Fertility rate, total in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Fertility rate, total was 1.78 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.78 births per woman
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
120th
of 218 countries
All-time high
4.05 births per woman
in 1967
All-time low
1.78 births per woman
in 2023
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Fertility rate, total in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
In 2024, fertility rate, total in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of stood at 1.78 births per woman.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 4.05 births per woman in 1967 and was at its lowest, 1.78 births per woman, in 2023.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 120th 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.
Fertility rate, total in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.57 births per woman | — |
| 1961 | 3.26 births per woman | -8.6% |
| 1962 | 3.41 births per woman | +4.6% |
| 1963 | 3.63 births per woman | +6.3% |
| 1964 | 3.55 births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 3.56 births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 3.71 births per woman | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 4.05 births per woman | +9.2% |
| 1968 | 3.87 births per woman | -4.4% |
| 1969 | 3.86 births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 3.85 births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 3.74 births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 3.89 births per woman | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 3.35 births per woman | -13.8% |
| 1974 | 3.14 births per woman | -6.3% |
| 1975 | 3.05 births per woman | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 2.84 births per woman | -6.9% |
| 1977 | 2.77 births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 2.79 births per woman | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 2.85 births per woman | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 2.84 births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 2.92 births per woman | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 2.85 births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 2.78 births per woman | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 2.71 births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 2.65 births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 2.59 births per woman | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 2.53 births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 2.47 births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 2.41 births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 2.39 births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 2.35 births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 2.29 births per woman | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 2.22 births per woman | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 2.18 births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 2.15 births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 2.09 births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 2.03 births per woman | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 1.99 births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 1.97 births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 1.94 births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 1.94 births per woman | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.92 births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.91 births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.9 births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.87 births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.94 births per woman | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 1.94 births per woman | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.97 births per woman | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.91 births per woman | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 1.89 births per woman | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.88 births per woman | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.88 births per woman | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.88 births per woman | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.87 births per woman | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.86 births per woman | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.86 births per woman | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.85 births per woman | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.83 births per woman | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.82 births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.82 births per woman | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.81 births per woman | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.8 births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.78 births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 1.78 births per woman | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.65 births per woman | 3.26 births per woman | 4.05 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.23 births per woman | 2.77 births per woman | 3.89 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.67 births per woman | 2.41 births per woman | 2.92 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.17 births per woman | 1.97 births per woman | 2.39 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.92 births per woman | 1.87 births per woman | 1.97 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.86 births per woman | 1.82 births per woman | 1.89 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8 births per woman | 1.78 births per woman | 1.82 births per woman | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate, total in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Fertility rate, total in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 1.78 births per woman in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 4.05 births per woman in 1967.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.78 births per woman in 2023.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for fertility rate, total?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 120th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. 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 Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.