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Live births in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Live births in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 4.37 million in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 2.5% from 2022. That is the 6th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count4,369,683 Estimated
Change on 2022+2.5%
Rank6th of 236Countries ranked
Series high4,369,6832023
Series low563,6651950
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Live births in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1950 to 2023

01M2M3M4M5M19501961197219831994200520231950: 563,665 count1951: 577,101 count1952: 590,023 count1953: 605,163 count1954: 618,028 count1955: 631,411 count1956: 645,839 count1957: 662,717 count1958: 680,372 count1959: 697,116 count1960: 718,406 count1961: 739,473 count1962: 761,301 count1963: 783,807 count1964: 808,176 count1965: 832,196 count1966: 858,732 count1967: 883,812 count1968: 908,873 count1969: 933,154 count1970: 957,902 count1971: 980,913 count1972: 1,001,904 count1973: 1,022,641 count1974: 1,045,063 count1975: 1,067,337 count1976: 1,090,982 count1977: 1,112,677 count1978: 1,135,606 count1979: 1,186,842 count1980: 1,231,233 count1981: 1,266,724 count1982: 1,303,813 count1983: 1,347,179 count1984: 1,396,607 count1985: 1,453,831 count1986: 1,504,905 count1987: 1,549,963 count1988: 1,595,209 count1989: 1,636,468 count1990: 1,681,955 count1991: 1,744,207 count1992: 1,793,265 count1993: 1,865,350 count1994: 1,932,742 count1995: 2,097,462 count1996: 2,128,873 count1997: 2,116,742 count1998: 2,125,496 count1999: 2,212,244 count2000: 2,287,896 count2001: 2,344,778 count2002: 2,395,052 count2003: 2,443,727 count2004: 2,495,424 count2005: 2,570,127 count2006: 2,665,465 count2007: 2,746,572 count2008: 2,833,867 count2009: 2,924,268 count2010: 3,011,258 count2011: 3,115,991 count2012: 3,219,513 count2013: 3,311,232 count2014: 3,410,957 count2015: 3,503,691 count2016: 3,599,622 count2017: 3,742,518 count2018: 3,861,913 count2019: 3,954,796 count2020: 4,049,813 count2021: 4,158,030 count2022: 4,262,077 count2023: 4,369,683 count01M2M3M4M5M19501975200020231950: 563,665 count1951: 577,101 count1952: 590,023 count1953: 605,163 count1954: 618,028 count1955: 631,411 count1956: 645,839 count1957: 662,717 count1958: 680,372 count1959: 697,116 count1960: 718,406 count1961: 739,473 count1962: 761,301 count1963: 783,807 count1964: 808,176 count1965: 832,196 count1966: 858,732 count1967: 883,812 count1968: 908,873 count1969: 933,154 count1970: 957,902 count1971: 980,913 count1972: 1,001,904 count1973: 1,022,641 count1974: 1,045,063 count1975: 1,067,337 count1976: 1,090,982 count1977: 1,112,677 count1978: 1,135,606 count1979: 1,186,842 count1980: 1,231,233 count1981: 1,266,724 count1982: 1,303,813 count1983: 1,347,179 count1984: 1,396,607 count1985: 1,453,831 count1986: 1,504,905 count1987: 1,549,963 count1988: 1,595,209 count1989: 1,636,468 count1990: 1,681,955 count1991: 1,744,207 count1992: 1,793,265 count1993: 1,865,350 count1994: 1,932,742 count1995: 2,097,462 count1996: 2,128,873 count1997: 2,116,742 count1998: 2,125,496 count1999: 2,212,244 count2000: 2,287,896 count2001: 2,344,778 count2002: 2,395,052 count2003: 2,443,727 count2004: 2,495,424 count2005: 2,570,127 count2006: 2,665,465 count2007: 2,746,572 count2008: 2,833,867 count2009: 2,924,268 count2010: 3,011,258 count2011: 3,115,991 count2012: 3,219,513 count2013: 3,311,232 count2014: 3,410,957 count2015: 3,503,691 count2016: 3,599,622 count2017: 3,742,518 count2018: 3,861,913 count2019: 3,954,796 count2020: 4,049,813 count2021: 4,158,030 count2022: 4,262,077 count2023: 4,369,683 count
count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodcount
20234,369,683 Estimated
20224,262,077 Estimated
20214,158,030 Estimated
20204,049,813 Estimated
20193,954,796 Estimated
20183,861,913 Estimated
20173,742,518 Estimated
20163,599,622 Estimated
20153,503,691 Estimated
20143,410,957 Estimated
20133,311,232 Estimated
20123,219,513 Estimated
20113,115,991 Estimated
20103,011,258 Estimated
20092,924,268 Estimated
20082,833,867 Estimated
20072,746,572 Estimated
20062,665,465 Estimated
20052,570,127 Estimated
20042,495,424 Estimated
20032,443,727 Estimated
20022,395,052 Estimated
20012,344,778 Estimated
20002,287,896 Estimated
19992,212,244 Estimated
19982,125,496 Estimated
19972,116,742 Estimated
19962,128,873 Estimated
19952,097,462 Estimated
19941,932,742 Estimated
19931,865,350 Estimated
19921,793,265 Estimated
19911,744,207 Estimated
19901,681,955 Estimated
19891,636,468 Estimated
19881,595,209 Estimated
19871,549,963 Estimated
19861,504,905 Estimated
19851,453,831 Estimated
19841,396,607 Estimated
19831,347,179 Estimated
19821,303,813 Estimated
19811,266,724 Estimated
19801,231,233 Estimated
19791,186,842 Estimated
19781,135,606 Estimated
19771,112,677 Estimated
19761,090,982 Estimated
19751,067,337 Estimated
19741,045,063 Estimated
19731,022,641 Estimated
19721,001,904 Estimated
1971980,913 Estimated
1970957,902 Estimated
1969933,154 Estimated
1968908,873 Estimated
1967883,812 Estimated
1966858,732 Estimated
1965832,196 Estimated
1964808,176 Estimated
1963783,807 Estimated
1962761,301 Estimated
1961739,473 Estimated
1960718,406 Estimated
1959697,116 Estimated
1958680,372 Estimated
1957662,717 Estimated
1956645,839 Estimated
1955631,411 Estimated
1954618,028 Estimated
1953605,163 Estimated
1952590,023 Estimated
1951577,101 Estimated
1950563,665 Estimated

Democratic Republic of the Congo compared with nearby places

United Arab Emirates: 104,015 countAfghanistan: 1,469,029 countAntigua and Barbuda: 1,106 countAlbania: 28,803 countArmenia: 34,668 countAngola: 1,381,370 countArgentina: 503,823 countAustria: 77,054 countAustralia: 304,340 countAzerbaijan: 125,136 countBosnia and Herzegovina: 24,569 countBangladesh: 3,489,953 countBelgium: 101,686 countBurkina Faso: 728,612 countBulgaria: 62,645 countBurundi: 460,882 countBenin: 478,062 countBrunei: 6,237 countBolivia: 260,151 countBrazil: 2,601,670 countBahamas: 4,335 countBhutan: 9,958 countBotswana: 61,294 countBelarus: 65,050 countBelize: 7,410 countCanada: 356,745 countDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 4,369,683 countCentral African Republic: 238,858 countRepublic of the Congo: 189,365 countSwitzerland: 83,702 countCôte d’Ivoire: 997,001 countChile: 176,196 countCameroon: 957,392 countChina: 8,899,881 countColombia: 705,009 countCosta Rica: 51,969 countCuba: 95,938 countCape Verde: 6,440 countCyprus: 14,524 countCzechia: 91,845 countGermany: 719,249 countDjibouti: 23,946 countDenmark: 57,810 countDominican Republic: 203,183 countAlgeria: 905,981 countEcuador: 270,300 countEstonia: 11,036 countEgypt: 2,405,717 countWestern Sahara: 8,987 countEritrea: 99,058 countSpain: 336,821 countEthiopia: 4,105,685 countFinland: 43,556 countFiji: 16,631 countFalkland Islands: 39 countFaroe Islands: 690 countFrance: 638,891 countGabon: 68,745 countUnited Kingdom: 688,388 countGeorgia: 43,765 countGhana: 888,947 countGreenland: 789 countGambia: 82,092 countGuinea: 487,595 countEquatorial Guinea: 54,694 countGreece: 73,661 countGuatemala: 377,167 countGuinea-Bissau: 64,679 countGuyana: 16,764 countHong Kong: 41,294 countHonduras: 233,793 countCroatia: 31,446 countHaiti: 258,348 countHungary: 85,373 countIndonesia: 4,482,359 countIreland: 53,268 countIsrael: 172,312 countIsle of Man: 702 countIndia: 23,219,489 countIraq: 1,159,682 countIran: 1,173,463 countIceland: 4,347 countItaly: 384,627 countJamaica: 33,007 countJordan: 235,776 countJapan: 749,884 countKenya: 1,499,998 countKyrgyzstan: 150,759 countCambodia: 361,586 countKiribati: 3,421 countNorth Korea: 342,038 countSouth Korea: 236,394 countKuwait: 49,342 countCayman Islands: 865 countKazakhstan: 409,417 countLaos: 163,043 countLebanon: 93,205 countSri Lanka: 324,102 countLiberia: 170,065 countLesotho: 55,728 countLithuania: 21,434 countLuxembourg: 6,946 countLatvia: 14,250 countLibya: 124,371 countMorocco: 629,832 countMoldova: 32,986 countMontenegro: 6,981 countMadagascar: 1,001,244 countNorth Macedonia: 16,878 countMali: 951,445 countMyanmar: 903,822 countMongolia: 65,019 countMauritania: 172,885 countMauritius: 11,804 countMalawi: 662,289 countMexico: 2,037,689 countMalaysia: 435,989 countMozambique: 1,260,855 countNamibia: 76,715 countNew Caledonia: 4,134 countNiger: 1,095,892 countNigeria: 7,509,758 countNicaragua: 132,214 countNetherlands: 167,842 countNorway: 51,545 countNepal: 574,297 countNew Zealand: 59,236 countOman: 85,065 countPanama: 71,469 countPeru: 539,623 countFrench Polynesia: 3,066 countPapua New Guinea: 255,331 countPhilippines: 1,840,477 countPakistan: 6,882,058 countPoland: 317,916 countPuerto Rico: 18,851 countPalestine: 146,384 countPortugal: 86,646 countPalau: 193 countParaguay: 136,778 countQatar: 29,516 countRomania: 183,623 countSerbia: 59,840 countRussia: 1,297,207 countRwanda: 395,578 countSaudi Arabia: 546,038 countSolomon Islands: 21,548 countSudan: 1,682,049 countSweden: 97,915 countSingapore: 47,472 countSlovenia: 17,902 countSlovakia: 52,271 countSierra Leone: 258,903 countSenegal: 531,890 countSomalia: 788,763 countSuriname: 10,879 countSouth Sudan: 328,308 countEl Salvador: 99,428 countSyria: 521,601 countEswatini: 29,622 countChad: 819,054 countTogo: 289,759 countThailand: 591,200 countTajikistan: 271,420 countTimor-Leste: 30,561 countTurkmenistan: 160,100 countTunisia: 167,729 countTürkiye: 1,072,014 countTrinidad and Tobago: 16,094 countTaiwan: 132,404 countTanzania: 2,346,391 countUkraine: 212,231 countUganda: 1,712,750 countUnited States: 3,657,476 countUruguay: 33,443 countUzbekistan: 943,547 countVenezuela: 426,984 countVietnam: 1,387,961 countVanuatu: 8,988 countSamoa: 5,503 countYemen: 1,386,914 countSouth Africa: 1,186,793 countZambia: 685,565 countZimbabwe: 496,917 count
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Live births, 2023, count. Democratic Republic of the Congo is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births) (Live births, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

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World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/democratic-republic-of-the-congo. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Live births, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/democratic-republic-of-the-congo.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/births/democratic-republic-of-the-congo (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births): Live births, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1950 to 2023}},
  year = {2024},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/democratic-republic-of-the-congo. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
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What is the live births in Democratic Republic of the Congo?

Live births in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 4.37 million in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 2.5% from 2022. That is the 6th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest live births in Democratic Republic of the Congo?

4.37 million in 2023, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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