Fertility & birth rates in DR Congo and Slovenia

Fertility rate in DR Congo vs Slovenia 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 1.51 in Slovenia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check the DR Congo vs Slovenia 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	Slovenia
1960	6.11	2.19
1961	6.12	2.27
1962	6.14	2.28
1963	6.16	2.27
1964	6.19	2.31
1965	6.21	2.43
1966	6.24	2.47
1967	6.27	2.37
1968	6.29	2.25
1969	6.3	2.17
1970	6.33	2.11
1971	6.34	2.16
1972	6.37	2.17
1973	6.39	2.2
1974	6.4	2.13
1975	6.42	2.17
1976	6.44	2.2
1977	6.45	2.17
1978	6.46	2.2
1979	6.48	2.22
1980	6.5	2.11
1981	6.52	1.96
1982	6.54	1.93
1983	6.56	1.81
1984	6.59	1.74
1985	6.61	1.71
1986	6.63	1.67
1987	6.65	1.65
1988	6.66	1.63
1989	6.65	1.52
1990	6.65	1.46
1991	6.65	1.42
1992	6.64	1.33
1993	6.64	1.33
1994	6.64	1.32
1995	6.68	1.29
1996	6.67	1.28
1997	6.69	1.25
1998	6.7	1.23
1999	6.69	1.21
2000	6.7	1.26
2001	6.66	1.21
2002	6.61	1.21
2003	6.55	1.2
2004	6.53	1.25
2005	6.53	1.26
2006	6.55	1.31
2007	6.56	1.38
2008	6.58	1.53
2009	6.59	1.53
2010	6.59	1.57
2011	6.58	1.56
2012	6.56	1.58
2013	6.53	1.55
2014	6.48	1.58
2015	6.44	1.57
2016	6.39	1.58
2017	6.35	1.62
2018	6.3	1.6
2019	6.25	1.61
2020	6.21	1.59
2021	6.16	1.64
2022	6.11	1.55
2023	6.05	1.51
2024	5.98	1.51
2025	5.9	1.51
2026	5.8	1.51
2027	5.71	1.51
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	1.52
2034	4.99	1.52
2035	4.87	1.52
2036	4.77	1.53
2037	4.64	1.53
2038	4.55	1.53
2039	4.47	1.53
2040	4.38	1.53
2041	4.3	1.53
2042	4.21	1.53
2043	4.14	1.53
2044	4.06	1.53
2045	3.99	1.53
2046	3.92	1.53
2047	3.85	1.53
2048	3.78	1.54
2049	3.72	1.54
2050	3.66	1.54

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	DR Congo	Slovenia
1960	42.9%	27.2%
1961	42.8%	27.2%
1962	42.7%	27.1%
1963	42.7%	26.9%
1964	42.7%	26.6%
1965	42.8%	26.2%
1966	42.9%	25.8%
1967	43%	25.5%
1968	43.2%	25.1%
1969	43.3%	24.7%
1970	43.4%	24.3%
1971	43.6%	24%
1972	43.8%	23.9%
1973	44%	23.8%
1974	44.2%	23.7%
1975	44.3%	23.6%
1976	44.5%	23.4%
1977	44.6%	23.3%
1978	44.5%	23.2%
1979	44.3%	23.1%
1980	44.2%	23%
1981	44.3%	22.9%
1982	44.3%	22.8%
1983	44.2%	22.7%
1984	44.1%	22.5%
1985	44.1%	22.3%
1986	44.1%	22%
1987	44.2%	21.6%
1988	44.3%	21.4%
1989	44.3%	21.1%
1990	44.4%	20.8%
1991	44.4%	20.3%
1992	44.5%	19.8%
1993	44.5%	19.3%
1994	44.1%	18.8%
1995	44%	18.3%
1996	44.7%	17.8%
1997	45.4%	17.3%
1998	45.6%	16.8%
1999	45.6%	16.4%
2000	45.7%	15.9%
2001	45.7%	15.6%
2002	45.7%	15.2%
2003	45.8%	14.8%
2004	45.9%	14.5%
2005	45.9%	14.3%
2006	45.9%	14.1%
2007	46%	14%
2008	46%	14%
2009	46.1%	14%
2010	46.1%	14.1%
2011	46%	14.3%
2012	46%	14.4%
2013	46%	14.6%
2014	46%	14.7%
2015	46%	14.8%
2016	45.9%	14.9%
2017	45.8%	15%
2018	45.9%	15.1%
2019	46%	15.1%
2020	46.1%	15.1%
2021	46.1%	15.2%
2022	46.1%	15.1%
2023	46.1%	14.9%
2024	46%	14.7%
2025	45.9%	14.5%
2026	45.8%	14.2%
2027	45.7%	14%
2028	45.5%	13.8%
2029	45.3%	13.5%
2030	45%	13.3%
2031	44.8%	13.1%
2032	44.5%	13%
2033	44.2%	12.8%
2034	43.8%	12.7%
2035	43.4%	12.6%
2036	43%	12.5%
2037	42.6%	12.4%
2038	42.2%	12.4%
2039	41.7%	12.5%
2040	41.3%	12.5%
2041	40.9%	12.6%
2042	40.4%	12.7%
2043	40%	12.8%
2044	39.6%	12.9%
2045	39.2%	13%
2046	38.8%	13.2%
2047	38.4%	13.3%
2048	38%	13.4%
2049	37.7%	13.5%
2050	37.3%	13.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 46% of the population in the DR Congo and 14.7% in Slovenia in 2024, compared to 44.4% and 20.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the DR Congo and Slovenia compared.

Natural population change in DR Congo vs Slovenia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3.29% in the DR Congo and -0.08% in Slovenia. 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	Slovenia
1960	363,517	12,678
1961	368,207	14,985
1962	383,406	13,150
1963	398,972	14,068
1964	406,334	12,567
1965	429,002	14,513
1966	463,397	15,697
1967	479,552	13,516
1968	497,682	11,250
1969	514,800	9,427
1970	533,300	10,004
1971	549,343	10,951
1972	564,495	10,513
1973	578,280	11,837
1974	593,539	11,367
1975	608,655	11,658
1976	624,147	12,196
1977	638,242	12,160
1978	646,411	11,920
1979	691,773	12,614
1980	724,111	11,027
1981	748,371	10,485
1982	774,823	9,170
1983	807,122	6,343
1984	844,956	5,990
1985	885,670	6,213
1986	925,334	6,094
1987	959,875	5,771
1988	995,278	5,986
1989	1,027,238	4,592
1990	1,063,508	3,797
1991	1,114,033	2,199
1992	1,152,781	598
1993	1,209,242	-199
1994	1,259,539	199
1995	1,395,440	0
1996	1,380,490	0
1997	1,392,037	-794
1998	1,375,130	-1,189
1999	1,450,318	-1,388
2000	1,549,518	-398
2001	1,594,999	-996
2002	1,631,597	-1,197
2003	1,679,188	-1,996
2004	1,731,022	-599
2005	1,800,300	-600
2006	1,889,398	602
2007	1,963,738	1,211
2008	2,044,210	3,437
2009	2,126,912	3,060
2010	2,212,255	3,687
2011	2,310,679	3,285
2012	2,405,462	2,674
2013	2,489,378	1,648
2014	2,580,251	2,268
2015	2,665,016	826
2016	2,753,687	826
2017	2,883,245	-207
2018	2,993,184	-1,037
2019	3,075,538	-1,254
2020	3,156,152	-5,256
2021	3,227,992	-4,216
2022	3,347,664	-4,858
2023	3,467,787	-4,665

Maternal mortality chart: DR Congo vs Slovenia

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 3 deaths in Slovenia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	DR Congo	Slovenia
1985	934	17
1986	902	16
1987	863	16
1988	824	16
1989	791	15
1990	755	14
1991	735	13
1992	709	13
1993	683	12
1994	656	12
1995	644	11
1996	661	10
1997	617	9
1998	605	9
1999	601	8
2000	585	7
2001	588	6
2002	601	6
2003	605	6
2004	607	6
2005	613	6
2006	619	6
2007	631	6
2008	620	7
2009	608	7
2010	601	7
2011	589	6
2012	578	6
2013	567	6
2014	558	6
2015	545	5
2016	526	5
2017	519	5
2018	508	4
2019	493	4
2020	489	12
2021	507	8
2022	456	15
2023	427	3

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 7.32% in the DR Congo and 0.22% in Slovenia. 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	Slovenia
1969	25.1%	-
1970	24.7%	-
1971	24.3%	-
1972	24%	-
1973	23.7%	-
1974	23.4%	-
1975	23%	-
1976	22.6%	-
1977	22.3%	-
1978	21.9%	-
1979	21.5%	-
1980	21.2%	-
1981	20.9%	1.78%
1982	20.6%	1.69%
1983	20.3%	1.61%
1984	20%	1.53%
1985	19.7%	1.44%
1986	19.5%	1.36%
1987	19.2%	1.27%
1988	19%	1.19%
1989	18.8%	1.11%
1990	18.5%	1.04%
1991	18.3%	0.97%
1992	18.1%	0.9%
1993	17.9%	0.84%
1994	17.7%	0.79%
1995	17.5%	0.73%
1996	17.3%	0.69%
1997	17%	0.65%
1998	16.7%	0.61%
1999	16.3%	0.58%
2000	15.9%	0.54%
2001	15.5%	0.52%
2002	15%	0.49%
2003	14.6%	0.47%
2004	14.1%	0.44%
2005	13.6%	0.42%
2006	13.1%	0.4%
2007	12.7%	0.38%
2008	12.2%	0.36%
2009	11.8%	0.34%
2010	11.4%	0.32%
2011	11%	0.31%
2012	10.6%	0.29%
2013	10.3%	0.28%
2014	9.9%	0.27%
2015	9.56%	0.26%
2016	9.23%	0.26%
2017	8.93%	0.25%
2018	8.63%	0.24%
2019	8.35%	0.24%
2020	8.07%	0.24%
2021	7.81%	0.23%
2022	7.57%	0.23%
2023	7.32%	0.22%