Fertility & birth rates in DR Congo and Finland

Fertility rate in DR Congo vs Finland chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in the DR Congo was 6.05 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.26 in Finland in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check the DR Congo vs Finland population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	DR Congo	Finland
1960	6.11	2.72
1961	6.12	2.72
1962	6.14	2.68
1963	6.16	2.68
1964	6.19	2.59
1965	6.21	2.48
1966	6.24	2.41
1967	6.27	2.32
1968	6.29	2.14
1969	6.3	1.93
1970	6.33	1.83
1971	6.34	1.68
1972	6.37	1.58
1973	6.39	1.49
1974	6.4	1.61
1975	6.42	1.68
1976	6.44	1.7
1977	6.45	1.68
1978	6.46	1.64
1979	6.48	1.64
1980	6.5	1.63
1981	6.52	1.64
1982	6.54	1.71
1983	6.56	1.74
1984	6.59	1.69
1985	6.61	1.64
1986	6.63	1.6
1987	6.65	1.59
1988	6.66	1.69
1989	6.65	1.71
1990	6.65	1.78
1991	6.65	1.79
1992	6.64	1.85
1993	6.64	1.81
1994	6.64	1.85
1995	6.68	1.81
1996	6.67	1.78
1997	6.69	1.75
1998	6.7	1.7
1999	6.69	1.73
2000	6.7	1.73
2001	6.66	1.73
2002	6.61	1.72
2003	6.55	1.76
2004	6.53	1.8
2005	6.53	1.8
2006	6.55	1.84
2007	6.56	1.83
2008	6.58	1.85
2009	6.59	1.86
2010	6.59	1.87
2011	6.58	1.83
2012	6.56	1.8
2013	6.53	1.75
2014	6.48	1.71
2015	6.44	1.65
2016	6.39	1.57
2017	6.35	1.49
2018	6.3	1.41
2019	6.25	1.35
2020	6.21	1.37
2021	6.16	1.46
2022	6.11	1.32
2023	6.05	1.26
2024	5.98	1.27
2025	5.9	1.28
2026	5.8	1.28
2027	5.71	1.29
2028	5.62	1.3
2029	5.52	1.3
2030	5.42	1.31
2031	5.32	1.31
2032	5.2	1.32
2033	5.09	1.32
2034	4.99	1.33
2035	4.87	1.34
2036	4.77	1.34
2037	4.64	1.35
2038	4.55	1.35
2039	4.47	1.35
2040	4.38	1.36
2041	4.3	1.36
2042	4.21	1.37
2043	4.14	1.37
2044	4.06	1.37
2045	3.99	1.37
2046	3.92	1.38
2047	3.85	1.38
2048	3.78	1.39
2049	3.72	1.39
2050	3.66	1.39

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	DR Congo	Finland
1960	42.9%	30.4%
1961	42.8%	29.8%
1962	42.7%	29.1%
1963	42.7%	28.4%
1964	42.7%	27.7%
1965	42.8%	27.1%
1966	42.9%	26.6%
1967	43%	26.2%
1968	43.2%	25.7%
1969	43.3%	25.2%
1970	43.4%	24.6%
1971	43.6%	24%
1972	43.8%	23.4%
1973	44%	22.9%
1974	44.2%	22.4%
1975	44.3%	22%
1976	44.5%	21.7%
1977	44.6%	21.3%
1978	44.5%	21%
1979	44.3%	20.6%
1980	44.2%	20.3%
1981	44.3%	20%
1982	44.3%	19.8%
1983	44.2%	19.6%
1984	44.1%	19.5%
1985	44.1%	19.4%
1986	44.1%	19.3%
1987	44.2%	19.3%
1988	44.3%	19.3%
1989	44.3%	19.4%
1990	44.4%	19.3%
1991	44.4%	19.2%
1992	44.5%	19.2%
1993	44.5%	19.1%
1994	44.1%	19.1%
1995	44%	19%
1996	44.7%	18.9%
1997	45.4%	18.8%
1998	45.6%	18.6%
1999	45.6%	18.3%
2000	45.7%	18.2%
2001	45.7%	18%
2002	45.7%	17.9%
2003	45.8%	17.7%
2004	45.9%	17.5%
2005	45.9%	17.4%
2006	45.9%	17.2%
2007	46%	17%
2008	46%	16.8%
2009	46.1%	16.7%
2010	46.1%	16.6%
2011	46%	16.5%
2012	46%	16.4%
2013	46%	16.4%
2014	46%	16.4%
2015	46%	16.4%
2016	45.9%	16.3%
2017	45.8%	16.2%
2018	45.9%	16.1%
2019	46%	15.9%
2020	46.1%	15.7%
2021	46.1%	15.5%
2022	46.1%	15.2%
2023	46.1%	14.9%
2024	46%	14.6%
2025	45.9%	14.3%
2026	45.8%	14%
2027	45.7%	13.7%
2028	45.5%	13.4%
2029	45.3%	13.2%
2030	45%	12.9%
2031	44.8%	12.7%
2032	44.5%	12.6%
2033	44.2%	12.5%
2034	43.8%	12.4%
2035	43.4%	12.4%
2036	43%	12.4%
2037	42.6%	12.4%
2038	42.2%	12.4%
2039	41.7%	12.5%
2040	41.3%	12.5%
2041	40.9%	12.6%
2042	40.4%	12.7%
2043	40%	12.7%
2044	39.6%	12.8%
2045	39.2%	12.9%
2046	38.8%	13%
2047	38.4%	13%
2048	38%	13.1%
2049	37.7%	13.1%
2050	37.3%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 46% of the population in the DR Congo and 14.6% in Finland in 2024, compared to 44.4% and 19.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the DR Congo and Finland compared.

Natural population change in DR Congo vs Finland by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3.29% in the DR Congo and -0.12% in Finland. 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
	DR Congo	Finland
1960	363,517	42,082
1961	368,207	41,487
1962	383,406	38,627
1963	398,972	40,258
1964	406,334	38,208
1965	429,002	33,771
1966	463,397	34,356
1967	479,552	33,622
1968	497,682	28,684
1969	514,800	21,732
1970	533,300	20,268
1971	549,343	15,220
1972	564,495	14,847
1973	578,280	13,532
1974	593,539	17,824
1975	608,655	21,673
1976	624,147	21,738
1977	638,242	21,799
1978	646,411	20,436
1979	691,773	19,535
1980	724,111	18,640
1981	748,371	18,720
1982	774,823	22,686
1983	807,122	21,851
1984	844,956	20,015
1985	885,670	14,707
1986	925,334	13,279
1987	959,875	11,837
1988	995,278	14,344
1989	1,027,238	14,396
1990	1,063,508	15,458
1991	1,114,033	16,044
1992	1,152,781	16,639
1993	1,209,242	13,679
1994	1,259,539	17,300
1995	1,395,440	13,791
1996	1,380,490	11,274
1997	1,392,037	9,766
1998	1,375,130	7,730
1999	1,450,318	7,748
2000	1,549,518	7,765
2001	1,594,999	7,263
2002	1,631,597	6,241
2003	1,679,188	7,819
2004	1,731,022	9,933
2005	1,800,300	9,968
2006	1,889,398	11,059
2007	1,963,738	9,519
2008	2,044,210	10,627
2009	2,126,912	10,678
2010	2,212,255	10,191
2011	2,310,679	9,160
2012	2,405,462	7,579
2013	2,489,378	6,527
2014	2,580,251	4,915
2015	2,665,016	2,740
2016	2,753,687	-1,099
2017	2,883,245	-3,856
2018	2,993,184	-7,170
2019	3,075,538	-8,282
2020	3,156,152	-8,847
2021	3,227,992	-7,757
2022	3,347,664	-18,335
2023	3,467,787	-17,869

Maternal mortality chart: DR Congo vs Finland

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 427 deaths per 100,000 live births in the DR Congo, compared to 8 deaths in Finland.

Table

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

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 7.32% in the DR Congo and 0.23% in Finland. 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
	DR Congo	Finland
1960	-	2.68%
1961	-	2.53%
1962	-	2.38%
1963	-	2.25%
1964	-	2.13%
1965	-	2.02%
1966	-	1.92%
1967	-	1.84%
1968	-	1.76%
1969	25.1%	1.68%
1970	24.7%	1.61%
1971	24.3%	1.54%
1972	24%	1.46%
1973	23.7%	1.39%
1974	23.4%	1.31%
1975	23%	1.23%
1976	22.6%	1.14%
1977	22.3%	1.06%
1978	21.9%	0.99%
1979	21.5%	0.92%
1980	21.2%	0.87%
1981	20.9%	0.82%
1982	20.6%	0.79%
1983	20.3%	0.76%
1984	20%	0.75%
1985	19.7%	0.73%
1986	19.5%	0.73%
1987	19.2%	0.72%
1988	19%	0.71%
1989	18.8%	0.69%
1990	18.5%	0.67%
1991	18.3%	0.64%
1992	18.1%	0.61%
1993	17.9%	0.58%
1994	17.7%	0.55%
1995	17.5%	0.52%
1996	17.3%	0.49%
1997	17%	0.47%
1998	16.7%	0.46%
1999	16.3%	0.44%
2000	15.9%	0.43%
2001	15.5%	0.42%
2002	15%	0.41%
2003	14.6%	0.4%
2004	14.1%	0.39%
2005	13.6%	0.37%
2006	13.1%	0.36%
2007	12.7%	0.35%
2008	12.2%	0.33%
2009	11.8%	0.32%
2010	11.4%	0.3%
2011	11%	0.29%
2012	10.6%	0.28%
2013	10.3%	0.26%
2014	9.9%	0.26%
2015	9.56%	0.25%
2016	9.23%	0.24%
2017	8.93%	0.24%
2018	8.63%	0.24%
2019	8.35%	0.23%
2020	8.07%	0.23%
2021	7.81%	0.23%
2022	7.57%	0.23%
2023	7.32%	0.23%