Fertility & birth rates in DR Congo and Uganda

Fertility rate in DR Congo vs Uganda 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 4.28 in Uganda in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check the DR Congo vs Uganda 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	Uganda
1960	6.11	6.91
1961	6.12	6.93
1962	6.14	6.96
1963	6.16	6.98
1964	6.19	7.01
1965	6.21	7.04
1966	6.24	7.07
1967	6.27	7.1
1968	6.29	7.13
1969	6.3	7.12
1970	6.33	7.15
1971	6.34	7.18
1972	6.37	7.19
1973	6.39	7.19
1974	6.4	7.19
1975	6.42	7.2
1976	6.44	7.19
1977	6.45	7.18
1978	6.46	7.16
1979	6.48	7.14
1980	6.5	7.11
1981	6.52	7.12
1982	6.54	7.11
1983	6.56	7.07
1984	6.59	7.02
1985	6.61	7.04
1986	6.63	7.08
1987	6.65	7.12
1988	6.66	7.1
1989	6.65	7.05
1990	6.65	7.01
1991	6.65	6.94
1992	6.64	6.91
1993	6.64	6.89
1994	6.64	6.9
1995	6.68	6.87
1996	6.67	6.84
1997	6.69	6.86
1998	6.7	6.84
1999	6.69	6.83
2000	6.7	6.79
2001	6.66	6.76
2002	6.61	6.74
2003	6.55	6.67
2004	6.53	6.61
2005	6.53	6.53
2006	6.55	6.43
2007	6.56	6.33
2008	6.58	6.2
2009	6.59	6.12
2010	6.59	6.02
2011	6.58	5.89
2012	6.56	5.73
2013	6.53	5.56
2014	6.48	5.41
2015	6.44	5.25
2016	6.39	5.11
2017	6.35	4.99
2018	6.3	4.87
2019	6.25	4.74
2020	6.21	4.62
2021	6.16	4.51
2022	6.11	4.39
2023	6.05	4.28
2024	5.98	4.16
2025	5.9	4.06
2026	5.8	3.97
2027	5.71	3.87
2028	5.62	3.79
2029	5.52	3.69
2030	5.42	3.61
2031	5.32	3.53
2032	5.2	3.45
2033	5.09	3.38
2034	4.99	3.31
2035	4.87	3.25
2036	4.77	3.19
2037	4.64	3.14
2038	4.55	3.09
2039	4.47	3.04
2040	4.38	2.99
2041	4.3	2.94
2042	4.21	2.9
2043	4.14	2.86
2044	4.06	2.82
2045	3.99	2.78
2046	3.92	2.74
2047	3.85	2.71
2048	3.78	2.67
2049	3.72	2.64
2050	3.66	2.61

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	DR Congo	Uganda
1960	42.9%	46.3%
1961	42.8%	46.6%
1962	42.7%	46.8%
1963	42.7%	46.9%
1964	42.7%	46.8%
1965	42.8%	46.7%
1966	42.9%	46.6%
1967	43%	46.6%
1968	43.2%	46.5%
1969	43.3%	46.5%
1970	43.4%	46.5%
1971	43.6%	46.7%
1972	43.8%	46.9%
1973	44%	47.1%
1974	44.2%	47.3%
1975	44.3%	47.4%
1976	44.5%	47.5%
1977	44.6%	47.5%
1978	44.5%	47.6%
1979	44.3%	47.7%
1980	44.2%	47.9%
1981	44.3%	48%
1982	44.3%	48%
1983	44.2%	48.1%
1984	44.1%	48%
1985	44.1%	48%
1986	44.1%	48%
1987	44.2%	48%
1988	44.3%	48.1%
1989	44.3%	48.1%
1990	44.4%	48.2%
1991	44.4%	48.3%
1992	44.5%	48.4%
1993	44.5%	48.5%
1994	44.1%	48.6%
1995	44%	49.1%
1996	44.7%	49.4%
1997	45.4%	49.7%
1998	45.6%	49.9%
1999	45.6%	50%
2000	45.7%	50.1%
2001	45.7%	50.1%
2002	45.7%	50.1%
2003	45.8%	50.1%
2004	45.9%	50.1%
2005	45.9%	50.1%
2006	45.9%	50%
2007	46%	50%
2008	46%	49.8%
2009	46.1%	49.7%
2010	46.1%	49.5%
2011	46%	49.3%
2012	46%	49.1%
2013	46%	48.8%
2014	46%	48.5%
2015	46%	48.1%
2016	45.9%	47.5%
2017	45.8%	46.9%
2018	45.9%	46.3%
2019	46%	45.8%
2020	46.1%	45.2%
2021	46.1%	44.7%
2022	46.1%	44.3%
2023	46.1%	43.9%
2024	46%	43.5%
2025	45.9%	43.1%
2026	45.8%	42.7%
2027	45.7%	42.2%
2028	45.5%	41.8%
2029	45.3%	41.3%
2030	45%	40.9%
2031	44.8%	40.5%
2032	44.5%	40%
2033	44.2%	39.5%
2034	43.8%	39%
2035	43.4%	38.4%
2036	43%	37.8%
2037	42.6%	37.3%
2038	42.2%	36.7%
2039	41.7%	36.1%
2040	41.3%	35.6%
2041	40.9%	35.1%
2042	40.4%	34.6%
2043	40%	34.1%
2044	39.6%	33.6%
2045	39.2%	33.1%
2046	38.8%	32.7%
2047	38.4%	32.3%
2048	38%	31.8%
2049	37.7%	31.5%
2050	37.3%	31.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 46% of the population in the DR Congo and 43.5% in Uganda in 2024, compared to 44.4% and 48.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the DR Congo and Uganda compared.

Natural population change in DR Congo vs Uganda by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3.29% in the DR Congo and +3.17% in Uganda. 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	Uganda
1960	363,517	225,080
1961	368,207	232,894
1962	383,406	241,513
1963	398,972	250,885
1964	406,334	260,733
1965	429,002	271,830
1966	463,397	282,225
1967	479,552	296,692
1968	497,682	309,725
1969	514,800	320,486
1970	533,300	333,202
1971	549,343	328,294
1972	564,495	335,935
1973	578,280	340,780
1974	593,539	345,773
1975	608,655	354,278
1976	624,147	359,458
1977	638,242	365,216
1978	646,411	371,930
1979	691,773	381,626
1980	724,111	370,287
1981	748,371	380,028
1982	774,823	390,820
1983	807,122	404,940
1984	844,956	421,241
1985	885,670	462,534
1986	925,334	487,693
1987	959,875	527,397
1988	995,278	547,759
1989	1,027,238	565,367
1990	1,063,508	587,291
1991	1,114,033	602,740
1992	1,152,781	627,139
1993	1,209,242	650,032
1994	1,259,539	675,092
1995	1,395,440	697,218
1996	1,380,490	699,707
1997	1,392,037	727,523
1998	1,375,130	741,175
1999	1,450,318	775,166
2000	1,549,518	803,069
2001	1,594,999	836,751
2002	1,631,597	868,756
2003	1,679,188	901,374
2004	1,731,022	938,623
2005	1,800,300	969,096
2006	1,889,398	999,958
2007	1,963,738	1,029,893
2008	2,044,210	1,055,935
2009	2,126,912	1,090,600
2010	2,212,255	1,121,564
2011	2,310,679	1,147,263
2012	2,405,462	1,167,473
2013	2,489,378	1,184,250
2014	2,580,251	1,201,599
2015	2,665,016	1,224,839
2016	2,753,687	1,249,565
2017	2,883,245	1,290,658
2018	2,993,184	1,332,600
2019	3,075,538	1,367,044
2020	3,156,152	1,397,288
2021	3,227,992	1,423,377
2022	3,347,664	1,455,576
2023	3,467,787	1,477,166

Maternal mortality chart: DR Congo vs Uganda

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 170 deaths in Uganda.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	DR Congo	Uganda
1985	934	842
1986	902	781
1987	863	709
1988	824	655
1989	791	609
1990	755	575
1991	735	549
1992	709	530
1993	683	515
1994	656	507
1995	644	514
1996	661	513
1997	617	522
1998	605	523
1999	601	504
2000	585	475
2001	588	440
2002	601	416
2003	605	395
2004	607	384
2005	613	417
2006	619	409
2007	631	345
2008	620	324
2009	608	322
2010	601	304
2011	589	295
2012	578	285
2013	567	308
2014	558	311
2015	545	299
2016	526	272
2017	519	246
2018	508	232
2019	493	219
2020	489	209
2021	507	216
2022	456	184
2023	427	170

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 7.32% in the DR Congo and 3.88% in Uganda. 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	Uganda
1960	-	22.3%
1961	-	21.9%
1962	-	21.6%
1963	-	21.3%
1964	-	20.9%
1965	-	20.6%
1966	-	20.3%
1967	-	19.9%
1968	-	19.7%
1969	25.1%	19.4%
1970	24.7%	19.3%
1971	24.3%	19.3%
1972	24%	19.4%
1973	23.7%	19.6%
1974	23.4%	19.9%
1975	23%	20.3%
1976	22.6%	20.7%
1977	22.3%	21.2%
1978	21.9%	21.6%
1979	21.5%	21.8%
1980	21.2%	22%
1981	20.9%	21.9%
1982	20.6%	21.4%
1983	20.3%	20.9%
1984	20%	20.3%
1985	19.7%	19.9%
1986	19.5%	19.5%
1987	19.2%	19.2%
1988	19%	18.9%
1989	18.8%	18.7%
1990	18.5%	18.3%
1991	18.3%	17.9%
1992	18.1%	17.4%
1993	17.9%	17%
1994	17.7%	16.7%
1995	17.5%	16.5%
1996	17.3%	16.2%
1997	17%	16%
1998	16.7%	15.6%
1999	16.3%	15.2%
2000	15.9%	14.6%
2001	15.5%	13.9%
2002	15%	13.1%
2003	14.6%	12.3%
2004	14.1%	11.5%
2005	13.6%	10.7%
2006	13.1%	9.97%
2007	12.7%	9.3%
2008	12.2%	8.69%
2009	11.8%	8.14%
2010	11.4%	7.61%
2011	11%	7.1%
2012	10.6%	6.67%
2013	10.3%	6.24%
2014	9.9%	5.91%
2015	9.56%	5.58%
2016	9.23%	5.25%
2017	8.93%	4.98%
2018	8.63%	4.74%
2019	8.35%	4.53%
2020	8.07%	4.35%
2021	7.81%	4.18%
2022	7.57%	4.05%
2023	7.32%	3.88%