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How many babies are born in DR Congo?

4.63 million babies born in DR Congo in 2026. That is 3.50% of all births worldwide, and the 5th largest of any country. UN projection

2024–2100 uses the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium scenario, based on assumptions about fertility, mortality and migration. These are projections, not observed births or guaranteed outcomes. Uncertainty increases further into the future; this site does not display prediction intervals.

Births in DR Congo: history and projections

100K1M 1 CE1000150018002100
Annual births, logarithmic scale. Shading marks modelled years before 1800; the dashed line marks UN projections from 2024.
Every figure refers to the area inside DR Congo’s present-day borders. Before 1800 the state did not exist in its current form. See how borders are handled.
Year Estimated births Population Per 1,000 Evidence
1 CE ~12K ~270K 42.8 Modelled estimate
1000 ~120K ~2.9M 41.4 Modelled estimate
1500 ~240K ~5.9M 41.1 Modelled estimate
1800 ~215K ~5.16M 41.7 Historical reconstruction
1900 ~394K ~9.45M 41.7 Historical reconstruction
1950 564K 12.3M 45.9 UN estimate
2000 2.29M 50.5M 45.3 UN estimate
2023 4.37M 106M 41.3 UN estimate
2026 4.63M 116M 39.8 UN projection
2050 6.28M 218M 28.8 UN projection
2075 6.93M 337M 20.6 UN projection
2100 6.81M 431M 15.8 UN projection

What the numbers show

The highest annual births in DR Congo among estimates through 2023 were in 2023, at about 4.37M. That is roughly 373 times the estimated ~11.7K births a year in 1 CE.

At 5.80 children per woman, fertility in DR Congo is above the level of about 2.1 that would hold a population steady over the long run without migration.

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How many babies are born in DR Congo each year?

An estimated 4.63 million babies are born in DR Congo in 2026, according to the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium projection. That is about 12,700 a day and 3.50% of all births worldwide.

What is the birth rate in DR Congo?

DR Congo has an estimated 39.8 births per 1,000 people in 2026, and a total fertility rate of 5.80 children per woman.

Where these numbers come from

2026 figures are the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium scenario. UN estimates cover 1950–2023; projections cover 2024–2100. Earlier years come from Gapminder’s reconstructions (1800–1949) and a model applied to HYDE population estimates (before 1800). The full chain is set out in the methodology, and every source is listed on the sources page.