Fertility & birth rates in DR Congo and Iceland

Fertility rate in DR Congo vs Iceland 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 1.59 in Iceland in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check the DR Congo vs Iceland 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	Iceland
1960	6.11	4.29
1961	6.12	3.88
1962	6.14	3.98
1963	6.16	3.99
1964	6.19	3.88
1965	6.21	3.73
1966	6.24	3.59
1967	6.27	3.28
1968	6.29	3.06
1969	6.3	2.99
1970	6.33	2.81
1971	6.34	2.92
1972	6.37	3.09
1973	6.39	2.94
1974	6.4	2.66
1975	6.42	2.65
1976	6.44	2.52
1977	6.45	2.31
1978	6.46	2.35
1979	6.48	2.49
1980	6.5	2.48
1981	6.52	2.33
1982	6.54	2.27
1983	6.56	2.24
1984	6.59	2.08
1985	6.61	1.93
1986	6.63	1.92
1987	6.65	2.06
1988	6.66	2.26
1989	6.65	2.19
1990	6.65	2.3
1991	6.65	2.18
1992	6.64	2.21
1993	6.64	2.22
1994	6.64	2.14
1995	6.68	2.08
1996	6.67	2.12
1997	6.69	2.04
1998	6.7	2.05
1999	6.69	1.99
2000	6.7	2.08
2001	6.66	1.95
2002	6.61	1.93
2003	6.55	1.99
2004	6.53	2.04
2005	6.53	2.05
2006	6.55	2.08
2007	6.56	2.09
2008	6.58	2.15
2009	6.59	2.23
2010	6.59	2.2
2011	6.58	2.02
2012	6.56	2.04
2013	6.53	1.93
2014	6.48	1.93
2015	6.44	1.8
2016	6.39	1.74
2017	6.35	1.71
2018	6.3	1.71
2019	6.25	1.74
2020	6.21	1.72
2021	6.16	1.82
2022	6.11	1.59
2023	6.05	1.59
2024	5.98	1.57
2025	5.9	1.55
2026	5.8	1.54
2027	5.71	1.53
2028	5.62	1.53
2029	5.52	1.53
2030	5.42	1.52
2031	5.32	1.52
2032	5.2	1.52
2033	5.09	1.53
2034	4.99	1.53
2035	4.87	1.53
2036	4.77	1.53
2037	4.64	1.53
2038	4.55	1.53
2039	4.47	1.54
2040	4.38	1.54
2041	4.3	1.54
2042	4.21	1.54
2043	4.14	1.54
2044	4.06	1.54
2045	3.99	1.54
2046	3.92	1.55
2047	3.85	1.55
2048	3.78	1.55
2049	3.72	1.55
2050	3.66	1.56

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	DR Congo	Iceland
1960	42.9%	34.9%
1961	42.8%	35%
1962	42.7%	34.9%
1963	42.7%	34.9%
1964	42.7%	34.7%
1965	42.8%	34.5%
1966	42.9%	34.3%
1967	43%	34%
1968	43.2%	33.6%
1969	43.3%	33.2%
1970	43.4%	32.6%
1971	43.6%	32.1%
1972	43.8%	31.6%
1973	44%	31.2%
1974	44.2%	30.7%
1975	44.3%	30.1%
1976	44.5%	29.5%
1977	44.6%	29%
1978	44.5%	28.4%
1979	44.3%	27.9%
1980	44.2%	27.5%
1981	44.3%	27.2%
1982	44.3%	26.9%
1983	44.2%	26.7%
1984	44.1%	26.5%
1985	44.1%	26.2%
1986	44.1%	25.9%
1987	44.2%	25.6%
1988	44.3%	25.2%
1989	44.3%	25%
1990	44.4%	25%
1991	44.4%	24.8%
1992	44.5%	24.8%
1993	44.5%	24.8%
1994	44.1%	24.7%
1995	44%	24.4%
1996	44.7%	24.1%
1997	45.4%	23.9%
1998	45.6%	23.6%
1999	45.6%	23.4%
2000	45.7%	23.3%
2001	45.7%	23.2%
2002	45.7%	23%
2003	45.8%	22.8%
2004	45.9%	22.5%
2005	45.9%	22.1%
2006	45.9%	21.5%
2007	46%	21.1%
2008	46%	20.9%
2009	46.1%	20.9%
2010	46.1%	20.9%
2011	46%	20.8%
2012	46%	20.7%
2013	46%	20.6%
2014	46%	20.4%
2015	46%	20.2%
2016	45.9%	19.9%
2017	45.8%	19.6%
2018	45.9%	19.2%
2019	46%	18.9%
2020	46.1%	18.7%
2021	46.1%	18.6%
2022	46.1%	18.4%
2023	46.1%	18.1%
2024	46%	17.8%
2025	45.9%	17.5%
2026	45.8%	17.3%
2027	45.7%	17.1%
2028	45.5%	17%
2029	45.3%	16.8%
2030	45%	16.7%
2031	44.8%	16.6%
2032	44.5%	16.5%
2033	44.2%	16.3%
2034	43.8%	16.1%
2035	43.4%	15.9%
2036	43%	15.6%
2037	42.6%	15.4%
2038	42.2%	15.2%
2039	41.7%	15%
2040	41.3%	14.8%
2041	40.9%	14.7%
2042	40.4%	14.5%
2043	40%	14.4%
2044	39.6%	14.2%
2045	39.2%	14.1%
2046	38.8%	14%
2047	38.4%	13.9%
2048	38%	13.8%
2049	37.7%	13.7%
2050	37.3%	13.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 46% of the population in the DR Congo and 17.8% in Iceland in 2024, compared to 44.4% and 25% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the DR Congo and Iceland compared.

Natural population change in DR Congo vs Iceland by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3.29% in the DR Congo and +0.57% in Iceland. 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	Iceland
1960	363,517	3,758
1961	368,207	3,312
1962	383,406	3,465
1963	398,972	3,490
1964	406,334	3,459
1965	429,002	3,442
1966	463,397	3,305
1967	479,552	3,021
1968	497,682	2,841
1969	514,800	2,766
1970	533,300	2,576
1971	549,343	2,782
1972	564,495	3,241
1973	578,280	3,121
1974	593,539	2,776
1975	608,655	2,965
1976	624,147	2,951
1977	638,242	2,551
1978	646,411	2,727
1979	691,773	2,980
1980	724,111	2,966
1981	748,371	2,677
1982	774,823	2,736
1983	807,122	2,702
1984	844,956	2,539
1985	885,670	2,221
1986	925,334	2,384
1987	959,875	2,360
1988	995,278	2,847
1989	1,027,238	2,832
1990	1,063,508	3,058
1991	1,114,033	2,733
1992	1,152,781	2,898
1993	1,209,242	2,875
1994	1,259,539	2,713
1995	1,395,440	2,354
1996	1,380,490	2,447
1997	1,392,037	2,305
1998	1,375,130	2,357
1999	1,450,318	2,192
2000	1,549,518	2,475
2001	1,594,999	2,365
2002	1,631,597	2,243
2003	1,679,188	2,317
2004	1,731,022	2,425
2005	1,800,300	2,433
2006	1,889,398	2,491
2007	1,963,738	2,617
2008	2,044,210	2,825
2009	2,126,912	3,026
2010	2,212,255	2,862
2011	2,310,679	2,521
2012	2,405,462	2,566
2013	2,489,378	2,169
2014	2,580,251	2,324
2015	2,665,016	1,952
2016	2,753,687	1,711
2017	2,883,245	1,854
2018	2,993,184	1,975
2019	3,075,538	2,163
2020	3,156,152	2,199
2021	3,227,992	2,534
2022	3,347,664	1,719
2023	3,467,787	1,730

Maternal mortality chart: DR Congo vs Iceland

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 3 deaths in Iceland.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	DR Congo	Iceland
1985	934	11
1986	902	15
1987	863	13
1988	824	11
1989	791	14
1990	755	13
1991	735	11
1992	709	12
1993	683	10
1994	656	9
1995	644	13
1996	661	7
1997	617	8
1998	605	8
1999	601	7
2000	585	7
2001	588	6
2002	601	7
2003	605	6
2004	607	6
2005	613	5
2006	619	5
2007	631	5
2008	620	4
2009	608	5
2010	601	5
2011	589	4
2012	578	4
2013	567	4
2014	558	4
2015	545	4
2016	526	3
2017	519	3
2018	508	4
2019	493	4
2020	489	12
2021	507	5
2022	456	5
2023	427	3

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 7.32% in the DR Congo and 0.26% in Iceland. 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	Iceland
1960	-	2.14%
1961	-	2.11%
1962	-	2.07%
1963	-	2.02%
1964	-	1.97%
1965	-	1.92%
1966	-	1.85%
1967	-	1.79%
1968	-	1.72%
1969	25.1%	1.66%
1970	24.7%	1.6%
1971	24.3%	1.54%
1972	24%	1.48%
1973	23.7%	1.41%
1974	23.4%	1.35%
1975	23%	1.29%
1976	22.6%	1.22%
1977	22.3%	1.15%
1978	21.9%	1.09%
1979	21.5%	1.03%
1980	21.2%	0.97%
1981	20.9%	0.92%
1982	20.6%	0.87%
1983	20.3%	0.83%
1984	20%	0.79%
1985	19.7%	0.75%
1986	19.5%	0.73%
1987	19.2%	0.7%
1988	19%	0.67%
1989	18.8%	0.65%
1990	18.5%	0.63%
1991	18.3%	0.61%
1992	18.1%	0.58%
1993	17.9%	0.56%
1994	17.7%	0.54%
1995	17.5%	0.52%
1996	17.3%	0.49%
1997	17%	0.47%
1998	16.7%	0.45%
1999	16.3%	0.42%
2000	15.9%	0.4%
2001	15.5%	0.38%
2002	15%	0.36%
2003	14.6%	0.34%
2004	14.1%	0.33%
2005	13.6%	0.31%
2006	13.1%	0.3%
2007	12.7%	0.29%
2008	12.2%	0.28%
2009	11.8%	0.27%
2010	11.4%	0.27%
2011	11%	0.27%
2012	10.6%	0.26%
2013	10.3%	0.26%
2014	9.9%	0.26%
2015	9.56%	0.26%
2016	9.23%	0.26%
2017	8.93%	0.26%
2018	8.63%	0.27%
2019	8.35%	0.27%
2020	8.07%	0.27%
2021	7.81%	0.27%
2022	7.57%	0.26%
2023	7.32%	0.26%