Fertility rate in North Korea
The fertility rate in North Korea was 1.78 births per woman in 2024.
North Korea, 2024
1.78
Change from 2023
+0.2%
World, 2024
2.19 births per woman
Position in 2024
120th of 217
Fertility rate in North Korea over time
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Births per woman. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | North Korea | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.78 births per woman | 2.19 births per woman |
| 2023 | 1.78 births per woman | 2.20 births per woman |
| 2022 | 1.80 births per woman | 2.22 births per woman |
| 2021 | 1.81 births per woman | 2.25 births per woman |
| 2020 | 1.82 births per woman | 2.28 births per woman |
| 2019 | 1.83 births per woman | 2.35 births per woman |
| 2018 | 1.83 births per woman | 2.39 births per woman |
| 2017 | 1.85 births per woman | 2.46 births per woman |
| 2016 | 1.86 births per woman | 2.49 births per woman |
| 2015 | 1.86 births per woman | 2.49 births per woman |
| 2014 | 1.87 births per woman | 2.52 births per woman |
| 2013 | 1.88 births per woman | 2.52 births per woman |
| 2012 | 1.88 births per woman | 2.56 births per woman |
| 2011 | 1.88 births per woman | 2.55 births per woman |
| 2010 | 1.89 births per woman | 2.57 births per woman |
| 2009 | 1.91 births per woman | 2.59 births per woman |
| 2008 | 1.97 births per woman | 2.60 births per woman |
| 2007 | 1.94 births per woman | 2.60 births per woman |
| 2006 | 1.94 births per woman | 2.61 births per woman |
| 2005 | 1.87 births per woman | 2.61 births per woman |
| 2004 | 1.90 births per woman | 2.63 births per woman |
| 2003 | 1.91 births per woman | 2.64 births per woman |
| 2002 | 1.92 births per woman | 2.66 births per woman |
| 2001 | 1.94 births per woman | 2.69 births per woman |
| 2000 | 1.94 births per woman | 2.73 births per woman |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2% from 1.78 births per woman in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 1.87 births per woman, the figure has changed by −4.8%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, North Korea has the 120th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 2.19 births per woman.
More for North Korea
All statistics for North Korea
Crude birth rate
12.9 per 1,000 people
2024 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
26,418,204 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
36.0 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
1.78 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
0.32%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population
26,571,036 people
2025 · World Bank