Colombia vs North Korea: Birth rate vs. death rate

Colombia
13.47 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
North Korea
12.95 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Colombia rank
120th
North Korea rank
122nd

Birth rate vs. death rate over time

  • Colombia
  • North Korea
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 13.47 births per 1,000 people against 12.95 births per 1,000 people in North Korea, a difference of 0.52 births per 1,000 people.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 120th and North Korea ranks 122nd of 236 countries.

Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia North Korea Difference Ahead
1950s 46.61 births per 1,000 people 32.97 births per 1,000 people 13.65 births per 1,000 people Colombia
1960s 42.44 births per 1,000 people 35.72 births per 1,000 people 6.71 births per 1,000 people Colombia
1970s 33.33 births per 1,000 people 26.22 births per 1,000 people 7.11 births per 1,000 people Colombia
1980s 28.91 births per 1,000 people 20.4 births per 1,000 people 8.51 births per 1,000 people Colombia
1990s 25.26 births per 1,000 people 19.92 births per 1,000 people 5.34 births per 1,000 people Colombia
2000s 19.95 births per 1,000 people 14.95 births per 1,000 people 5 births per 1,000 people Colombia
2010s 15.18 births per 1,000 people 13.38 births per 1,000 people 1.79 births per 1,000 people Colombia
2020s 13.81 births per 1,000 people 13.19 births per 1,000 people 0.6263 births per 1,000 people Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate vs. death rate, Colombia or North Korea?
Colombia, at 13.47 births per 1,000 people against 12.95 births per 1,000 people in North Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate vs. death rate between Colombia and North Korea?
0.52 births per 1,000 people, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and North Korea?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Colombia and North Korea rank globally for birth rate vs. death rate?
Colombia ranks 120th and North Korea ranks 122nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Birth rate vs. death rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.