Fertility & birth rates in DR Congo and Nicaragua

Fertility rate in DR Congo vs Nicaragua 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 2.22 in Nicaragua in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check the DR Congo vs Nicaragua 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	Nicaragua
1960	6.11	7.16
1961	6.12	7.11
1962	6.14	7.1
1963	6.16	7.08
1964	6.19	7.06
1965	6.21	7.03
1966	6.24	6.99
1967	6.27	6.94
1968	6.29	6.89
1969	6.3	6.83
1970	6.33	6.77
1971	6.34	6.71
1972	6.37	6.65
1973	6.39	6.59
1974	6.4	6.52
1975	6.42	6.45
1976	6.44	6.37
1977	6.45	6.28
1978	6.46	6.16
1979	6.48	6.07
1980	6.5	5.96
1981	6.52	5.84
1982	6.54	5.74
1983	6.56	5.61
1984	6.59	5.49
1985	6.61	5.36
1986	6.63	5.22
1987	6.65	5.07
1988	6.66	4.93
1989	6.65	4.76
1990	6.65	4.6
1991	6.65	4.43
1992	6.64	4.27
1993	6.64	4.1
1994	6.64	3.94
1995	6.68	3.78
1996	6.67	3.62
1997	6.69	3.47
1998	6.7	3.34
1999	6.69	3.22
2000	6.7	3.12
2001	6.66	3
2002	6.61	2.89
2003	6.55	2.83
2004	6.53	2.78
2005	6.53	2.77
2006	6.55	2.73
2007	6.56	2.7
2008	6.58	2.66
2009	6.59	2.63
2010	6.59	2.6
2011	6.58	2.56
2012	6.56	2.53
2013	6.53	2.49
2014	6.48	2.46
2015	6.44	2.43
2016	6.39	2.41
2017	6.35	2.38
2018	6.3	2.35
2019	6.25	2.32
2020	6.21	2.3
2021	6.16	2.27
2022	6.11	2.24
2023	6.05	2.22
2024	5.98	2.21
2025	5.9	2.18
2026	5.8	2.16
2027	5.71	2.14
2028	5.62	2.11
2029	5.52	2.09
2030	5.42	2.07
2031	5.32	2.05
2032	5.2	2.04
2033	5.09	2.02
2034	4.99	2.01
2035	4.87	2
2036	4.77	1.98
2037	4.64	1.97
2038	4.55	1.96
2039	4.47	1.95
2040	4.38	1.94
2041	4.3	1.93
2042	4.21	1.92
2043	4.14	1.91
2044	4.06	1.9
2045	3.99	1.89
2046	3.92	1.89
2047	3.85	1.88
2048	3.78	1.87
2049	3.72	1.87
2050	3.66	1.86

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	DR Congo	Nicaragua
1960	42.9%	47.6%
1961	42.8%	47.8%
1962	42.7%	48%
1963	42.7%	48.2%
1964	42.7%	48.2%
1965	42.8%	48.1%
1966	42.9%	47.9%
1967	43%	47.8%
1968	43.2%	47.7%
1969	43.3%	47.6%
1970	43.4%	47.5%
1971	43.6%	47.5%
1972	43.8%	47.4%
1973	44%	47.4%
1974	44.2%	47.3%
1975	44.3%	47.3%
1976	44.5%	47.3%
1977	44.6%	47.2%
1978	44.5%	47.3%
1979	44.3%	47.3%
1980	44.2%	47.3%
1981	44.3%	47.3%
1982	44.3%	47.3%
1983	44.2%	47.2%
1984	44.1%	47.2%
1985	44.1%	47.1%
1986	44.1%	47%
1987	44.2%	46.9%
1988	44.3%	46.7%
1989	44.3%	46.4%
1990	44.4%	46.1%
1991	44.4%	45.7%
1992	44.5%	45.2%
1993	44.5%	44.8%
1994	44.1%	44.3%
1995	44%	43.7%
1996	44.7%	43.1%
1997	45.4%	42.4%
1998	45.6%	41.7%
1999	45.6%	41%
2000	45.7%	40.3%
2001	45.7%	39.6%
2002	45.7%	38.9%
2003	45.8%	38.2%
2004	45.9%	37.5%
2005	45.9%	36.8%
2006	45.9%	36.2%
2007	46%	35.7%
2008	46%	35.2%
2009	46.1%	34.7%
2010	46.1%	34.2%
2011	46%	33.8%
2012	46%	33.3%
2013	46%	32.9%
2014	46%	32.6%
2015	46%	32.2%
2016	45.9%	31.8%
2017	45.8%	31.5%
2018	45.9%	31.1%
2019	46%	30.8%
2020	46.1%	30.4%
2021	46.1%	30.1%
2022	46.1%	29.6%
2023	46.1%	29.2%
2024	46%	28.8%
2025	45.9%	28.3%
2026	45.8%	27.9%
2027	45.7%	27.4%
2028	45.5%	27%
2029	45.3%	26.6%
2030	45%	26.2%
2031	44.8%	25.8%
2032	44.5%	25.4%
2033	44.2%	25%
2034	43.8%	24.7%
2035	43.4%	24.4%
2036	43%	24%
2037	42.6%	23.7%
2038	42.2%	23.4%
2039	41.7%	23.1%
2040	41.3%	22.8%
2041	40.9%	22.5%
2042	40.4%	22.2%
2043	40%	22%
2044	39.6%	21.7%
2045	39.2%	21.4%
2046	38.8%	21.2%
2047	38.4%	20.9%
2048	38%	20.7%
2049	37.7%	20.5%
2050	37.3%	20.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 46% of the population in the DR Congo and 28.8% in Nicaragua in 2024, compared to 44.4% and 46.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the DR Congo and Nicaragua compared.

Natural population change in DR Congo vs Nicaragua by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3.29% in the DR Congo and +1.58% in Nicaragua. 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	Nicaragua
1960	363,517	55,664
1961	368,207	57,499
1962	383,406	59,547
1963	398,972	61,738
1964	406,334	64,227
1965	429,002	67,056
1966	463,397	69,883
1967	479,552	72,722
1968	497,682	75,458
1969	514,800	78,237
1970	533,300	81,127
1971	549,343	84,139
1972	564,495	76,906
1973	578,280	89,662
1974	593,539	92,505
1975	608,655	95,230
1976	624,147	98,100
1977	638,242	100,498
1978	646,411	98,419
1979	691,773	96,429
1980	724,111	108,604
1981	748,371	110,421
1982	774,823	112,468
1983	807,122	110,618
1984	844,956	110,133
1985	885,670	110,949
1986	925,334	113,054
1987	959,875	112,885
1988	995,278	117,299
1989	1,027,238	120,128
1990	1,063,508	120,677
1991	1,114,033	121,787
1992	1,152,781	121,204
1993	1,209,242	120,469
1994	1,259,539	119,565
1995	1,395,440	118,325
1996	1,380,490	116,849
1997	1,392,037	114,415
1998	1,375,130	108,862
1999	1,450,318	110,217
2000	1,549,518	109,192
2001	1,594,999	107,109
2002	1,631,597	105,805
2003	1,679,188	106,142
2004	1,731,022	106,904
2005	1,800,300	108,984
2006	1,889,398	110,073
2007	1,963,738	110,341
2008	2,044,210	110,395
2009	2,126,912	110,213
2010	2,212,255	110,475
2011	2,310,679	110,026
2012	2,405,462	110,065
2013	2,489,378	109,032
2014	2,580,251	108,420
2015	2,665,016	107,344
2016	2,753,687	106,585
2017	2,883,245	105,468
2018	2,993,184	104,814
2019	3,075,538	102,817
2020	3,156,152	90,515
2021	3,227,992	89,213
2022	3,347,664	100,987
2023	3,467,787	100,921

Maternal mortality chart: DR Congo vs Nicaragua

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 60 deaths in Nicaragua.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	DR Congo	Nicaragua
1985	934	319
1986	902	313
1987	863	316
1988	824	301
1989	791	286
1990	755	281
1991	735	273
1992	709	272
1993	683	265
1994	656	256
1995	644	251
1996	661	244
1997	617	236
1998	605	239
1999	601	228
2000	585	213
2001	588	194
2002	601	170
2003	605	154
2004	607	140
2005	613	124
2006	619	113
2007	631	106
2008	620	101
2009	608	99
2010	601	96
2011	589	93
2012	578	88
2013	567	86
2014	558	83
2015	545	81
2016	526	77
2017	519	72
2018	508	67
2019	493	69
2020	489	87
2021	507	124
2022	456	61
2023	427	60

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 7.32% in the DR Congo and 1.34% in Nicaragua. 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	Nicaragua
1960	-	19.8%
1961	-	19.6%
1962	-	19.4%
1963	-	19.2%
1964	-	19%
1965	-	18.7%
1966	-	18.4%
1967	-	18.1%
1968	-	17.8%
1969	25.1%	17.4%
1970	24.7%	17.1%
1971	24.3%	16.6%
1972	24%	18.7%
1973	23.7%	15.6%
1974	23.4%	15%
1975	23%	14.4%
1976	22.6%	13.7%
1977	22.3%	12.9%
1978	21.9%	12.2%
1979	21.5%	11.5%
1980	21.2%	10.8%
1981	20.9%	10.2%
1982	20.6%	9.58%
1983	20.3%	9.07%
1984	20%	8.62%
1985	19.7%	8.21%
1986	19.5%	7.85%
1987	19.2%	7.53%
1988	19%	7.22%
1989	18.8%	6.92%
1990	18.5%	6.62%
1991	18.3%	6.31%
1992	18.1%	6%
1993	17.9%	5.69%
1994	17.7%	5.39%
1995	17.5%	5.09%
1996	17.3%	4.81%
1997	17%	4.54%
1998	16.7%	5.01%
1999	16.3%	4.04%
2000	15.9%	3.82%
2001	15.5%	3.62%
2002	15%	3.43%
2003	14.6%	3.26%
2004	14.1%	3.1%
2005	13.6%	2.95%
2006	13.1%	2.81%
2007	12.7%	2.68%
2008	12.2%	2.55%
2009	11.8%	2.44%
2010	11.4%	2.33%
2011	11%	2.22%
2012	10.6%	2.13%
2013	10.3%	2.03%
2014	9.9%	1.94%
2015	9.56%	1.86%
2016	9.23%	1.78%
2017	8.93%	1.71%
2018	8.63%	1.64%
2019	8.35%	1.57%
2020	8.07%	1.51%
2021	7.81%	1.45%
2022	7.57%	1.39%
2023	7.32%	1.34%