Fertility & birth rates in DR Congo and Honduras

Fertility rate in DR Congo vs Honduras 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 2.5 in Honduras in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check the DR Congo vs Honduras 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	Honduras
1960	6.11	7.46
1961	6.12	7.45
1962	6.14	7.44
1963	6.16	7.44
1964	6.19	7.44
1965	6.21	7.44
1966	6.24	7.41
1967	6.27	7.36
1968	6.29	7.3
1969	6.3	7.23
1970	6.33	7.17
1971	6.34	7.11
1972	6.37	7.06
1973	6.39	6.99
1974	6.4	6.91
1975	6.42	6.87
1976	6.44	6.81
1977	6.45	6.73
1978	6.46	6.63
1979	6.48	6.53
1980	6.5	6.42
1981	6.52	6.3
1982	6.54	6.18
1983	6.56	6.06
1984	6.59	5.94
1985	6.61	5.82
1986	6.63	5.7
1987	6.65	5.58
1988	6.66	5.47
1989	6.65	5.35
1990	6.65	5.27
1991	6.65	5.19
1992	6.64	5.11
1993	6.64	5.03
1994	6.64	4.93
1995	6.68	4.84
1996	6.67	4.71
1997	6.69	4.59
1998	6.7	4.47
1999	6.69	4.37
2000	6.7	4.29
2001	6.66	4.15
2002	6.61	4
2003	6.55	3.84
2004	6.53	3.71
2005	6.53	3.58
2006	6.55	3.45
2007	6.56	3.35
2008	6.58	3.26
2009	6.59	3.17
2010	6.59	3.08
2011	6.58	3
2012	6.56	2.93
2013	6.53	2.86
2014	6.48	2.79
2015	6.44	2.75
2016	6.39	2.7
2017	6.35	2.66
2018	6.3	2.65
2019	6.25	2.61
2020	6.21	2.58
2021	6.16	2.55
2022	6.11	2.52
2023	6.05	2.5
2024	5.98	2.48
2025	5.9	2.45
2026	5.8	2.42
2027	5.71	2.4
2028	5.62	2.38
2029	5.52	2.35
2030	5.42	2.32
2031	5.32	2.3
2032	5.2	2.28
2033	5.09	2.26
2034	4.99	2.24
2035	4.87	2.22
2036	4.77	2.2
2037	4.64	2.18
2038	4.55	2.16
2039	4.47	2.15
2040	4.38	2.13
2041	4.3	2.12
2042	4.21	2.1
2043	4.14	2.09
2044	4.06	2.07
2045	3.99	2.06
2046	3.92	2.05
2047	3.85	2.03
2048	3.78	2.02
2049	3.72	2.01
2050	3.66	2

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	DR Congo	Honduras
1960	42.9%	47%
1961	42.8%	47.3%
1962	42.7%	47.6%
1963	42.7%	47.8%
1964	42.7%	47.9%
1965	42.8%	48%
1966	42.9%	48%
1967	43%	48%
1968	43.2%	48%
1969	43.3%	48%
1970	43.4%	47.9%
1971	43.6%	47.9%
1972	43.8%	47.9%
1973	44%	47.9%
1974	44.2%	47.8%
1975	44.3%	47.6%
1976	44.5%	47.5%
1977	44.6%	47.4%
1978	44.5%	47.4%
1979	44.3%	47.3%
1980	44.2%	47.3%
1981	44.3%	47.2%
1982	44.3%	47.1%
1983	44.2%	47.1%
1984	44.1%	47%
1985	44.1%	46.8%
1986	44.1%	46.7%
1987	44.2%	46.5%
1988	44.3%	46.4%
1989	44.3%	46.3%
1990	44.4%	46.1%
1991	44.4%	45.9%
1992	44.5%	45.7%
1993	44.5%	45.4%
1994	44.1%	45.1%
1995	44%	44.8%
1996	44.7%	44.5%
1997	45.4%	44.2%
1998	45.6%	43.8%
1999	45.6%	43.4%
2000	45.7%	43.1%
2001	45.7%	42.7%
2002	45.7%	42.3%
2003	45.8%	41.9%
2004	45.9%	41.5%
2005	45.9%	41%
2006	45.9%	40.4%
2007	46%	39.9%
2008	46%	39.3%
2009	46.1%	38.7%
2010	46.1%	38.1%
2011	46%	37.4%
2012	46%	36.8%
2013	46%	36.2%
2014	46%	35.6%
2015	46%	34.9%
2016	45.9%	34.3%
2017	45.8%	33.7%
2018	45.9%	33.1%
2019	46%	32.6%
2020	46.1%	32.2%
2021	46.1%	31.8%
2022	46.1%	31.4%
2023	46.1%	31%
2024	46%	30.6%
2025	45.9%	30.3%
2026	45.8%	29.9%
2027	45.7%	29.6%
2028	45.5%	29.3%
2029	45.3%	28.9%
2030	45%	28.6%
2031	44.8%	28.3%
2032	44.5%	28%
2033	44.2%	27.6%
2034	43.8%	27.3%
2035	43.4%	26.9%
2036	43%	26.6%
2037	42.6%	26.2%
2038	42.2%	25.9%
2039	41.7%	25.5%
2040	41.3%	25.2%
2041	40.9%	24.8%
2042	40.4%	24.5%
2043	40%	24.2%
2044	39.6%	23.9%
2045	39.2%	23.6%
2046	38.8%	23.3%
2047	38.4%	23%
2048	38%	22.7%
2049	37.7%	22.5%
2050	37.3%	22.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 46% of the population in the DR Congo and 30.6% in Honduras in 2024, compared to 44.4% and 46.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the DR Congo and Honduras compared.

Natural population change in DR Congo vs Honduras by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3.29% in the DR Congo and +1.85% in Honduras. 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	Honduras
1960	363,517	62,602
1961	368,207	64,672
1962	383,406	67,332
1963	398,972	69,883
1964	406,334	72,756
1965	429,002	75,622
1966	463,397	78,369
1967	479,552	81,131
1968	497,682	84,070
1969	514,800	87,273
1970	533,300	90,875
1971	549,343	94,597
1972	564,495	98,634
1973	578,280	99,553
1974	593,539	98,141
1975	608,655	111,469
1976	624,147	115,754
1977	638,242	119,333
1978	646,411	122,593
1979	691,773	125,957
1980	724,111	128,856
1981	748,371	131,789
1982	774,823	134,629
1983	807,122	137,597
1984	844,956	139,851
1985	885,670	142,190
1986	925,334	144,500
1987	959,875	146,750
1988	995,278	149,130
1989	1,027,238	152,266
1990	1,063,508	156,537
1991	1,114,033	160,933
1992	1,152,781	165,434
1993	1,209,242	169,358
1994	1,259,539	173,437
1995	1,395,440	177,309
1996	1,380,490	180,083
1997	1,392,037	182,308
1998	1,375,130	169,632
1999	1,450,318	186,816
2000	1,549,518	190,308
2001	1,594,999	190,636
2002	1,631,597	189,653
2003	1,679,188	187,854
2004	1,731,022	186,774
2005	1,800,300	185,216
2006	1,889,398	183,381
2007	1,963,738	183,052
2008	2,044,210	182,607
2009	2,126,912	182,250
2010	2,212,255	180,318
2011	2,310,679	180,164
2012	2,405,462	180,384
2013	2,489,378	179,999
2014	2,580,251	180,075
2015	2,665,016	181,098
2016	2,753,687	182,243
2017	2,883,245	182,731
2018	2,993,184	184,953
2019	3,075,538	185,200
2020	3,156,152	179,553
2021	3,227,992	172,890
2022	3,347,664	186,257
2023	3,467,787	186,125

Maternal mortality chart: DR Congo vs Honduras

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 47 deaths in Honduras.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	DR Congo	Honduras
1985	934	199
1986	902	191
1987	863	183
1988	824	177
1989	791	169
1990	755	159
1991	735	148
1992	709	138
1993	683	128
1994	656	119
1995	644	109
1996	661	101
1997	617	96
1998	605	91
1999	601	86
2000	585	82
2001	588	78
2002	601	75
2003	605	75
2004	607	74
2005	613	73
2006	619	72
2007	631	72
2008	620	72
2009	608	71
2010	601	72
2011	589	68
2012	578	64
2013	567	62
2014	558	60
2015	545	57
2016	526	55
2017	519	53
2018	508	52
2019	493	51
2020	489	57
2021	507	88
2022	456	48
2023	427	47

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 7.32% in the DR Congo and 1.55% in Honduras. 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	Honduras
1960	-	20.7%
1961	-	20%
1962	-	19.4%
1963	-	18.7%
1964	-	18.1%
1965	-	17.5%
1966	-	16.9%
1967	-	16.3%
1968	-	15.7%
1969	25.1%	15.2%
1970	24.7%	14.6%
1971	24.3%	14%
1972	24%	13.5%
1973	23.7%	12.9%
1974	23.4%	14.9%
1975	23%	11.9%
1976	22.6%	11.4%
1977	22.3%	10.9%
1978	21.9%	10.4%
1979	21.5%	9.94%
1980	21.2%	9.48%
1981	20.9%	9.05%
1982	20.6%	8.62%
1983	20.3%	8.2%
1984	20%	7.81%
1985	19.7%	7.43%
1986	19.5%	7.07%
1987	19.2%	6.73%
1988	19%	6.4%
1989	18.8%	6.1%
1990	18.5%	5.81%
1991	18.3%	5.54%
1992	18.1%	5.29%
1993	17.9%	5.06%
1994	17.7%	4.84%
1995	17.5%	4.64%
1996	17.3%	4.44%
1997	17%	4.25%
1998	16.7%	6.49%
1999	16.3%	3.9%
2000	15.9%	3.73%
2001	15.5%	3.57%
2002	15%	3.41%
2003	14.6%	3.26%
2004	14.1%	3.11%
2005	13.6%	2.98%
2006	13.1%	2.86%
2007	12.7%	2.75%
2008	12.2%	2.65%
2009	11.8%	2.55%
2010	11.4%	2.46%
2011	11%	2.37%
2012	10.6%	2.28%
2013	10.3%	2.2%
2014	9.9%	2.12%
2015	9.56%	2.05%
2016	9.23%	1.98%
2017	8.93%	1.91%
2018	8.63%	1.84%
2019	8.35%	1.78%
2020	8.07%	1.72%
2021	7.81%	1.66%
2022	7.57%	1.6%
2023	7.32%	1.55%