Iran vs North Korea: Birth rate vs. death rate
Iran
12.95 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
North Korea
12.95 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Iran rank
121st
North Korea rank
122nd
Birth rate vs. death rate over time
- Iran
- North Korea
How they compare
Iran currently reports 12.95 births per 1,000 people against 12.95 births per 1,000 people in North Korea, a difference of 0 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 121st and North Korea ranks 122nd of 236 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 51.53 births per 1,000 people | 32.97 births per 1,000 people | 18.56 births per 1,000 people | Iran |
| 1960s | 47.2 births per 1,000 people | 35.72 births per 1,000 people | 11.48 births per 1,000 people | Iran |
| 1970s | 41.89 births per 1,000 people | 26.22 births per 1,000 people | 15.67 births per 1,000 people | Iran |
| 1980s | 41.73 births per 1,000 people | 20.4 births per 1,000 people | 21.33 births per 1,000 people | Iran |
| 1990s | 22.69 births per 1,000 people | 19.92 births per 1,000 people | 2.76 births per 1,000 people | Iran |
| 2000s | 16.42 births per 1,000 people | 14.95 births per 1,000 people | 1.47 births per 1,000 people | Iran |
| 2010s | 17.77 births per 1,000 people | 13.38 births per 1,000 people | 4.39 births per 1,000 people | Iran |
| 2020s | 13.49 births per 1,000 people | 13.19 births per 1,000 people | 0.3015 births per 1,000 people | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate vs. death rate, Iran or North Korea?
- Iran, at 12.95 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 Iran and North Korea?
- 0 births per 1,000 people, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and North Korea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Iran and North Korea rank globally for birth rate vs. death rate?
- Iran ranks 121st 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
Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.