Fertility & birth rates in DR Congo and Taiwan

Fertility rate in DR Congo vs Taiwan 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 0.89 in Taiwan in 2024. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check the DR Congo vs Taiwan 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	Taiwan
1951	-	7.04
1952	-	-
1953	-	-
1954	-	-
1955	-	-
1956	-	-
1957	-	-
1958	-	-
1959	-	-
1960	6.11	-
1961	6.12	-
1962	6.14	-
1963	6.16	-
1964	6.19	-
1965	6.21	-
1966	6.24	-
1967	6.27	-
1968	6.29	-
1969	6.3	-
1970	6.33	-
1971	6.34	-
1972	6.37	-
1973	6.39	-
1974	6.4	-
1975	6.42	-
1976	6.44	-
1977	6.45	-
1978	6.46	-
1979	6.48	-
1980	6.5	-
1981	6.52	2.46
1982	6.54	-
1983	6.56	-
1984	6.59	-
1985	6.61	-
1986	6.63	-
1987	6.65	-
1988	6.66	-
1989	6.65	-
1990	6.65	-
1991	6.65	1.72
1992	6.64	-
1993	6.64	-
1994	6.64	-
1995	6.68	-
1996	6.67	-
1997	6.69	-
1998	6.7	-
1999	6.69	-
2000	6.7	-
2001	6.66	1.4
2002	6.61	-
2003	6.55	-
2004	6.53	-
2005	6.53	-
2006	6.55	-
2007	6.56	-
2008	6.58	-
2009	6.59	-
2010	6.59	-
2011	6.58	1.07
2012	6.56	-
2013	6.53	-
2014	6.48	-
2015	6.44	1.18
2016	6.39	1.17
2017	6.35	1.13
2018	6.3	1.06
2019	6.25	1.05
2020	6.21	0.99
2021	6.16	0.98
2022	6.11	0.87
2023	6.05	0.87
2024	5.98	0.89
2025	5.9	0.88
2026	5.8	0.88
2027	5.71	0.89
2028	5.62	0.9
2029	5.52	0.91
2030	5.42	0.91
2031	5.32	0.92
2032	5.2	0.93
2033	5.09	0.95
2034	4.99	0.96
2035	4.87	0.97
2036	4.77	0.98
2037	4.64	0.99
2038	4.55	1
2039	4.47	1.01
2040	4.38	1.02
2041	4.3	1.03
2042	4.21	1.04
2043	4.14	1.05
2044	4.06	1.06
2045	3.99	1.07
2046	3.92	1.07
2047	3.85	1.08
2048	3.78	1.09
2049	3.72	1.1
2050	3.66	1.1

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	DR Congo	Taiwan
1960	42.9%	-
1961	42.8%	-
1962	42.7%	-
1963	42.7%	-
1964	42.7%	-
1965	42.8%	-
1966	42.9%	-
1967	43%	-
1968	43.2%	-
1969	43.3%	-
1970	43.4%	-
1971	43.6%	-
1972	43.8%	-
1973	44%	-
1974	44.2%	36.2%
1975	44.3%	35.4%
1976	44.5%	34.7%
1977	44.6%	34%
1978	44.5%	33.3%
1979	44.3%	32.7%
1980	44.2%	32.1%
1981	44.3%	31.6%
1982	44.3%	31.2%
1983	44.2%	30.8%
1984	44.1%	30.2%
1985	44.1%	29.6%
1986	44.1%	29%
1987	44.2%	28.4%
1988	44.3%	28%
1989	44.3%	27.5%
1990	44.4%	27.1%
1991	44.4%	26.3%
1992	44.5%	25.8%
1993	44.5%	25.1%
1994	44.1%	24.4%
1995	44%	23.8%
1996	44.7%	23.1%
1997	45.4%	22.6%
1998	45.6%	22%
1999	45.6%	21.4%
2000	45.7%	21.1%
2001	45.7%	20.8%
2002	45.7%	20.4%
2003	45.8%	19.8%
2004	45.9%	19.3%
2005	45.9%	18.7%
2006	45.9%	18.1%
2007	46%	17.6%
2008	46%	17%
2009	46.1%	16.3%
2010	46.1%	15.6%
2011	46%	15.1%
2012	46%	14.6%
2013	46%	14.3%
2014	46%	14%
2015	46%	13.6%
2016	45.9%	13.3%
2017	45.8%	13.1%
2018	45.9%	12.9%
2019	46%	12.8%
2020	46.1%	12.6%
2021	46.1%	12.4%
2022	46.1%	12.1%
2023	46.1%	11.9%
2024	46%	11.7%
2025	45.9%	11.5%
2026	45.8%	11.3%
2027	45.7%	10.9%
2028	45.5%	10.5%
2029	45.3%	10.2%
2030	45%	9.8%
2031	44.8%	9.39%
2032	44.5%	9.06%
2033	44.2%	8.79%
2034	43.8%	8.55%
2035	43.4%	8.34%
2036	43%	8.2%
2037	42.6%	8.11%
2038	42.2%	8.06%
2039	41.7%	8.03%
2040	41.3%	8.01%
2041	40.9%	7.99%
2042	40.4%	7.99%
2043	40%	8%
2044	39.6%	8.01%
2045	39.2%	8.03%
2046	38.8%	8.06%
2047	38.4%	8.1%
2048	38%	8.14%
2049	37.7%	8.19%
2050	37.3%	8.24%

Children aged 0-14 make up 46% of the population in the DR Congo and 11.7% in Taiwan in 2024, compared to 44.4% and 27.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the DR Congo and Taiwan compared.

Natural population change in DR Congo vs Taiwan by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3.29% in the DR Congo and -0.05% in Taiwan. 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	Taiwan
1960	363,517	-
1961	368,207	-
1962	383,406	-
1963	398,972	-
1964	406,334	-
1965	429,002	-
1966	463,397	346,958
1967	479,552	356,019
1968	497,682	365,133
1969	514,800	379,160
1970	533,300	393,010
1971	549,343	401,921
1972	564,495	410,193
1973	578,280	417,863
1974	593,539	425,401
1975	608,655	433,225
1976	624,147	442,018
1977	638,242	450,897
1978	646,411	459,289
1979	691,773	468,197
1980	724,111	477,138
1981	748,371	326,883
1982	774,823	332,774
1983	807,122	338,181
1984	844,956	343,199
1985	885,670	347,942
1986	925,334	351,930
1987	959,875	355,657
1988	995,278	359,694
1989	1,027,238	363,606
1990	1,063,508	367,657
1991	1,114,033	215,698
1992	1,152,781	217,809
1993	1,209,242	219,858
1994	1,259,539	221,832
1995	1,395,440	223,736
1996	1,380,490	225,564
1997	1,392,037	227,591
1998	1,375,130	229,712
1999	1,450,318	231,550
2000	1,549,518	233,382
2001	1,594,999	132,707
2002	1,631,597	133,431
2003	1,679,188	134,023
2004	1,731,022	134,522
2005	1,800,300	135,015
2006	1,889,398	135,572
2007	1,963,738	136,130
2008	2,044,210	136,607
2009	2,126,912	137,086
2010	2,212,255	137,458
2011	2,310,679	43,836
2012	2,405,462	43,981
2013	2,489,378	44,121
2014	2,580,251	44,233
2015	2,665,016	49,741
2016	2,753,687	35,980
2017	2,883,245	22,613
2018	2,993,184	8,725
2019	3,075,538	1,416
2020	3,156,152	-7,782
2021	3,227,992	-30,039
2022	3,347,664	-68,327
2023	3,467,787	-69,794
2024	-	-67,188

Maternal mortality chart: DR Congo vs Taiwan

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 14 deaths in Taiwan.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	DR Congo	Taiwan
1985	934	-
1986	902	9.4
1987	863	8.9
1988	824	9
1989	791	12.7
1990	755	12.2
1991	735	8.1
1992	709	6.8
1993	683	9.2
1994	656	8
1995	644	7.7
1996	661	7.7
1997	617	9.2
1998	605	8.9
1999	601	8.4
2000	585	7.8
2001	588	7.8
2002	601	7.8
2003	605	7.8
2004	607	7.8
2005	613	7.8
2006	619	7.8
2007	631	7.8
2008	620	7.8
2009	608	7.8
2010	601	7.8
2011	589	7.8
2012	578	8.5
2013	567	8.5
2014	558	8.5
2015	545	11.3
2016	526	11.6
2017	519	11.6
2018	508	11.6
2019	493	15.4
2020	489	13
2021	507	14
2022	456	14
2023	427	14
2024	-	14