Fertility & birth rates in DR Congo and Vanuatu

Fertility rate in DR Congo vs Vanuatu 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 3.6 in Vanuatu in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check the DR Congo vs Vanuatu 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	Vanuatu
1960	6.11	6.78
1961	6.12	6.73
1962	6.14	6.67
1963	6.16	6.62
1964	6.19	6.57
1965	6.21	6.52
1966	6.24	6.51
1967	6.27	6.51
1968	6.29	6.46
1969	6.3	6.41
1970	6.33	6.35
1971	6.34	6.29
1972	6.37	6.23
1973	6.39	6.15
1974	6.4	6.06
1975	6.42	5.98
1976	6.44	5.89
1977	6.45	5.81
1978	6.46	5.77
1979	6.48	5.73
1980	6.5	5.69
1981	6.52	5.65
1982	6.54	5.6
1983	6.56	5.55
1984	6.59	5.49
1985	6.61	5.43
1986	6.63	5.38
1987	6.65	5.33
1988	6.66	5.27
1989	6.65	5.21
1990	6.65	5.17
1991	6.65	5.13
1992	6.64	5.09
1993	6.64	5.02
1994	6.64	4.94
1995	6.68	4.85
1996	6.67	4.75
1997	6.69	4.66
1998	6.7	4.6
1999	6.69	4.56
2000	6.7	4.54
2001	6.66	4.5
2002	6.61	4.38
2003	6.55	4.29
2004	6.53	4.21
2005	6.53	4.13
2006	6.55	4.1
2007	6.56	4.12
2008	6.58	4.16
2009	6.59	4.16
2010	6.59	4.13
2011	6.58	4.09
2012	6.56	4.06
2013	6.53	4.04
2014	6.48	4
2015	6.44	3.95
2016	6.39	3.92
2017	6.35	3.88
2018	6.3	3.83
2019	6.25	3.79
2020	6.21	3.74
2021	6.16	3.7
2022	6.11	3.65
2023	6.05	3.6
2024	5.98	3.57
2025	5.9	3.53
2026	5.8	3.5
2027	5.71	3.46
2028	5.62	3.42
2029	5.52	3.39
2030	5.42	3.35
2031	5.32	3.32
2032	5.2	3.28
2033	5.09	3.25
2034	4.99	3.21
2035	4.87	3.18
2036	4.77	3.15
2037	4.64	3.13
2038	4.55	3.1
2039	4.47	3.08
2040	4.38	3.05
2041	4.3	3.03
2042	4.21	3
2043	4.14	2.97
2044	4.06	2.94
2045	3.99	2.92
2046	3.92	2.9
2047	3.85	2.88
2048	3.78	2.85
2049	3.72	2.83
2050	3.66	2.8

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	DR Congo	Vanuatu
1960	42.9%	44.6%
1961	42.8%	44.8%
1962	42.7%	45.1%
1963	42.7%	45.2%
1964	42.7%	45.4%
1965	42.8%	45.5%
1966	42.9%	45.7%
1967	43%	45.8%
1968	43.2%	45.8%
1969	43.3%	45.8%
1970	43.4%	45.7%
1971	43.6%	45.7%
1972	43.8%	45.6%
1973	44%	45.5%
1974	44.2%	45.5%
1975	44.3%	45.4%
1976	44.5%	45.2%
1977	44.6%	45.1%
1978	44.5%	45%
1979	44.3%	44.5%
1980	44.2%	44%
1981	44.3%	43.9%
1982	44.3%	44%
1983	44.2%	44%
1984	44.1%	44.1%
1985	44.1%	44.2%
1986	44.1%	44.2%
1987	44.2%	44.1%
1988	44.3%	44.1%
1989	44.3%	44%
1990	44.4%	43.9%
1991	44.4%	43.9%
1992	44.5%	44.1%
1993	44.5%	44.8%
1994	44.1%	45.2%
1995	44%	45%
1996	44.7%	44.8%
1997	45.4%	44.4%
1998	45.6%	44%
1999	45.6%	43.5%
2000	45.7%	42.9%
2001	45.7%	42.4%
2002	45.7%	41.8%
2003	45.8%	41.3%
2004	45.9%	40.7%
2005	45.9%	40.2%
2006	45.9%	39.6%
2007	46%	39.2%
2008	46%	38.8%
2009	46.1%	38.5%
2010	46.1%	38.2%
2011	46%	38.1%
2012	46%	38.2%
2013	46%	38.2%
2014	46%	38.4%
2015	46%	38.5%
2016	45.9%	38.7%
2017	45.8%	38.8%
2018	45.9%	38.9%
2019	46%	39%
2020	46.1%	39%
2021	46.1%	39%
2022	46.1%	38.8%
2023	46.1%	38.6%
2024	46%	38.3%
2025	45.9%	38%
2026	45.8%	37.6%
2027	45.7%	37.1%
2028	45.5%	36.7%
2029	45.3%	36.2%
2030	45%	35.8%
2031	44.8%	35.3%
2032	44.5%	34.9%
2033	44.2%	34.5%
2034	43.8%	34.1%
2035	43.4%	33.7%
2036	43%	33.4%
2037	42.6%	33.2%
2038	42.2%	32.9%
2039	41.7%	32.7%
2040	41.3%	32.5%
2041	40.9%	32.3%
2042	40.4%	32.2%
2043	40%	32%
2044	39.6%	31.8%
2045	39.2%	31.6%
2046	38.8%	31.5%
2047	38.4%	31.3%
2048	38%	31.1%
2049	37.7%	30.9%
2050	37.3%	30.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 46% of the population in the DR Congo and 38.3% in Vanuatu in 2024, compared to 44.4% and 43.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the DR Congo and Vanuatu compared.

Natural population change in DR Congo vs Vanuatu by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3.29% in the DR Congo and +2.53% in Vanuatu. 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	Vanuatu
1960	363,517	1,796
1961	368,207	1,872
1962	383,406	1,947
1963	398,972	2,025
1964	406,334	2,098
1965	429,002	2,180
1966	463,397	2,278
1967	479,552	2,384
1968	497,682	2,470
1969	514,800	2,529
1970	533,300	2,597
1971	549,343	2,685
1972	564,495	2,775
1973	578,280	2,876
1974	593,539	2,968
1975	608,655	3,074
1976	624,147	3,174
1977	638,242	3,285
1978	646,411	3,428
1979	691,773	3,590
1980	724,111	3,383
1981	748,371	3,592
1982	774,823	3,778
1983	807,122	3,944
1984	844,956	4,088
1985	885,670	4,219
1986	925,334	4,360
1987	959,875	4,427
1988	995,278	4,577
1989	1,027,238	4,656
1990	1,063,508	4,762
1991	1,114,033	4,859
1992	1,152,781	4,941
1993	1,209,242	4,973
1994	1,259,539	4,973
1995	1,395,440	4,945
1996	1,380,490	4,897
1997	1,392,037	4,854
1998	1,375,130	4,866
1999	1,450,318	4,871
2000	1,549,518	5,026
2001	1,594,999	5,144
2002	1,631,597	5,181
2003	1,679,188	5,258
2004	1,731,022	5,353
2005	1,800,300	5,454
2006	1,889,398	5,606
2007	1,963,738	5,842
2008	2,044,210	6,138
2009	2,126,912	6,362
2010	2,212,255	6,548
2011	2,310,679	6,715
2012	2,405,462	6,877
2013	2,489,378	7,036
2014	2,580,251	7,143
2015	2,665,016	7,220
2016	2,753,687	7,315
2017	2,883,245	7,371
2018	2,993,184	7,379
2019	3,075,538	7,364
2020	3,156,152	7,233
2021	3,227,992	7,199
2022	3,347,664	7,358
2023	3,467,787	7,359

Maternal mortality chart: DR Congo vs Vanuatu

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 100 deaths in Vanuatu.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	DR Congo	Vanuatu
1985	934	211
1986	902	194
1987	863	200
1988	824	172
1989	791	162
1990	755	151
1991	735	140
1992	709	140
1993	683	133
1994	656	131
1995	644	131
1996	661	129
1997	617	131
1998	605	134
1999	601	146
2000	585	133
2001	588	132
2002	601	128
2003	605	131
2004	607	131
2005	613	127
2006	619	123
2007	631	120
2008	620	117
2009	608	114
2010	601	114
2011	589	112
2012	578	109
2013	567	110
2014	558	110
2015	545	109
2016	526	107
2017	519	107
2018	508	108
2019	493	105
2020	489	107
2021	507	124
2022	456	105
2023	427	100

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 7.32% in the DR Congo and 1.68% in Vanuatu. 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	Vanuatu
1960	-	15.2%
1961	-	14.7%
1962	-	14.3%
1963	-	13.8%
1964	-	13.4%
1965	-	12.9%
1966	-	12.4%
1967	-	12%
1968	-	11.5%
1969	25.1%	11%
1970	24.7%	10.6%
1971	24.3%	10.2%
1972	24%	9.73%
1973	23.7%	9.34%
1974	23.4%	8.95%
1975	23%	8.58%
1976	22.6%	8.21%
1977	22.3%	7.84%
1978	21.9%	7.45%
1979	21.5%	7.07%
1980	21.2%	6.67%
1981	20.9%	6.27%
1982	20.6%	5.87%
1983	20.3%	5.48%
1984	20%	5.12%
1985	19.7%	4.78%
1986	19.5%	4.47%
1987	19.2%	4.2%
1988	19%	3.96%
1989	18.8%	3.76%
1990	18.5%	3.58%
1991	18.3%	3.43%
1992	18.1%	3.29%
1993	17.9%	3.18%
1994	17.7%	3.08%
1995	17.5%	3%
1996	17.3%	2.92%
1997	17%	2.86%
1998	16.7%	2.79%
1999	16.3%	2.74%
2000	15.9%	2.68%
2001	15.5%	2.63%
2002	15%	2.58%
2003	14.6%	2.54%
2004	14.1%	2.5%
2005	13.6%	2.45%
2006	13.1%	2.4%
2007	12.7%	2.34%
2008	12.2%	2.27%
2009	11.8%	2.2%
2010	11.4%	2.12%
2011	11%	2.05%
2012	10.6%	1.99%
2013	10.3%	1.94%
2014	9.9%	1.9%
2015	9.56%	1.87%
2016	9.23%	1.84%
2017	8.93%	1.82%
2018	8.63%	1.8%
2019	8.35%	1.78%
2020	8.07%	1.77%
2021	7.81%	1.74%
2022	7.57%	1.71%
2023	7.32%	1.68%