Fertility & birth rates in Djibouti and DR Congo

Fertility rate in Djibouti vs DR Congo chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Djibouti was 2.61 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 Djibouti 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
	Djibouti	DR Congo
1960	6.85	6.11
1961	6.85	6.12
1962	6.85	6.14
1963	6.86	6.16
1964	6.87	6.19
1965	6.86	6.21
1966	6.88	6.24
1967	6.87	6.27
1968	6.88	6.29
1969	6.88	6.3
1970	6.88	6.33
1971	6.88	6.34
1972	6.85	6.37
1973	6.82	6.39
1974	6.78	6.4
1975	6.74	6.42
1976	6.69	6.44
1977	6.64	6.45
1978	6.59	6.46
1979	6.52	6.48
1980	6.46	6.5
1981	6.4	6.52
1982	6.34	6.54
1983	6.3	6.56
1984	6.25	6.59
1985	6.19	6.61
1986	6.14	6.63
1987	6.09	6.65
1988	6.03	6.66
1989	5.97	6.65
1990	5.93	6.65
1991	5.86	6.65
1992	5.75	6.64
1993	5.64	6.64
1994	5.51	6.64
1995	5.33	6.68
1996	5.15	6.67
1997	4.97	6.69
1998	4.8	6.7
1999	4.69	6.69
2000	4.6	6.7
2001	4.52	6.66
2002	4.41	6.61
2003	4.3	6.55
2004	4.16	6.53
2005	4.04	6.53
2006	3.9	6.55
2007	3.76	6.56
2008	3.62	6.58
2009	3.52	6.59
2010	3.43	6.59
2011	3.34	6.58
2012	3.26	6.56
2013	3.19	6.53
2014	3.12	6.48
2015	3.04	6.44
2016	2.97	6.39
2017	2.92	6.35
2018	2.86	6.3
2019	2.8	6.25
2020	2.75	6.21
2021	2.7	6.16
2022	2.65	6.11
2023	2.61	6.05
2024	2.62	5.98
2025	2.58	5.9
2026	2.54	5.8
2027	2.51	5.71
2028	2.48	5.62
2029	2.45	5.52
2030	2.42	5.42
2031	2.39	5.32
2032	2.36	5.2
2033	2.33	5.09
2034	2.31	4.99
2035	2.29	4.87
2036	2.27	4.77
2037	2.25	4.64
2038	2.23	4.55
2039	2.21	4.47
2040	2.19	4.38
2041	2.17	4.3
2042	2.16	4.21
2043	2.14	4.14
2044	2.13	4.06
2045	2.11	3.99
2046	2.1	3.92
2047	2.09	3.85
2048	2.08	3.78
2049	2.06	3.72
2050	2.05	3.66

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Djibouti	DR Congo
1960	44.2%	42.9%
1961	44%	42.8%
1962	43.8%	42.7%
1963	43.7%	42.7%
1964	43.5%	42.7%
1965	43.6%	42.8%
1966	43.8%	42.9%
1967	44%	43%
1968	44.3%	43.2%
1969	44.5%	43.3%
1970	44.7%	43.4%
1971	44.9%	43.6%
1972	45%	43.8%
1973	45.2%	44%
1974	45.3%	44.2%
1975	45.4%	44.3%
1976	45.5%	44.5%
1977	45.5%	44.6%
1978	45.6%	44.5%
1979	45.5%	44.3%
1980	45.5%	44.2%
1981	45.4%	44.3%
1982	45.3%	44.3%
1983	45.1%	44.2%
1984	45%	44.1%
1985	44.8%	44.1%
1986	44.6%	44.1%
1987	44.4%	44.2%
1988	44.2%	44.3%
1989	44%	44.3%
1990	43.7%	44.4%
1991	43.5%	44.4%
1992	43.3%	44.5%
1993	43.1%	44.5%
1994	42.8%	44.1%
1995	42.5%	44%
1996	42.2%	44.7%
1997	41.5%	45.4%
1998	40.6%	45.6%
1999	40%	45.6%
2000	39.6%	45.7%
2001	39.1%	45.7%
2002	38.7%	45.7%
2003	38.6%	45.8%
2004	38.5%	45.9%
2005	38.4%	45.9%
2006	38.1%	45.9%
2007	37.7%	46%
2008	37.2%	46%
2009	36.8%	46.1%
2010	36.4%	46.1%
2011	35.9%	46%
2012	35.5%	46%
2013	35.1%	46%
2014	34.6%	46%
2015	34%	46%
2016	33.4%	45.9%
2017	32.8%	45.8%
2018	32.2%	45.9%
2019	31.6%	46%
2020	31%	46.1%
2021	30.5%	46.1%
2022	30%	46.1%
2023	29.6%	46.1%
2024	29.2%	46%
2025	28.8%	45.9%
2026	28.5%	45.8%
2027	28.1%	45.7%
2028	27.8%	45.5%
2029	27.5%	45.3%
2030	27.3%	45%
2031	27%	44.8%
2032	26.8%	44.5%
2033	26.6%	44.2%
2034	26.4%	43.8%
2035	26.2%	43.4%
2036	26.1%	43%
2037	25.9%	42.6%
2038	25.7%	42.2%
2039	25.5%	41.7%
2040	25.3%	41.3%
2041	25.1%	40.9%
2042	24.9%	40.4%
2043	24.7%	40%
2044	24.5%	39.6%
2045	24.3%	39.2%
2046	24.1%	38.8%
2047	23.8%	38.4%
2048	23.6%	38%
2049	23.4%	37.7%
2050	23.2%	37.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 29.2% of the population in Djibouti and 46% in the DR Congo in 2024, compared to 43.7% and 44.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Djibouti and the DR Congo compared.

Natural population change in Djibouti vs DR Congo by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.43% in Djibouti 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
	Djibouti	DR Congo
1960	2,299	363,517
1961	2,412	368,207
1962	2,538	383,406
1963	2,687	398,972
1964	2,864	406,334
1965	3,054	429,002
1966	3,268	463,397
1967	3,484	479,552
1968	3,712	497,682
1969	3,950	514,800
1970	4,249	533,300
1971	4,484	549,343
1972	4,885	564,495
1973	5,234	578,280
1974	5,601	593,539
1975	6,034	608,655
1976	6,567	624,147
1977	7,195	638,242
1978	7,886	646,411
1979	8,573	691,773
1980	9,187	724,111
1981	9,654	748,371
1982	10,058	774,823
1983	10,391	807,122
1984	10,713	844,956
1985	11,106	885,670
1986	11,671	925,334
1987	12,357	959,875
1988	13,107	995,278
1989	13,851	1,027,238
1990	15,074	1,063,508
1991	16,553	1,114,033
1992	16,971	1,152,781
1993	15,805	1,209,242
1994	15,989	1,259,539
1995	15,651	1,395,440
1996	15,408	1,380,490
1997	15,255	1,392,037
1998	15,845	1,375,130
1999	16,491	1,450,318
2000	17,014	1,549,518
2001	17,710	1,594,999
2002	18,167	1,631,597
2003	18,341	1,679,188
2004	17,756	1,731,022
2005	17,361	1,800,300
2006	16,901	1,889,398
2007	16,647	1,963,738
2008	16,356	2,044,210
2009	16,323	2,126,912
2010	16,225	2,212,255
2011	16,169	2,310,679
2012	16,026	2,405,462
2013	15,986	2,489,378
2014	15,857	2,580,251
2015	15,718	2,665,016
2016	15,621	2,753,687
2017	15,593	2,883,245
2018	15,524	2,993,184
2019	15,368	3,075,538
2020	14,970	3,156,152
2021	14,555	3,227,992
2022	15,337	3,347,664
2023	15,349	3,467,787

Maternal mortality chart: Djibouti vs DR Congo

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 162 deaths per 100,000 live births in Djibouti, compared to 427 deaths in the DR Congo.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Djibouti	DR Congo
1985	821	934
1986	804	902
1987	785	863
1988	768	824
1989	746	791
1990	725	755
1991	731	735
1992	780	709
1993	704	683
1994	682	656
1995	634	644
1996	609	661
1997	582	617
1998	555	605
1999	524	601
2000	501	585
2001	441	588
2002	404	601
2003	391	605
2004	364	607
2005	315	613
2006	298	619
2007	285	631
2008	273	620
2009	263	608
2010	243	601
2011	229	589
2012	221	578
2013	219	567
2014	212	558
2015	210	545
2016	204	526
2017	201	519
2018	199	508
2019	194	493
2020	192	489
2021	221	507
2022	174	456
2023	162	427

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 5.04% in Djibouti 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
	Djibouti	DR Congo
1969	-	25.1%
1970	-	24.7%
1971	-	24.3%
1972	-	24%
1973	-	23.7%
1974	-	23.4%
1975	-	23%
1976	17.1%	22.6%
1977	16.6%	22.3%
1978	16.2%	21.9%
1979	15.7%	21.5%
1980	15.3%	21.2%
1981	14.8%	20.9%
1982	14.4%	20.6%
1983	14%	20.3%
1984	13.6%	20%
1985	13.2%	19.7%
1986	12.8%	19.5%
1987	12.5%	19.2%
1988	12.2%	19%
1989	11.9%	18.8%
1990	11.6%	18.5%
1991	11.4%	18.3%
1992	11.2%	18.1%
1993	11.1%	17.9%
1994	10.9%	17.7%
1995	10.8%	17.5%
1996	10.7%	17.3%
1997	10.5%	17%
1998	10.3%	16.7%
1999	10.2%	16.3%
2000	9.95%	15.9%
2001	9.72%	15.5%
2002	9.48%	15%
2003	9.24%	14.6%
2004	9%	14.1%
2005	8.77%	13.6%
2006	8.53%	13.1%
2007	8.28%	12.7%
2008	8.03%	12.2%
2009	7.81%	11.8%
2010	7.59%	11.4%
2011	7.36%	11%
2012	7.14%	10.6%
2013	6.93%	10.3%
2014	6.72%	9.9%
2015	6.51%	9.56%
2016	6.33%	9.23%
2017	6.13%	8.93%
2018	5.94%	8.63%
2019	5.75%	8.35%
2020	5.56%	8.07%
2021	5.38%	7.81%
2022	5.22%	7.57%
2023	5.04%	7.32%