Fertility & birth rates in DR Congo and Pakistan

Fertility rate in DR Congo vs Pakistan 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 3.61 in Pakistan in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check the DR Congo vs Pakistan 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	Pakistan
1960	6.11	6.8
1961	6.12	6.8
1962	6.14	6.8
1963	6.16	6.8
1964	6.19	6.8
1965	6.21	6.8
1966	6.24	6.8
1967	6.27	6.8
1968	6.29	6.8
1969	6.3	6.8
1970	6.33	6.8
1971	6.34	6.8
1972	6.37	6.81
1973	6.39	6.81
1974	6.4	6.81
1975	6.42	6.81
1976	6.44	6.81
1977	6.45	6.8
1978	6.46	6.78
1979	6.48	6.76
1980	6.5	6.73
1981	6.52	6.7
1982	6.54	6.67
1983	6.56	6.64
1984	6.59	6.62
1985	6.61	6.59
1986	6.63	6.55
1987	6.65	6.52
1988	6.66	6.48
1989	6.65	6.43
1990	6.65	6.36
1991	6.65	6.29
1992	6.64	6.21
1993	6.64	6.11
1994	6.64	6.01
1995	6.68	5.89
1996	6.67	5.77
1997	6.69	5.64
1998	6.7	5.51
1999	6.69	5.46
2000	6.7	5.35
2001	6.66	5.18
2002	6.61	5.01
2003	6.55	4.89
2004	6.53	4.68
2005	6.53	4.6
2006	6.55	4.59
2007	6.56	4.55
2008	6.58	4.51
2009	6.59	4.47
2010	6.59	4.4
2011	6.58	4.31
2012	6.56	4.2
2013	6.53	4.13
2014	6.48	4.06
2015	6.44	3.99
2016	6.39	3.9
2017	6.35	3.9
2018	6.3	3.86
2019	6.25	3.81
2020	6.21	3.77
2021	6.16	3.72
2022	6.11	3.66
2023	6.05	3.61
2024	5.98	3.55
2025	5.9	3.5
2026	5.8	3.44
2027	5.71	3.39
2028	5.62	3.34
2029	5.52	3.3
2030	5.42	3.25
2031	5.32	3.21
2032	5.2	3.16
2033	5.09	3.12
2034	4.99	3.08
2035	4.87	3.04
2036	4.77	3.01
2037	4.64	2.97
2038	4.55	2.94
2039	4.47	2.9
2040	4.38	2.87
2041	4.3	2.83
2042	4.21	2.8
2043	4.14	2.77
2044	4.06	2.74
2045	3.99	2.71
2046	3.92	2.69
2047	3.85	2.66
2048	3.78	2.63
2049	3.72	2.61
2050	3.66	2.58

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	DR Congo	Pakistan
1960	42.9%	41.3%
1961	42.8%	41.4%
1962	42.7%	41.6%
1963	42.7%	41.8%
1964	42.7%	42.2%
1965	42.8%	42.7%
1966	42.9%	43%
1967	43%	43.3%
1968	43.2%	43.5%
1969	43.3%	43.7%
1970	43.4%	43.9%
1971	43.6%	44%
1972	43.8%	44.1%
1973	44%	44.1%
1974	44.2%	44.1%
1975	44.3%	44.1%
1976	44.5%	44%
1977	44.6%	43.9%
1978	44.5%	43.8%
1979	44.3%	43.7%
1980	44.2%	43.3%
1981	44.3%	43.1%
1982	44.3%	43%
1983	44.2%	43.1%
1984	44.1%	43.3%
1985	44.1%	43.5%
1986	44.1%	43.6%
1987	44.2%	43.7%
1988	44.3%	43.8%
1989	44.3%	44%
1990	44.4%	44.1%
1991	44.4%	44.1%
1992	44.5%	44.3%
1993	44.5%	44.5%
1994	44.1%	44.5%
1995	44%	44.5%
1996	44.7%	44.3%
1997	45.4%	44.1%
1998	45.6%	43.9%
1999	45.6%	43.6%
2000	45.7%	43.3%
2001	45.7%	42.9%
2002	45.7%	42.6%
2003	45.8%	42.3%
2004	45.9%	41.8%
2005	45.9%	41.3%
2006	45.9%	40.9%
2007	46%	40.4%
2008	46%	40%
2009	46.1%	39.6%
2010	46.1%	39.3%
2011	46%	39.1%
2012	46%	39%
2013	46%	38.9%
2014	46%	38.9%
2015	46%	38.8%
2016	45.9%	38.6%
2017	45.8%	38.5%
2018	45.9%	38.3%
2019	46%	38.1%
2020	46.1%	37.9%
2021	46.1%	37.6%
2022	46.1%	37.3%
2023	46.1%	37%
2024	46%	36.7%
2025	45.9%	36.2%
2026	45.8%	35.8%
2027	45.7%	35.3%
2028	45.5%	34.9%
2029	45.3%	34.5%
2030	45%	34.2%
2031	44.8%	33.8%
2032	44.5%	33.5%
2033	44.2%	33.3%
2034	43.8%	33%
2035	43.4%	32.7%
2036	43%	32.5%
2037	42.6%	32.2%
2038	42.2%	32%
2039	41.7%	31.7%
2040	41.3%	31.5%
2041	40.9%	31.3%
2042	40.4%	31%
2043	40%	30.8%
2044	39.6%	30.5%
2045	39.2%	30.3%
2046	38.8%	30%
2047	38.4%	29.7%
2048	38%	29.5%
2049	37.7%	29.2%
2050	37.3%	28.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 46% of the population in the DR Congo and 36.7% in Pakistan in 2024, compared to 44.4% and 44.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the DR Congo and Pakistan compared.

Natural population change in DR Congo vs Pakistan by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3.29% in the DR Congo and +2.23% in Pakistan. 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	Pakistan
1960	363,517	1,217,147
1961	368,207	1,273,772
1962	383,406	1,328,675
1963	398,972	1,384,934
1964	406,334	1,447,394
1965	429,002	1,496,050
1966	463,397	1,566,343
1967	479,552	1,626,737
1968	497,682	1,683,296
1969	514,800	1,733,601
1970	533,300	1,793,570
1971	549,343	1,695,374
1972	564,495	1,912,774
1973	578,280	1,971,909
1974	593,539	2,028,061
1975	608,655	2,099,811
1976	624,147	2,171,812
1977	638,242	2,257,849
1978	646,411	2,356,601
1979	691,773	2,461,311
1980	724,111	2,598,421
1981	748,371	2,790,454
1982	774,823	2,934,689
1983	807,122	3,052,738
1984	844,956	3,145,772
1985	885,670	3,233,315
1986	925,334	3,341,643
1987	959,875	3,448,813
1988	995,278	3,554,755
1989	1,027,238	3,648,132
1990	1,063,508	3,731,730
1991	1,114,033	3,822,363
1992	1,152,781	3,888,637
1993	1,209,242	3,915,776
1994	1,259,539	3,956,699
1995	1,395,440	3,977,175
1996	1,380,490	4,021,758
1997	1,392,037	4,043,912
1998	1,375,130	4,104,824
1999	1,450,318	4,228,026
2000	1,549,518	4,281,169
2001	1,594,999	4,304,297
2002	1,631,597	4,307,607
2003	1,679,188	4,340,688
2004	1,731,022	4,294,654
2005	1,800,300	4,294,393
2006	1,889,398	4,538,426
2007	1,963,738	4,690,187
2008	2,044,210	4,885,855
2009	2,126,912	5,028,132
2010	2,212,255	5,147,142
2011	2,310,679	5,189,412
2012	2,405,462	5,191,263
2013	2,489,378	5,176,590
2014	2,580,251	5,148,994
2015	2,665,016	5,113,507
2016	2,753,687	5,044,922
2017	2,883,245	5,090,200
2018	2,993,184	5,103,858
2019	3,075,538	5,127,011
2020	3,156,152	5,011,177
2021	3,227,992	5,065,913
2022	3,347,664	5,268,077
2023	3,467,787	5,281,745

Maternal mortality chart: DR Congo vs Pakistan

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 155 deaths in Pakistan.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	DR Congo	Pakistan
1985	934	432
1986	902	436
1987	863	442
1988	824	441
1989	791	439
1990	755	434
1991	735	443
1992	709	459
1993	683	473
1994	656	479
1995	644	485
1996	661	482
1997	617	476
1998	605	456
1999	601	438
2000	585	419
2001	588	400
2002	601	380
2003	605	358
2004	607	333
2005	613	316
2006	619	284
2007	631	265
2008	620	254
2009	608	246
2010	601	240
2011	589	234
2012	578	227
2013	567	220
2014	558	211
2015	545	202
2016	526	193
2017	519	184
2018	508	178
2019	493	173
2020	489	178
2021	507	193
2022	456	160
2023	427	155

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 7.32% in the DR Congo and 5.85% in Pakistan. 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	Pakistan
1960	-	25%
1961	-	24.1%
1962	-	23.3%
1963	-	22.5%
1964	-	21.8%
1965	-	21.2%
1966	-	20.6%
1967	-	20.2%
1968	-	19.7%
1969	25.1%	19.4%
1970	24.7%	19%
1971	24.3%	18.7%
1972	24%	18.4%
1973	23.7%	18.1%
1974	23.4%	17.8%
1975	23%	17.6%
1976	22.6%	17.4%
1977	22.3%	17.1%
1978	21.9%	16.9%
1979	21.5%	16.7%
1980	21.2%	16.5%
1981	20.9%	16.3%
1982	20.6%	16.1%
1983	20.3%	15.8%
1984	20%	15.6%
1985	19.7%	15.3%
1986	19.5%	15%
1987	19.2%	14.8%
1988	19%	14.5%
1989	18.8%	14.2%
1990	18.5%	14%
1991	18.3%	13.7%
1992	18.1%	13.4%
1993	17.9%	13.1%
1994	17.7%	12.8%
1995	17.5%	12.5%
1996	17.3%	12.1%
1997	17%	11.8%
1998	16.7%	11.5%
1999	16.3%	11.1%
2000	15.9%	10.8%
2001	15.5%	10.5%
2002	15%	10.3%
2003	14.6%	10.1%
2004	14.1%	9.85%
2005	13.6%	9.65%
2006	13.1%	9.47%
2007	12.7%	9.29%
2008	12.2%	9.1%
2009	11.8%	8.91%
2010	11.4%	8.71%
2011	11%	8.49%
2012	10.6%	8.27%
2013	10.3%	8.04%
2014	9.9%	7.8%
2015	9.56%	7.56%
2016	9.23%	7.33%
2017	8.93%	7.1%
2018	8.63%	6.88%
2019	8.35%	6.67%
2020	8.07%	6.46%
2021	7.81%	6.25%
2022	7.57%	6.05%
2023	7.32%	5.85%