Fertility & birth rates in DR Congo and Paraguay

Fertility rate in DR Congo vs Paraguay 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 2.42 in Paraguay in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check the DR Congo vs Paraguay 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	Paraguay
1960	6.11	6.5
1961	6.12	6.49
1962	6.14	6.47
1963	6.16	6.45
1964	6.19	6.42
1965	6.21	6.35
1966	6.24	6.23
1967	6.27	6.1
1968	6.29	5.97
1969	6.3	5.84
1970	6.33	5.72
1971	6.34	5.59
1972	6.37	5.46
1973	6.39	5.35
1974	6.4	5.27
1975	6.42	5.18
1976	6.44	5.12
1977	6.45	5.08
1978	6.46	5.04
1979	6.48	5.06
1980	6.5	5.1
1981	6.52	5.15
1982	6.54	5.13
1983	6.56	5.09
1984	6.59	5.04
1985	6.61	4.97
1986	6.63	4.93
1987	6.65	4.85
1988	6.66	4.77
1989	6.65	4.68
1990	6.65	4.57
1991	6.65	4.48
1992	6.64	4.4
1993	6.64	4.28
1994	6.64	4.2
1995	6.68	4.11
1996	6.67	4.01
1997	6.69	3.91
1998	6.7	3.8
1999	6.69	3.67
2000	6.7	3.51
2001	6.66	3.36
2002	6.61	3.23
2003	6.55	3.12
2004	6.53	3.05
2005	6.53	2.97
2006	6.55	2.89
2007	6.56	2.82
2008	6.58	2.79
2009	6.59	2.76
2010	6.59	2.7
2011	6.58	2.67
2012	6.56	2.66
2013	6.53	2.64
2014	6.48	2.65
2015	6.44	2.65
2016	6.39	2.62
2017	6.35	2.59
2018	6.3	2.56
2019	6.25	2.53
2020	6.21	2.5
2021	6.16	2.47
2022	6.11	2.44
2023	6.05	2.42
2024	5.98	2.42
2025	5.9	2.39
2026	5.8	2.37
2027	5.71	2.35
2028	5.62	2.33
2029	5.52	2.31
2030	5.42	2.29
2031	5.32	2.27
2032	5.2	2.26
2033	5.09	2.24
2034	4.99	2.22
2035	4.87	2.21
2036	4.77	2.19
2037	4.64	2.17
2038	4.55	2.16
2039	4.47	2.14
2040	4.38	2.13
2041	4.3	2.12
2042	4.21	2.11
2043	4.14	2.09
2044	4.06	2.08
2045	3.99	2.07
2046	3.92	2.06
2047	3.85	2.05
2048	3.78	2.04
2049	3.72	2.03
2050	3.66	2.02

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	DR Congo	Paraguay
1960	42.9%	46.3%
1961	42.8%	46.2%
1962	42.7%	46.1%
1963	42.7%	46%
1964	42.7%	46%
1965	42.8%	46%
1966	42.9%	46%
1967	43%	45.9%
1968	43.2%	45.8%
1969	43.3%	45.7%
1970	43.4%	45.5%
1971	43.6%	45.2%
1972	43.8%	45%
1973	44%	44.6%
1974	44.2%	44.2%
1975	44.3%	43.7%
1976	44.5%	43.3%
1977	44.6%	42.8%
1978	44.5%	42.4%
1979	44.3%	42%
1980	44.2%	41.6%
1981	44.3%	41.4%
1982	44.3%	41.2%
1983	44.2%	41.2%
1984	44.1%	41.2%
1985	44.1%	41.2%
1986	44.1%	41.3%
1987	44.2%	41.3%
1988	44.3%	41.4%
1989	44.3%	41.5%
1990	44.4%	41.5%
1991	44.4%	41.5%
1992	44.5%	41.5%
1993	44.5%	41.4%
1994	44.1%	41.3%
1995	44%	41.1%
1996	44.7%	40.8%
1997	45.4%	40.4%
1998	45.6%	40%
1999	45.6%	39.5%
2000	45.7%	39%
2001	45.7%	38.4%
2002	45.7%	37.9%
2003	45.8%	37.3%
2004	45.9%	36.6%
2005	45.9%	35.8%
2006	45.9%	35.1%
2007	46%	34.4%
2008	46%	33.8%
2009	46.1%	33.2%
2010	46.1%	32.5%
2011	46%	32%
2012	46%	31.4%
2013	46%	30.9%
2014	46%	30.5%
2015	46%	30.2%
2016	45.9%	29.9%
2017	45.8%	29.7%
2018	45.9%	29.5%
2019	46%	29.3%
2020	46.1%	29.1%
2021	46.1%	29%
2022	46.1%	28.9%
2023	46.1%	28.8%
2024	46%	28.6%
2025	45.9%	28.4%
2026	45.8%	28.1%
2027	45.7%	27.9%
2028	45.5%	27.6%
2029	45.3%	27.3%
2030	45%	26.9%
2031	44.8%	26.5%
2032	44.5%	26.1%
2033	44.2%	25.8%
2034	43.8%	25.4%
2035	43.4%	25%
2036	43%	24.7%
2037	42.6%	24.4%
2038	42.2%	24.1%
2039	41.7%	23.8%
2040	41.3%	23.5%
2041	40.9%	23.2%
2042	40.4%	23%
2043	40%	22.7%
2044	39.6%	22.5%
2045	39.2%	22.3%
2046	38.8%	22.1%
2047	38.4%	22%
2048	38%	21.8%
2049	37.7%	21.6%
2050	37.3%	21.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 46% of the population in the DR Congo and 28.6% in Paraguay in 2024, compared to 44.4% and 41.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the DR Congo and Paraguay compared.

Natural population change in DR Congo vs Paraguay by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3.29% in the DR Congo and +1.56% in Paraguay. 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	Paraguay
1960	363,517	60,009
1961	368,207	61,536
1962	383,406	63,079
1963	398,972	64,741
1964	406,334	65,681
1965	429,002	66,063
1966	463,397	66,002
1967	479,552	65,695
1968	497,682	65,575
1969	514,800	65,616
1970	533,300	65,905
1971	549,343	66,142
1972	564,495	66,625
1973	578,280	67,803
1974	593,539	69,059
1975	608,655	70,285
1976	624,147	71,973
1977	638,242	74,359
1978	646,411	76,691
1979	691,773	80,345
1980	724,111	84,568
1981	748,371	89,456
1982	774,823	92,917
1983	807,122	96,406
1984	844,956	99,937
1985	885,670	102,859
1986	925,334	105,776
1987	959,875	107,962
1988	995,278	110,348
1989	1,027,238	111,727
1990	1,063,508	112,864
1991	1,114,033	114,472
1992	1,152,781	115,442
1993	1,209,242	115,211
1994	1,259,539	115,662
1995	1,395,440	115,777
1996	1,380,490	115,623
1997	1,392,037	115,095
1998	1,375,130	114,122
1999	1,450,318	112,726
2000	1,549,518	109,979
2001	1,594,999	107,225
2002	1,631,597	104,658
2003	1,679,188	102,427
2004	1,731,022	101,896
2005	1,800,300	101,035
2006	1,889,398	99,808
2007	1,963,738	99,141
2008	2,044,210	99,821
2009	2,126,912	100,296
2010	2,212,255	99,456
2011	2,310,679	100,442
2012	2,405,462	102,508
2013	2,489,378	103,383
2014	2,580,251	105,585
2015	2,665,016	106,817
2016	2,753,687	106,804
2017	2,883,245	105,634
2018	2,993,184	104,908
2019	3,075,538	103,179
2020	3,156,152	98,667
2021	3,227,992	78,667
2022	3,347,664	94,627
2023	3,467,787	97,748

Maternal mortality chart: DR Congo vs Paraguay

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 58 deaths in Paraguay.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	DR Congo	Paraguay
1985	934	237
1986	902	230
1987	863	225
1988	824	220
1989	791	209
1990	755	198
1991	735	192
1992	709	195
1993	683	197
1994	656	201
1995	644	202
1996	661	203
1997	617	205
1998	605	207
1999	601	207
2000	585	207
2001	588	207
2002	601	206
2003	605	203
2004	607	199
2005	613	194
2006	619	186
2007	631	177
2008	620	166
2009	608	152
2010	601	136
2011	589	120
2012	578	100
2013	567	84
2014	558	70
2015	545	64
2016	526	60
2017	519	58
2018	508	58
2019	493	58
2020	489	69
2021	507	140
2022	456	78
2023	427	58

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 7.32% in the DR Congo and 1.7% in Paraguay. 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	Paraguay
1960	-	8.18%
1961	-	8.11%
1962	-	8.06%
1963	-	8.02%
1964	-	7.99%
1965	-	7.96%
1966	-	7.94%
1967	-	7.91%
1968	-	7.88%
1969	25.1%	7.84%
1970	24.7%	7.79%
1971	24.3%	7.73%
1972	24%	7.66%
1973	23.7%	7.57%
1974	23.4%	7.46%
1975	23%	7.34%
1976	22.6%	7.21%
1977	22.3%	7.06%
1978	21.9%	6.91%
1979	21.5%	6.74%
1980	21.2%	6.55%
1981	20.9%	6.35%
1982	20.6%	6.14%
1983	20.3%	5.92%
1984	20%	5.71%
1985	19.7%	5.5%
1986	19.5%	5.3%
1987	19.2%	5.1%
1988	19%	4.92%
1989	18.8%	4.73%
1990	18.5%	4.55%
1991	18.3%	4.38%
1992	18.1%	4.23%
1993	17.9%	4.08%
1994	17.7%	3.95%
1995	17.5%	3.83%
1996	17.3%	3.72%
1997	17%	3.62%
1998	16.7%	3.53%
1999	16.3%	3.45%
2000	15.9%	3.36%
2001	15.5%	3.29%
2002	15%	3.22%
2003	14.6%	3.14%
2004	14.1%	3.07%
2005	13.6%	2.99%
2006	13.1%	2.91%
2007	12.7%	2.83%
2008	12.2%	2.75%
2009	11.8%	2.67%
2010	11.4%	2.59%
2011	11%	2.51%
2012	10.6%	2.44%
2013	10.3%	2.37%
2014	9.9%	2.3%
2015	9.56%	2.22%
2016	9.23%	2.15%
2017	8.93%	2.08%
2018	8.63%	2.01%
2019	8.35%	1.94%
2020	8.07%	1.88%
2021	7.81%	1.82%
2022	7.57%	1.76%
2023	7.32%	1.7%