Birth rate, crude in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Birth rate, crude was 12.86 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
12.86 per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
112th
of 218 countries
All-time high
39.31 per 1,000 people
in 1967
All-time low
12.86 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Birth rate, crude in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for birth rate, crude in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of is 12.86 per 1,000 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate, crude in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 39.31 per 1,000 people in 1967 and was at its lowest, 12.86 per 1,000 people, in 2024.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 112th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Birth rate, crude in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 34.84 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1961 | 32.31 per 1,000 people | -7.3% |
| 1962 | 33.99 per 1,000 people | +5.2% |
| 1963 | 36.13 per 1,000 people | +6.3% |
| 1964 | 35.39 per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 35.4 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 36.59 per 1,000 people | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 39.31 per 1,000 people | +7.4% |
| 1968 | 37.05 per 1,000 people | -5.7% |
| 1969 | 36.22 per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 35.28 per 1,000 people | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 33.41 per 1,000 people | -5.3% |
| 1972 | 33.68 per 1,000 people | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 28.18 per 1,000 people | -16.3% |
| 1974 | 25.56 per 1,000 people | -9.3% |
| 1975 | 23.95 per 1,000 people | -6.3% |
| 1976 | 21.51 per 1,000 people | -10.2% |
| 1977 | 20.37 per 1,000 people | -5.3% |
| 1978 | 20.07 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 20.2 per 1,000 people | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 20.1 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 20.82 per 1,000 people | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 20.64 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 20.48 per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 20.4 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 20.38 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 20.41 per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 20.32 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 20.24 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 20.21 per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 20.45 per 1,000 people | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 20.61 per 1,000 people | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 20.52 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 20.36 per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 20.41 per 1,000 people | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 20.34 per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 20.02 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 19.39 per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 18.86 per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 18.26 per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 17.52 per 1,000 people | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 16.89 per 1,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 16.05 per 1,000 people | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 15.32 per 1,000 people | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 14.6 per 1,000 people | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 13.9 per 1,000 people | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 14.02 per 1,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 13.86 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 13.92 per 1,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 13.4 per 1,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 13.29 per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 13.27 per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 13.32 per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 13.36 per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 13.41 per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 13.42 per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 13.46 per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 13.47 per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 13.43 per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 13.4 per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 13.39 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 13.27 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 13.15 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 12.95 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 12.86 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.72 per 1,000 people | 32.31 per 1,000 people | 39.31 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 26.22 per 1,000 people | 20.07 per 1,000 people | 35.28 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.4 per 1,000 people | 20.1 per 1,000 people | 20.82 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.92 per 1,000 people | 18.26 per 1,000 people | 20.61 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.95 per 1,000 people | 13.4 per 1,000 people | 17.52 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.38 per 1,000 people | 13.27 per 1,000 people | 13.47 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.12 per 1,000 people | 12.86 per 1,000 people | 13.39 per 1,000 people | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate, crude in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Birth rate, crude in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 12.86 per 1,000 people in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest birth rate, crude recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 39.31 per 1,000 people in 1967.
- What is the lowest birth rate, crude recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.86 per 1,000 people in 2024.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for birth rate, crude?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 112th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is birth rate, crude rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.