Fertility & birth rates in Argentina and South Korea

Fertility rate in Argentina vs South Korea chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Argentina was 1.5 children per woman in 2023, compared to 0.72 in South Korea in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Argentina vs South Korea population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Argentina	South Korea
1960	3.14	5.99
1961	3.12	5.8
1962	3.13	5.56
1963	3.11	5.33
1964	3.08	5.07
1965	3.01	4.89
1966	2.97	4.78
1967	2.98	4.62
1968	3.01	4.51
1969	3.05	4.45
1970	3.09	4.53
1971	3.11	4.54
1972	3.14	4.12
1973	3.17	4.07
1974	3.22	3.77
1975	3.27	3.43
1976	3.32	3
1977	3.36	2.99
1978	3.36	2.64
1979	3.34	2.9
1980	3.3	2.82
1981	3.25	2.57
1982	3.2	2.39
1983	3.15	2.06
1984	3.12	1.74
1985	3.07	1.66
1986	3.05	1.58
1987	3.04	1.53
1988	3.05	1.55
1989	3.02	1.56
1990	3.03	1.57
1991	3.01	1.71
1992	2.99	1.76
1993	2.97	1.65
1994	2.94	1.66
1995	2.86	1.63
1996	2.78	1.57
1997	2.71	1.54
1998	2.66	1.46
1999	2.64	1.43
2000	2.59	1.48
2001	2.53	1.31
2002	2.49	1.18
2003	2.45	1.19
2004	2.43	1.16
2005	2.43	1.09
2006	2.4	1.13
2007	2.37	1.26
2008	2.43	1.19
2009	2.4	1.15
2010	2.41	1.23
2011	2.39	1.24
2012	2.3	1.3
2013	2.34	1.19
2014	2.39	1.21
2015	2.35	1.24
2016	2.24	1.17
2017	2.17	1.05
2018	2.07	0.98
2019	1.88	0.92
2020	1.6	0.84
2021	1.59	0.81
2022	1.48	0.78
2023	1.5	0.72
2024	1.5	0.73
2025	1.5	0.75
2026	1.51	0.76
2027	1.51	0.78
2028	1.51	0.79
2029	1.51	0.8
2030	1.51	0.82
2031	1.51	0.83
2032	1.52	0.84
2033	1.52	0.85
2034	1.52	0.86
2035	1.52	0.88
2036	1.52	0.89
2037	1.52	0.9
2038	1.52	0.91
2039	1.52	0.92
2040	1.52	0.93
2041	1.52	0.95
2042	1.52	0.96
2043	1.53	0.96
2044	1.53	0.97
2045	1.53	0.98
2046	1.53	0.99
2047	1.53	1
2048	1.53	1.01
2049	1.53	1.02
2050	1.54	1.03

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Argentina	South Korea
1960	31.2%	41.3%
1961	31.1%	41.8%
1962	31%	42.3%
1963	30.8%	42.7%
1964	30.6%	43.1%
1965	30.5%	43.3%
1966	30.2%	43.5%
1967	30%	43.3%
1968	29.8%	43.1%
1969	29.7%	42.7%
1970	29.6%	42.1%
1971	29.5%	41.5%
1972	29.5%	41%
1973	29.5%	40.3%
1974	29.6%	39.5%
1975	29.7%	38.5%
1976	29.8%	37.5%
1977	29.9%	36.5%
1978	30.1%	35.6%
1979	30.3%	34.8%
1980	30.5%	34%
1981	30.6%	33.3%
1982	30.8%	32.7%
1983	30.9%	32%
1984	31%	31.2%
1985	31%	30.2%
1986	30.9%	29.2%
1987	30.9%	28.2%
1988	30.7%	27.3%
1989	30.6%	26.5%
1990	30.4%	25.8%
1991	30.3%	25.2%
1992	30%	24.7%
1993	29.8%	24.2%
1994	29.6%	23.7%
1995	29.3%	23.1%
1996	29.1%	22.5%
1997	28.8%	22%
1998	28.6%	21.6%
1999	28.4%	21.2%
2000	28.2%	21%
2001	27.9%	20.8%
2002	27.7%	20.5%
2003	27.5%	20.1%
2004	27.2%	19.7%
2005	26.9%	19.2%
2006	26.7%	18.7%
2007	26.4%	18.1%
2008	26.1%	17.5%
2009	25.9%	16.9%
2010	25.7%	16.4%
2011	25.5%	15.8%
2012	25.3%	15.2%
2013	25.2%	14.7%
2014	25%	14.2%
2015	24.9%	13.8%
2016	24.7%	13.4%
2017	24.6%	13%
2018	24.4%	12.7%
2019	24.1%	12.4%
2020	23.7%	12.1%
2021	23.2%	11.8%
2022	22.8%	11.4%
2023	22.2%	11%
2024	21.6%	10.6%
2025	21%	10.2%
2026	20.4%	9.82%
2027	19.9%	9.42%
2028	19.3%	9.06%
2029	18.7%	8.75%
2030	18.1%	8.43%
2031	17.6%	8.15%
2032	17.1%	7.94%
2033	16.7%	7.79%
2034	16.4%	7.7%
2035	16.2%	7.66%
2036	16.2%	7.65%
2037	16.1%	7.66%
2038	16.2%	7.68%
2039	16.2%	7.71%
2040	16.2%	7.73%
2041	16.1%	7.75%
2042	16.1%	7.76%
2043	16.1%	7.77%
2044	16%	7.78%
2045	16%	7.79%
2046	15.9%	7.8%
2047	15.8%	7.81%
2048	15.7%	7.82%
2049	15.6%	7.82%
2050	15.5%	7.83%

Children aged 0-14 make up 21.6% of the population in Argentina and 10.6% in South Korea in 2024, compared to 30.4% and 25.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Argentina and South Korea compared.

Natural population change in Argentina vs South Korea by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.63% in Argentina and +0.06% in South Korea. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Argentina	South Korea
1960	315,943	728,010
1961	317,816	730,173
1962	316,952	712,590
1963	317,041	685,824
1964	311,020	655,501
1965	304,734	641,090
1966	303,981	623,534
1967	308,904	692,169
1968	312,440	684,487
1969	319,108	694,227
1970	339,096	747,987
1971	344,889	789,185
1972	357,835	740,469
1973	370,856	699,115
1974	388,107	673,030
1975	409,561	603,300
1976	422,330	530,558
1977	441,647	578,947
1978	448,413	499,084
1979	449,952	623,068
1980	443,732	583,294
1981	442,501	631,189
1982	431,926	605,626
1983	426,145	514,844
1984	423,279	436,384
1985	428,866	416,219
1986	436,760	395,651
1987	443,404	378,758
1988	455,701	399,297
1989	460,991	403,266
1990	466,640	411,546
1991	474,960	467,594
1992	473,226	494,352
1993	474,791	477,302
1994	481,958	473,200
1995	469,658	468,967
1996	458,199	446,142
1997	450,930	422,773
1998	440,184	393,436
1999	444,038	368,272
2000	437,562	390,167
2001	430,579	312,643
2002	424,825	247,752
2003	410,141	244,251
2004	417,970	225,988
2005	428,247	187,920
2006	424,591	203,441
2007	402,889	248,286
2008	442,442	215,841
2009	439,271	197,231
2010	441,335	213,083
2011	448,730	214,728
2012	411,540	215,859
2013	421,694	166,415
2014	450,462	167,464
2015	444,161	163,248
2016	391,767	122,923
2017	375,260	71,907
2018	346,031	30,951
2019	280,005	10,353
2020	151,347	-31,101
2021	88,677	-56,947
2022	96,673	-124,014
2023	154,648	-77,569

Maternal mortality chart: Argentina vs South Korea

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 33 deaths per 100,000 live births in Argentina, compared to 4 deaths in South Korea.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Argentina	South Korea
1985	80	38
1986	76	35
1987	73	34
1988	70	31
1989	68	29
1990	68	28
1991	67	28
1992	65	26
1993	62	24
1994	62	23
1995	60	22
1996	59	20
1997	60	19
1998	57	18
1999	57	17
2000	58	15
2001	60	14
2002	59	13
2003	61	13
2004	58	12
2005	57	11
2006	60	10
2007	62	10
2008	59	9
2009	62	9
2010	55	8
2011	48	8
2012	49	8
2013	47	7
2014	43	7
2015	39	6
2016	40	6
2017	38	6
2018	38	5
2019	36	5
2020	40	12
2021	76	5
2022	39	7
2023	33	4

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.96% in Argentina and 0.28% in South Korea. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Argentina	South Korea
1960	-	11.2%
1961	-	10.6%
1962	-	10.1%
1963	-	9.67%
1964	-	9.18%
1965	-	8.68%
1966	-	8.16%
1967	-	7.62%
1968	-	7.1%
1969	7.25%	6.59%
1970	7.17%	6.12%
1971	7.08%	5.71%
1972	6.97%	5.36%
1973	6.82%	5.07%
1974	6.61%	4.82%
1975	6.33%	4.61%
1976	5.98%	4.42%
1977	5.56%	4.23%
1978	5.12%	4.04%
1979	4.68%	3.84%
1980	4.28%	3.63%
1981	3.94%	3.4%
1982	3.65%	3.17%
1983	3.41%	2.93%
1984	3.21%	2.7%
1985	3.06%	2.46%
1986	2.96%	2.25%
1987	2.91%	2.05%
1988	2.9%	1.87%
1989	2.89%	1.71%
1990	2.88%	1.57%
1991	2.84%	1.44%
1992	2.76%	1.33%
1993	2.66%	1.23%
1994	2.54%	1.14%
1995	2.42%	1.05%
1996	2.31%	0.98%
1997	2.19%	0.91%
1998	2.09%	0.85%
1999	2.01%	0.8%
2000	1.94%	0.75%
2001	1.88%	0.71%
2002	1.83%	0.68%
2003	1.78%	0.64%
2004	1.73%	0.6%
2005	1.67%	0.56%
2006	1.62%	0.52%
2007	1.58%	0.48%
2008	1.54%	0.45%
2009	1.49%	0.43%
2010	1.44%	0.41%
2011	1.39%	0.4%
2012	1.33%	0.38%
2013	1.27%	0.37%
2014	1.22%	0.36%
2015	1.17%	0.35%
2016	1.14%	0.34%
2017	1.1%	0.33%
2018	1.07%	0.32%
2019	1.05%	0.31%
2020	1.03%	0.3%
2021	1%	0.29%
2022	0.98%	0.28%
2023	0.96%	0.28%