Fertility & birth rates in DR Congo and Romania

Fertility rate in DR Congo vs Romania 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 1.71 in Romania in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check the DR Congo vs Romania 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	Romania
1960	6.11	2.34
1961	6.12	2.17
1962	6.14	2.04
1963	6.16	2.01
1964	6.19	1.96
1965	6.21	1.91
1966	6.24	1.9
1967	6.27	3.66
1968	6.29	3.63
1969	6.3	3.19
1970	6.33	2.89
1971	6.34	2.67
1972	6.37	2.55
1973	6.39	2.44
1974	6.4	2.71
1975	6.42	2.59
1976	6.44	2.54
1977	6.45	2.57
1978	6.46	2.52
1979	6.48	2.49
1980	6.5	2.43
1981	6.52	2.36
1982	6.54	2.17
1983	6.56	2.06
1984	6.59	2.26
1985	6.61	2.31
1986	6.63	2.39
1987	6.65	2.38
1988	6.66	2.3
1989	6.65	2.22
1990	6.65	1.83
1991	6.65	1.59
1992	6.64	1.51
1993	6.64	1.43
1994	6.64	1.4
1995	6.68	1.33
1996	6.67	1.3
1997	6.69	1.32
1998	6.7	1.32
1999	6.69	1.3
2000	6.7	1.31
2001	6.66	1.27
2002	6.61	1.27
2003	6.55	1.3
2004	6.53	1.33
2005	6.53	1.4
2006	6.55	1.42
2007	6.56	1.45
2008	6.58	1.6
2009	6.59	1.66
2010	6.59	1.59
2011	6.58	1.47
2012	6.56	1.52
2013	6.53	1.46
2014	6.48	1.56
2015	6.44	1.62
2016	6.39	1.69
2017	6.35	1.78
2018	6.3	1.76
2019	6.25	1.77
2020	6.21	1.8
2021	6.16	1.81
2022	6.11	1.71
2023	6.05	1.71
2024	5.98	1.71
2025	5.9	1.71
2026	5.8	1.7
2027	5.71	1.7
2028	5.62	1.7
2029	5.52	1.7
2030	5.42	1.7
2031	5.32	1.7
2032	5.2	1.7
2033	5.09	1.69
2034	4.99	1.69
2035	4.87	1.69
2036	4.77	1.69
2037	4.64	1.69
2038	4.55	1.69
2039	4.47	1.69
2040	4.38	1.69
2041	4.3	1.68
2042	4.21	1.68
2043	4.14	1.68
2044	4.06	1.68
2045	3.99	1.68
2046	3.92	1.68
2047	3.85	1.68
2048	3.78	1.68
2049	3.72	1.68
2050	3.66	1.68

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	DR Congo	Romania
1960	42.9%	28.1%
1961	42.8%	28%
1962	42.7%	27.7%
1963	42.7%	27.3%
1964	42.7%	26.7%
1965	42.8%	26%
1966	42.9%	25.2%
1967	43%	25%
1968	43.2%	25.1%
1969	43.3%	25.1%
1970	43.4%	25.1%
1971	43.6%	24.9%
1972	43.8%	24.9%
1973	44%	24.9%
1974	44.2%	25.1%
1975	44.3%	25.3%
1976	44.5%	25.7%
1977	44.6%	26%
1978	44.5%	26.3%
1979	44.3%	26.5%
1980	44.2%	26.8%
1981	44.3%	27.1%
1982	44.3%	26.8%
1983	44.2%	25.9%
1984	44.1%	25.1%
1985	44.1%	24.6%
1986	44.1%	24.3%
1987	44.2%	24%
1988	44.3%	23.9%
1989	44.3%	23.7%
1990	44.4%	23.3%
1991	44.4%	22.8%
1992	44.5%	22.2%
1993	44.5%	21.6%
1994	44.1%	21%
1995	44%	20.5%
1996	44.7%	20%
1997	45.4%	19.6%
1998	45.6%	19.3%
1999	45.6%	19.1%
2000	45.7%	18.6%
2001	45.7%	18.1%
2002	45.7%	17.5%
2003	45.8%	16.9%
2004	45.9%	16.4%
2005	45.9%	16%
2006	45.9%	15.8%
2007	46%	15.7%
2008	46%	15.7%
2009	46.1%	15.7%
2010	46.1%	15.7%
2011	46%	15.8%
2012	46%	15.7%
2013	46%	15.7%
2014	46%	15.7%
2015	46%	15.7%
2016	45.9%	15.7%
2017	45.8%	15.8%
2018	45.9%	15.9%
2019	46%	16%
2020	46.1%	16.1%
2021	46.1%	16.1%
2022	46.1%	16%
2023	46.1%	15.9%
2024	46%	15.7%
2025	45.9%	15.6%
2026	45.8%	15.4%
2027	45.7%	15.3%
2028	45.5%	15.2%
2029	45.3%	15.1%
2030	45%	15%
2031	44.8%	14.9%
2032	44.5%	14.7%
2033	44.2%	14.6%
2034	43.8%	14.4%
2035	43.4%	14.4%
2036	43%	14.3%
2037	42.6%	14.3%
2038	42.2%	14.3%
2039	41.7%	14.2%
2040	41.3%	14.2%
2041	40.9%	14.3%
2042	40.4%	14.3%
2043	40%	14.3%
2044	39.6%	14.3%
2045	39.2%	14.4%
2046	38.8%	14.4%
2047	38.4%	14.4%
2048	38%	14.4%
2049	37.7%	14.4%
2050	37.3%	14.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 46% of the population in the DR Congo and 15.7% in Romania in 2024, compared to 44.4% and 23.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the DR Congo and Romania compared.

Natural population change in DR Congo vs Romania by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3.29% in the DR Congo and -0.4% in Romania. 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	Romania
1960	363,517	191,431
1961	368,207	163,286
1962	383,406	130,736
1963	398,972	139,104
1964	406,334	134,326
1965	429,002	114,190
1966	463,397	115,293
1967	479,552	347,709
1968	497,682	338,577
1969	514,800	264,120
1970	533,300	234,905
1971	549,343	206,662
1972	564,495	198,316
1973	578,280	175,020
1974	593,539	235,530
1975	608,655	219,324
1976	624,147	213,361
1977	638,242	215,385
1978	646,411	204,148
1979	691,773	194,397
1980	724,111	168,776
1981	748,371	156,472
1982	774,823	119,121
1983	807,122	87,986
1984	844,956	117,731
1985	885,670	111,392
1986	925,334	134,737
1987	959,875	128,517
1988	995,278	126,817
1989	1,027,238	122,756
1990	1,063,508	69,605
1991	1,114,033	25,301
1992	1,152,781	-4,559
1993	1,209,242	-13,658
1994	1,259,539	-18,184
1995	1,395,440	-36,295
1996	1,380,490	-56,548
1997	1,392,037	-42,853
1998	1,375,130	-33,761
1999	1,450,318	-31,461
2000	1,549,518	-22,443
2001	1,594,999	-37,625
2002	1,631,597	-58,673
2003	1,679,188	-56,093
2004	1,731,022	-42,904
2005	1,800,300	-40,508
2006	1,889,398	-38,148
2007	1,963,738	-37,590
2008	2,044,210	-30,806
2009	2,126,912	-34,625
2010	2,212,255	-46,567
2011	2,310,679	-56,413
2012	2,405,462	-54,157
2013	2,489,378	-59,951
2014	2,580,251	-55,745
2015	2,665,016	-59,447
2016	2,753,687	-53,196
2017	2,883,245	-50,930
2018	2,993,184	-62,316
2019	3,075,538	-60,053
2020	3,156,152	-100,179
2021	3,227,992	-141,504
2022	3,347,664	-93,338
2023	3,467,787	-89,580

Maternal mortality chart: DR Congo vs Romania

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 12 deaths in Romania.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	DR Congo	Romania
1985	934	184
1986	902	180
1987	863	173
1988	824	159
1989	791	143
1990	755	118
1991	735	104
1992	709	95
1993	683	87
1994	656	80
1995	644	75
1996	661	72
1997	617	66
1998	605	58
1999	601	51
2000	585	45
2001	588	41
2002	601	38
2003	605	35
2004	607	32
2005	613	30
2006	619	27
2007	631	25
2008	620	25
2009	608	25
2010	601	23
2011	589	20
2012	578	19
2013	567	18
2014	558	18
2015	545	18
2016	526	17
2017	519	17
2018	508	15
2019	493	14
2020	489	16
2021	507	20
2022	456	13
2023	427	12

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 7.32% in the DR Congo and 0.66% in Romania. 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	Romania
1960	-	8.82%
1961	-	7.98%
1962	-	6.98%
1963	-	6.03%
1964	-	5.45%
1965	-	5.44%
1966	-	5.83%
1967	-	6.27%
1968	-	6.44%
1969	25.1%	6.23%
1970	24.7%	5.69%
1971	24.3%	5.06%
1972	24%	4.64%
1973	23.7%	4.49%
1974	23.4%	4.43%
1975	23%	4.27%
1976	22.6%	4.05%
1977	22.3%	3.86%
1978	21.9%	3.76%
1979	21.5%	3.68%
1980	21.2%	3.57%
1981	20.9%	3.44%
1982	20.6%	3.28%
1983	20.3%	3.14%
1984	20%	3.08%
1985	19.7%	3.16%
1986	19.5%	3.33%
1987	19.2%	3.45%
1988	19%	3.43%
1989	18.8%	3.31%
1990	18.5%	3.14%
1991	18.3%	2.97%
1992	18.1%	2.84%
1993	17.9%	2.79%
1994	17.7%	2.76%
1995	17.5%	2.73%
1996	17.3%	2.68%
1997	17%	2.58%
1998	16.7%	2.44%
1999	16.3%	2.29%
2000	15.9%	2.16%
2001	15.5%	2.06%
2002	15%	2.01%
2003	14.6%	1.99%
2004	14.1%	1.94%
2005	13.6%	1.82%
2006	13.1%	1.66%
2007	12.7%	1.51%
2008	12.2%	1.4%
2009	11.8%	1.31%
2010	11.4%	1.24%
2011	11%	1.18%
2012	10.6%	1.12%
2013	10.3%	1.05%
2014	9.9%	0.99%
2015	9.56%	0.92%
2016	9.23%	0.85%
2017	8.93%	0.79%
2018	8.63%	0.73%
2019	8.35%	0.68%
2020	8.07%	0.66%
2021	7.81%	0.65%
2022	7.57%	0.66%
2023	7.32%	0.66%