.7%
2002	15.7%	45.7%
2003	15.3%	45.8%
2004	15%	45.9%
2005	14.7%	45.9%
2006	14.4%	45.9%
2007	14.3%	46%
2008	14.2%	46%
2009	14.2%	46.1%
2010	14.4%	46.1%
2011	14.6%	46%
2012	14.8%	46%
2013	14.9%	46%
2014	15.1%	46%
2015	15.3%	46%
2016	15.4%	45.9%
2017	15.6%	45.8%
2018	15.8%	45.9%
2019	15.9%	46%
2020	16%	46.1%
2021	16.1%	46.1%
2022	15.9%	46.1%
2023	15.7%	46.1%
2024	15.4%	46%
2025	15.1%	45.9%
2026	14.8%	45.8%
2027	14.6%	45.7%
2028	14.4%	45.5%
2029	14.2%	45.3%
2030	14%	45%
2031	13.8%	44.8%
2032	13.5%	44.5%
2033	13.3%	44.2%
2034	13%	43.8%
2035	12.9%	43.4%
2036	12.7%	43%
2037	12.5%	42.6%
2038	12.5%	42.2%
2039	12.6%	41.7%
2040	12.7%	41.3%
2041	12.8%	40.9%
2042	12.9%	40.4%
2043	13.1%	40%
2044	13.2%	39.6%
2045	13.4%	39.2%
2046	13.5%	38.8%
2047	13.7%	38.4%
2048	13.8%	38%
2049	13.9%	37.7%
2050	14%	37.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15.4% of the population in the Czech Republic and 46% in the DR Congo in 2024, compared to 21.4% and 44.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Czech Republic and the DR Congo compared.

Natural population change in Czech Republic vs DR Congo by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.07% in the Czech Republic 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
	Czech Republic	DR Congo
1960	34,567	363,517
1961	36,430	368,207
1962	29,836	383,406
1963	48,353	398,972
1964	52,531	406,334
1965	43,029	429,002
1966	35,355	463,397
1967	29,558	479,552
1968	21,728	497,682
1969	22,762	514,800
1970	24,646	533,300
1971	31,445	549,343
1972	44,404	564,495
1973	57,549	578,280
1974	66,923	593,539
1975	67,393	608,655
1976	61,768	624,147
1977	55,009	638,242
1978	52,234	646,411
1979	44,257	691,773
1980	17,517	724,111
1981	13,391	748,371
1982	10,315	774,823
1983	3,097	807,122
1984	5,165	844,956
1985	4,135	885,670
1986	1,034	925,334
1987	4,138	959,875
1988	7,249	995,278
1989	1,036	1,027,238
1990	1,034	1,063,508
1991	4,124	1,114,033
1992	1,032	1,152,781
1993	3,099	1,209,242
1994	-11,367	1,259,539
1995	-21,687	1,395,440
1996	-21,662	1,380,490
1997	-21,639	1,392,037
1998	-18,530	1,375,130
1999	-20,568	1,450,318
2000	-17,433	1,549,518
2001	-16,347	1,594,999
2002	-15,296	1,631,597
2003	-17,330	1,679,188
2004	-9,177	1,731,022
2005	-6,126	1,800,300
2006	1,024	1,889,398
2007	9,268	1,963,738
2008	14,538	2,044,210
2009	10,444	2,126,912
2010	10,475	2,212,255
2011	2,099	2,310,679
2012	0	2,405,462
2013	-2,103	2,489,378
2014	4,210	2,580,251
2015	0	2,665,016
2016	5,283	2,753,687
2017	3,178	2,883,245
2018	1,063	2,993,184
2019	0	3,075,538
2020	-19,257	3,156,152
2021	-28,365	3,227,992
2022	-19,209	3,347,664
2023	-21,729	3,467,787

Maternal mortality chart: Czech Republic 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 the Czech Republic, compared to 427 deaths in the DR Congo.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Czech Republic	DR Congo
1985	15	934
1986	17	902
1987	15	863
1988	16	824
1989	15	791
1990	15	755
1991	15	735
1992	13	709
1993	12	683
1994	11	656
1995	10	644
1996	8	661
1997	8	617
1998	7	605
1999	7	601
2000	7	585
2001	6	588
2002	6	601
2003	6	605
2004	5	607
2005	5	613
2006	5	619
2007	4	631
2008	4	620
2009	4	608
2010	4	601
2011	4	589
2012	4	578
2013	3	567
2014	3	558
2015	3	545
2016	3	526
2017	3	519
2018	3	508
2019	3	493
2020	3	489
2021	4	507
2022	3	456
2023	3	427

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.26% in the Czech Republic 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
	Czech Republic	DR Congo
1960	2.48%	-
1961	2.44%	-
1962	2.42%	-
1963	2.43%	-
1964	2.44%	-
1965	2.46%	-
1966	2.47%	-
1967	2.48%	-
1968	2.47%	-
1969	2.46%	25.1%
1970	2.43%	24.7%
1971	2.39%	24.3%
1972	2.34%	24%
1973	2.29%	23.7%
1974	2.23%	23.4%
1975	2.16%	23%
1976	2.08%	22.6%
1977	1.99%	22.3%
1978	1.89%	21.9%
1979	1.78%	21.5%
1980	1.68%	21.2%
1981	1.59%	20.9%
1982	1.52%	20.6%
1983	1.47%	20.3%
1984	1.44%	20%
1985	1.41%	19.7%
1986	1.38%	19.5%
1987	1.35%	19.2%
1988	1.3%	19%
1989	1.25%	18.8%
1990	1.21%	18.5%
1991	1.17%	18.3%
1992	1.11%	18.1%
1993	1.03%	17.9%
1994	0.94%	17.7%
1995	0.85%	17.5%
1996	0.77%	17.3%
1997	0.7%	17%
1998	0.63%	16.7%
1999	0.58%	16.3%
2000	0.55%	15.9%
2001	0.52%	15.5%
2002	0.5%	15%
2003	0.48%	14.6%
2004	0.46%	14.1%
2005	0.44%	13.6%
2006	0.41%	13.1%
2007	0.39%	12.7%
2008	0.37%	12.2%
2009	0.35%	11.8%
2010	0.34%	11.4%
2011	0.33%	11%
2012	0.32%	10.6%
2013	0.31%	10.3%
2014	0.31%	9.9%
2015	0.32%	9.56%
2016	0.32%	9.23%
2017	0.32%	8.93%
2018	0.31%	8.63%
2019	0.3%	8.35%
2020	0.29%	8.07%
2021	0.28%	7.81%
2022	0.27%	7.57%
2023	0.26%	7.32%