Fertility & birth rates in DR Congo and New Zealand

Fertility rate in DR Congo vs New Zealand 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 1.56 in New Zealand in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check the DR Congo vs New Zealand 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	New Zealand
1960	6.11	4.24
1961	6.12	4.31
1962	6.14	4.19
1963	6.16	4.05
1964	6.19	3.8
1965	6.21	3.54
1966	6.24	3.41
1967	6.27	3.35
1968	6.29	3.34
1969	6.3	3.28
1970	6.33	3.17
1971	6.34	3.18
1972	6.37	3
1973	6.39	2.76
1974	6.4	2.58
1975	6.42	2.37
1976	6.44	2.27
1977	6.45	2.21
1978	6.46	2.07
1979	6.48	2.12
1980	6.5	2.03
1981	6.52	2.01
1982	6.54	1.95
1983	6.56	1.92
1984	6.59	1.93
1985	6.61	1.93
1986	6.63	1.96
1987	6.65	2.03
1988	6.66	2.1
1989	6.65	2.12
1990	6.65	2.18
1991	6.65	2.09
1992	6.64	2.06
1993	6.64	2.04
1994	6.64	1.98
1995	6.68	1.98
1996	6.67	1.96
1997	6.69	1.96
1998	6.7	1.89
1999	6.69	1.97
2000	6.7	1.98
2001	6.66	1.97
2002	6.61	1.89
2003	6.55	1.93
2004	6.53	1.98
2005	6.53	1.97
2006	6.55	2.01
2007	6.56	2.18
2008	6.58	2.19
2009	6.59	2.13
2010	6.59	2.17
2011	6.58	2.09
2012	6.56	2.1
2013	6.53	2.01
2014	6.48	1.92
2015	6.44	1.99
2016	6.39	1.87
2017	6.35	1.81
2018	6.3	1.71
2019	6.25	1.72
2020	6.21	1.61
2021	6.16	1.64
2022	6.11	1.66
2023	6.05	1.56
2024	5.98	1.55
2025	5.9	1.54
2026	5.8	1.53
2027	5.71	1.53
2028	5.62	1.52
2029	5.52	1.52
2030	5.42	1.52
2031	5.32	1.52
2032	5.2	1.52
2033	5.09	1.51
2034	4.99	1.51
2035	4.87	1.51
2036	4.77	1.51
2037	4.64	1.51
2038	4.55	1.51
2039	4.47	1.51
2040	4.38	1.51
2041	4.3	1.51
2042	4.21	1.51
2043	4.14	1.51
2044	4.06	1.51
2045	3.99	1.51
2046	3.92	1.51
2047	3.85	1.51
2048	3.78	1.51
2049	3.72	1.51
2050	3.66	1.51

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	DR Congo	New Zealand
1960	42.9%	32.8%
1961	42.8%	33%
1962	42.7%	33%
1963	42.7%	32.9%
1964	42.7%	32.9%
1965	42.8%	32.7%
1966	42.9%	32.6%
1967	43%	32.5%
1968	43.2%	32.3%
1969	43.3%	32.2%
1970	43.4%	31.9%
1971	43.6%	31.7%
1972	43.8%	31.4%
1973	44%	31%
1974	44.2%	30.5%
1975	44.3%	30.1%
1976	44.5%	29.6%
1977	44.6%	29%
1978	44.5%	28.4%
1979	44.3%	27.8%
1980	44.2%	27.2%
1981	44.3%	26.7%
1982	44.3%	26.2%
1983	44.2%	25.6%
1984	44.1%	25.1%
1985	44.1%	24.6%
1986	44.1%	24.2%
1987	44.2%	23.8%
1988	44.3%	23.5%
1989	44.3%	23.3%
1990	44.4%	23.3%
1991	44.4%	23.2%
1992	44.5%	23.1%
1993	44.5%	23.1%
1994	44.1%	23.1%
1995	44%	23.1%
1996	44.7%	23%
1997	45.4%	23%
1998	45.6%	23%
1999	45.6%	22.9%
2000	45.7%	22.8%
2001	45.7%	22.6%
2002	45.7%	22.4%
2003	45.8%	22.1%
2004	45.9%	21.8%
2005	45.9%	21.5%
2006	45.9%	21.3%
2007	46%	21.1%
2008	46%	21%
2009	46.1%	20.9%
2010	46.1%	20.9%
2011	46%	20.8%
2012	46%	20.6%
2013	46%	20.4%
2014	46%	20.2%
2015	46%	19.9%
2016	45.9%	19.6%
2017	45.8%	19.5%
2018	45.9%	19.3%
2019	46%	19.2%
2020	46.1%	19%
2021	46.1%	18.9%
2022	46.1%	18.6%
2023	46.1%	18.4%
2024	46%	18.1%
2025	45.9%	17.9%
2026	45.8%	17.6%
2027	45.7%	17.4%
2028	45.5%	17.2%
2029	45.3%	17%
2030	45%	16.8%
2031	44.8%	16.6%
2032	44.5%	16.4%
2033	44.2%	16.3%
2034	43.8%	16.1%
2035	43.4%	16%
2036	43%	15.9%
2037	42.6%	15.8%
2038	42.2%	15.7%
2039	41.7%	15.6%
2040	41.3%	15.5%
2041	40.9%	15.4%
2042	40.4%	15.4%
2043	40%	15.4%
2044	39.6%	15.3%
2045	39.2%	15.3%
2046	38.8%	15.3%
2047	38.4%	15.3%
2048	38%	15.3%
2049	37.7%	15.2%
2050	37.3%	15.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 46% of the population in the DR Congo and 18.1% in New Zealand in 2024, compared to 44.4% and 23.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the DR Congo and New Zealand compared.

Natural population change in DR Congo vs New Zealand by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3.29% in the DR Congo and +0.51% in New Zealand. 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	New Zealand
1960	363,517	41,791
1961	368,207	43,482
1962	383,406	42,865
1963	398,972	42,027
1964	406,334	39,375
1965	429,002	36,982
1966	463,397	36,151
1967	479,552	37,974
1968	497,682	37,594
1969	514,800	38,098
1970	533,300	37,101
1971	549,343	40,000
1972	564,495	38,244
1973	578,280	35,239
1974	593,539	33,896
1975	608,655	31,355
1976	624,147	29,456
1977	638,242	28,020
1978	646,411	26,156
1979	691,773	26,675
1980	724,111	23,658
1981	748,371	25,374
1982	774,823	24,207
1983	807,122	24,315
1984	844,956	26,043
1985	885,670	24,126
1986	925,334	25,549
1987	959,875	27,603
1988	995,278	29,846
1989	1,027,238	30,749
1990	1,063,508	33,298
1991	1,114,033	33,518
1992	1,152,781	32,067
1993	1,209,242	31,685
1994	1,259,539	30,372
1995	1,395,440	29,828
1996	1,380,490	28,997
1997	1,392,037	30,137
1998	1,375,130	29,146
1999	1,450,318	28,916
2000	1,549,518	29,897
2001	1,594,999	27,939
2002	1,631,597	25,941
2003	1,679,188	28,150
2004	1,731,022	29,634
2005	1,800,300	30,674
2006	1,889,398	30,924
2007	1,963,738	35,480
2008	2,044,210	35,143
2009	2,126,912	33,560
2010	2,212,255	35,458
2011	2,310,679	31,302
2012	2,405,462	31,077
2013	2,489,378	29,096
2014	2,580,251	26,196
2015	2,665,016	29,408
2016	2,753,687	28,237
2017	2,883,245	26,282
2018	2,993,184	24,797
2019	3,075,538	25,344
2020	3,156,152	24,993
2021	3,227,992	23,767
2022	3,347,664	20,264
2023	3,467,787	19,039

Maternal mortality chart: DR Congo vs New Zealand

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 7 deaths in New Zealand.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	DR Congo	New Zealand
1985	934	19
1986	902	18
1987	863	19
1988	824	19
1989	791	18
1990	755	18
1991	735	16
1992	709	15
1993	683	14
1994	656	13
1995	644	14
1996	661	14
1997	617	13
1998	605	12
1999	601	12
2000	585	11
2001	588	10
2002	601	11
2003	605	11
2004	607	11
2005	613	11
2006	619	10
2007	631	10
2008	620	10
2009	608	10
2010	601	10
2011	589	10
2012	578	9
2013	567	8
2014	558	7
2015	545	8
2016	526	8
2017	519	8
2018	508	7
2019	493	8
2020	489	8
2021	507	8
2022	456	23
2023	427	7

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 7.32% in the DR Congo and 0.47% in New Zealand. 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	New Zealand
1960	-	2.78%
1961	-	2.68%
1962	-	2.58%
1963	-	2.48%
1964	-	2.39%
1965	-	2.31%
1966	-	2.25%
1967	-	2.2%
1968	-	2.16%
1969	25.1%	2.12%
1970	24.7%	2.08%
1971	24.3%	2.03%
1972	24%	1.98%
1973	23.7%	1.94%
1974	23.4%	1.88%
1975	23%	1.83%
1976	22.6%	1.77%
1977	22.3%	1.71%
1978	21.9%	1.66%
1979	21.5%	1.61%
1980	21.2%	1.56%
1981	20.9%	1.52%
1982	20.6%	1.48%
1983	20.3%	1.45%
1984	20%	1.41%
1985	19.7%	1.38%
1986	19.5%	1.34%
1987	19.2%	1.29%
1988	19%	1.24%
1989	18.8%	1.18%
1990	18.5%	1.12%
1991	18.3%	1.06%
1992	18.1%	1%
1993	17.9%	0.95%
1994	17.7%	0.91%
1995	17.5%	0.87%
1996	17.3%	0.84%
1997	17%	0.81%
1998	16.7%	0.78%
1999	16.3%	0.76%
2000	15.9%	0.74%
2001	15.5%	0.72%
2002	15%	0.7%
2003	14.6%	0.69%
2004	14.1%	0.67%
2005	13.6%	0.66%
2006	13.1%	0.65%
2007	12.7%	0.65%
2008	12.2%	0.64%
2009	11.8%	0.63%
2010	11.4%	0.62%
2011	11%	0.61%
2012	10.6%	0.6%
2013	10.3%	0.59%
2014	9.9%	0.57%
2015	9.56%	0.56%
2016	9.23%	0.55%
2017	8.93%	0.53%
2018	8.63%	0.52%
2019	8.35%	0.51%
2020	8.07%	0.5%
2021	7.81%	0.49%
2022	7.57%	0.48%
2023	7.32%	0.47%