Democratic Republic of Congo vs Mozambique: Birth rate
Democratic Republic of Congo
41.3 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Mozambique
37.49 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
5th
Mozambique rank
8th
Birth rate over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Mozambique
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 41.3 births per 1,000 people against 37.49 births per 1,000 people in Mozambique, a difference of 3.81 births per 1,000 people.
That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Mozambique's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mozambique ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 5th and Mozambique ranks 8th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 4 and Mozambique in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.33 births per 1,000 people | 47.37 births per 1,000 people | 1.04 births per 1,000 people | Mozambique |
| 1960s | 47.58 births per 1,000 people | 48.16 births per 1,000 people | 0.58 births per 1,000 people | Mozambique |
| 1970s | 46.53 births per 1,000 people | 48.67 births per 1,000 people | 2.14 births per 1,000 people | Mozambique |
| 1980s | 46.26 births per 1,000 people | 50.13 births per 1,000 people | 3.87 births per 1,000 people | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 45.91 births per 1,000 people | 45.02 births per 1,000 people | 0.8978 births per 1,000 people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2000s | 44.25 births per 1,000 people | 42.17 births per 1,000 people | 2.08 births per 1,000 people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 43.36 births per 1,000 people | 40.85 births per 1,000 people | 2.51 births per 1,000 people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 41.76 births per 1,000 people | 38.15 births per 1,000 people | 3.61 births per 1,000 people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Democratic Republic of Congo or Mozambique?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 41.3 births per 1,000 people against 37.49 births per 1,000 people in Mozambique as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Democratic Republic of Congo and Mozambique?
- 3.81 births per 1,000 people, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Mozambique?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Mozambique rank globally for birth rate?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 5th and Mozambique ranks 8th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.