Crude birth rate in South Korea
The crude birth rate in South Korea was 4.7 per 1,000 people in 2024.
South Korea, 2024
4.7
Change from 2023
+0.2per 1,000 people
World, 2024
16.3 per 1,000 people
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
8.8 per 1,000 people
Position in 2024
216th of 217
Crude birth rate in South Korea over time
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Births per 1,000 people. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | South Korea | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.7 per 1,000 people | 16.3 per 1,000 people |
| 2023 | 4.5 per 1,000 people | 16.3 per 1,000 people |
| 2022 | 4.9 per 1,000 people | 16.6 per 1,000 people |
| 2021 | 5.1 per 1,000 people | 16.8 per 1,000 people |
| 2020 | 5.3 per 1,000 people | 17.1 per 1,000 people |
| 2019 | 5.9 per 1,000 people | 17.8 per 1,000 people |
| 2018 | 6.4 per 1,000 people | 18.2 per 1,000 people |
| 2017 | 7.0 per 1,000 people | 18.8 per 1,000 people |
| 2016 | 7.9 per 1,000 people | 19.3 per 1,000 people |
| 2015 | 8.6 per 1,000 people | 19.3 per 1,000 people |
| 2014 | 8.6 per 1,000 people | 19.8 per 1,000 people |
| 2013 | 8.6 per 1,000 people | 19.9 per 1,000 people |
| 2012 | 9.6 per 1,000 people | 20.4 per 1,000 people |
| 2011 | 9.4 per 1,000 people | 20.3 per 1,000 people |
| 2010 | 9.4 per 1,000 people | 20.2 per 1,000 people |
| 2009 | 9.0 per 1,000 people | 20.4 per 1,000 people |
| 2008 | 9.4 per 1,000 people | 20.5 per 1,000 people |
| 2007 | 10.1 per 1,000 people | 20.6 per 1,000 people |
| 2006 | 9.2 per 1,000 people | 20.6 per 1,000 people |
| 2005 | 9.0 per 1,000 people | 20.8 per 1,000 people |
| 2004 | 9.8 per 1,000 people | 21.0 per 1,000 people |
| 2003 | 10.2 per 1,000 people | 21.1 per 1,000 people |
| 2002 | 10.3 per 1,000 people | 21.4 per 1,000 people |
| 2001 | 11.7 per 1,000 people | 21.7 per 1,000 people |
| 2000 | 13.5 per 1,000 people | 22.1 per 1,000 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 from 4.5 per 1,000 people in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 8.6 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by −3.9.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, South Korea has the 216th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 16.3 per 1,000 people.
More for South Korea
All statistics for South Korea
Fertility rate
0.75 births per woman
2024 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
51,748,739 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
44.5 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
0.72 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
-0.04%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population
51,684,564 people
2025 · World Bank