Fertility & birth rates in DR Congo and Mauritius

Fertility rate in DR Congo vs Mauritius 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 1.39 in Mauritius in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check the DR Congo vs Mauritius 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	Mauritius
1960	6.11	5.9
1961	6.12	5.98
1962	6.14	5.88
1963	6.16	6.18
1964	6.19	5.96
1965	6.21	5.51
1966	6.24	5.46
1967	6.27	4.63
1968	6.29	4.6
1969	6.3	3.97
1970	6.33	3.82
1971	6.34	3.51
1972	6.37	3.41
1973	6.39	3.07
1974	6.4	3.45
1975	6.42	3.2
1976	6.44	3.13
1977	6.45	3.07
1978	6.46	3.01
1979	6.48	2.91
1980	6.5	2.8
1981	6.52	2.67
1982	6.54	2.53
1983	6.56	2.4
1984	6.59	2.16
1985	6.61	2.02
1986	6.63	1.99
1987	6.65	2.05
1988	6.66	2.14
1989	6.65	2.23
1990	6.65	2.32
1991	6.65	2.3
1992	6.64	2.37
1993	6.64	2.21
1994	6.64	2.25
1995	6.68	2.14
1996	6.67	2.12
1997	6.69	2.04
1998	6.7	1.97
1999	6.69	2.05
2000	6.7	1.99
2001	6.66	1.91
2002	6.61	1.94
2003	6.55	1.87
2004	6.53	1.92
2005	6.53	1.88
2006	6.55	1.77
2007	6.56	1.74
2008	6.58	1.67
2009	6.59	1.59
2010	6.59	1.57
2011	6.58	1.55
2012	6.56	1.54
2013	6.53	1.44
2014	6.48	1.43
2015	6.44	1.36
2016	6.39	1.4
2017	6.35	1.44
2018	6.3	1.41
2019	6.25	1.4
2020	6.21	1.44
2021	6.16	1.41
2022	6.11	1.32
2023	6.05	1.39
2024	5.98	1.37
2025	5.9	1.36
2026	5.8	1.35
2027	5.71	1.35
2028	5.62	1.35
2029	5.52	1.35
2030	5.42	1.36
2031	5.32	1.36
2032	5.2	1.37
2033	5.09	1.37
2034	4.99	1.38
2035	4.87	1.39
2036	4.77	1.39
2037	4.64	1.4
2038	4.55	1.41
2039	4.47	1.41
2040	4.38	1.42
2041	4.3	1.42
2042	4.21	1.43
2043	4.14	1.43
2044	4.06	1.44
2045	3.99	1.45
2046	3.92	1.45
2047	3.85	1.46
2048	3.78	1.46
2049	3.72	1.47
2050	3.66	1.47

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	DR Congo	Mauritius
1960	42.9%	45%
1961	42.8%	45%
1962	42.7%	45.1%
1963	42.7%	45.1%
1964	42.7%	44.8%
1965	42.8%	44.4%
1966	42.9%	44%
1967	43%	43.4%
1968	43.2%	42.9%
1969	43.3%	42.3%
1970	43.4%	41.6%
1971	43.6%	40.9%
1972	43.8%	40.1%
1973	44%	39.1%
1974	44.2%	38.2%
1975	44.3%	37.3%
1976	44.5%	36.5%
1977	44.6%	35.7%
1978	44.5%	34.9%
1979	44.3%	34.2%
1980	44.2%	33.6%
1981	44.3%	33.1%
1982	44.3%	32.6%
1983	44.2%	32.2%
1984	44.1%	31.8%
1985	44.1%	31.4%
1986	44.1%	31.1%
1987	44.2%	30.8%
1988	44.3%	30.5%
1989	44.3%	30.1%
1990	44.4%	29.8%
1991	44.4%	29.4%
1992	44.5%	29%
1993	44.5%	28.5%
1994	44.1%	28%
1995	44%	27.5%
1996	44.7%	27%
1997	45.4%	26.6%
1998	45.6%	26.2%
1999	45.6%	25.8%
2000	45.7%	25.6%
2001	45.7%	25.3%
2002	45.7%	25%
2003	45.8%	24.7%
2004	45.9%	24.3%
2005	45.9%	23.9%
2006	45.9%	23.4%
2007	46%	22.9%
2008	46%	22.3%
2009	46.1%	21.7%
2010	46.1%	21.1%
2011	46%	20.6%
2012	46%	20.1%
2013	46%	19.7%
2014	46%	19.3%
2015	46%	18.9%
2016	45.9%	18.4%
2017	45.8%	17.9%
2018	45.9%	17.4%
2019	46%	16.9%
2020	46.1%	16.4%
2021	46.1%	15.9%
2022	46.1%	15.5%
2023	46.1%	15.1%
2024	46%	14.8%
2025	45.9%	14.5%
2026	45.8%	14.3%
2027	45.7%	14.1%
2028	45.5%	14%
2029	45.3%	13.8%
2030	45%	13.7%
2031	44.8%	13.6%
2032	44.5%	13.5%
2033	44.2%	13.4%
2034	43.8%	13.3%
2035	43.4%	13.2%
2036	43%	13%
2037	42.6%	12.9%
2038	42.2%	12.8%
2039	41.7%	12.7%
2040	41.3%	12.6%
2041	40.9%	12.5%
2042	40.4%	12.4%
2043	40%	12.3%
2044	39.6%	12.2%
2045	39.2%	12.1%
2046	38.8%	12%
2047	38.4%	11.8%
2048	38%	11.7%
2049	37.7%	11.6%
2050	37.3%	11.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 46% of the population in the DR Congo and 14.8% in Mauritius in 2024, compared to 44.4% and 29.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the DR Congo and Mauritius compared.

Natural population change in DR Congo vs Mauritius by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3.29% in the DR Congo and +0.15% in Mauritius. 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	Mauritius
1960	363,517	19,931
1961	368,207	20,355
1962	383,406	20,660
1963	398,972	22,069
1964	406,334	22,239
1965	429,002	20,482
1966	463,397	20,758
1967	479,552	17,560
1968	497,682	17,884
1969	514,800	15,761
1970	533,300	16,190
1971	549,343	15,441
1972	564,495	14,825
1973	578,280	13,145
1974	593,539	17,561
1975	608,655	15,342
1976	624,147	16,407
1977	638,242	16,769
1978	646,411	18,670
1979	691,773	19,282
1980	724,111	19,321
1981	748,371	18,334
1982	774,823	15,880
1983	807,122	14,525
1984	844,956	13,665
1985	885,670	12,451
1986	925,334	12,340
1987	959,875	13,262
1988	995,278	14,084
1989	1,027,238	14,718
1990	1,063,508	15,564
1991	1,114,033	15,091
1992	1,152,781	15,833
1993	1,209,242	14,814
1994	1,259,539	14,355
1995	1,395,440	13,020
1996	1,380,490	13,041
1997	1,392,037	11,943
1998	1,375,130	11,489
1999	1,450,318	12,341
2000	1,549,518	12,224
2001	1,594,999	11,723
2002	1,631,597	11,685
2003	1,679,188	10,799
2004	1,731,022	10,745
2005	1,800,300	10,195
2006	1,889,398	8,515
2007	1,963,738	8,429
2008	2,044,210	7,465
2009	2,126,912	6,113
2010	2,212,255	5,877
2011	2,310,679	5,511
2012	2,405,462	5,149
2013	2,489,378	4,281
2014	2,580,251	3,657
2015	2,665,016	3,031
2016	2,753,687	2,906
2017	2,883,245	3,415
2018	2,993,184	2,151
2019	3,075,538	1,773
2020	3,156,152	2,405
2021	3,227,992	-253
2022	3,347,664	-757
2023	3,467,787	1,009

Maternal mortality chart: DR Congo vs Mauritius

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 66 deaths in Mauritius.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	DR Congo	Mauritius
1985	934	111
1986	902	106
1987	863	103
1988	824	93
1989	791	85
1990	755	77
1991	735	75
1992	709	73
1993	683	70
1994	656	63
1995	644	55
1996	661	52
1997	617	49
1998	605	48
1999	601	46
2000	585	43
2001	588	42
2002	601	42
2003	605	42
2004	607	43
2005	613	43
2006	619	45
2007	631	46
2008	620	48
2009	608	51
2010	601	53
2011	589	55
2012	578	55
2013	567	58
2014	558	60
2015	545	61
2016	526	62
2017	519	66
2018	508	67
2019	493	67
2020	489	58
2021	507	80
2022	456	61
2023	427	66

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 7.32% in the DR Congo and 1.52% in Mauritius. 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	Mauritius
1960	-	10.2%
1961	-	9.82%
1962	-	9.31%
1963	-	8.72%
1964	-	8.4%
1965	-	8.66%
1966	-	9.25%
1967	-	9.55%
1968	-	9.25%
1969	25.1%	8.72%
1970	24.7%	8.35%
1971	24.3%	8.15%
1972	24%	7.98%
1973	23.7%	7.71%
1974	23.4%	7.24%
1975	23%	6.53%
1976	22.6%	5.74%
1977	22.3%	5.08%
1978	21.9%	4.62%
1979	21.5%	4.28%
1980	21.2%	4.02%
1981	20.9%	3.77%
1982	20.6%	3.47%
1983	20.3%	3.15%
1984	20%	2.92%
1985	19.7%	2.85%
1986	19.5%	2.88%
1987	19.2%	2.85%
1988	19%	2.7%
1989	18.8%	2.5%
1990	18.5%	2.32%
1991	18.3%	2.19%
1992	18.1%	2.13%
1993	17.9%	2.12%
1994	17.7%	2.16%
1995	17.5%	2.22%
1996	17.3%	2.26%
1997	17%	2.25%
1998	16.7%	2.16%
1999	16.3%	2.03%
2000	15.9%	1.89%
2001	15.5%	1.76%
2002	15%	1.66%
2003	14.6%	1.6%
2004	14.1%	1.57%
2005	13.6%	1.55%
2006	13.1%	1.54%
2007	12.7%	1.52%
2008	12.2%	1.5%
2009	11.8%	1.48%
2010	11.4%	1.48%
2011	11%	1.49%
2012	10.6%	1.5%
2013	10.3%	1.49%
2014	9.9%	1.47%
2015	9.56%	1.47%
2016	9.23%	1.47%
2017	8.93%	1.5%
2018	8.63%	1.53%
2019	8.35%	1.57%
2020	8.07%	1.58%
2021	7.81%	1.57%
2022	7.57%	1.55%
2023	7.32%	1.52%