Fertility & birth rates in Comoros and North Korea

Fertility rate in Comoros vs North Korea chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Comoros was 3.88 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.78 in North Korea in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Comoros vs North 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
	Comoros	North Korea
1960	6.79	3.57
1961	6.85	3.26
1962	6.9	3.41
1963	6.92	3.63
1964	6.94	3.55
1965	6.97	3.56
1966	7	3.71
1967	7.02	4.05
1968	7.05	3.87
1969	7.07	3.86
1970	7.1	3.85
1971	7.12	3.74
1972	7.14	3.89
1973	7.17	3.35
1974	7.16	3.14
1975	7.16	3.05
1976	7.16	2.84
1977	7.15	2.77
1978	7.16	2.79
1979	7.16	2.85
1980	7.15	2.84
1981	7.14	2.92
1982	7.13	2.85
1983	7.11	2.78
1984	7.07	2.71
1985	7.02	2.65
1986	6.95	2.59
1987	6.87	2.53
1988	6.76	2.47
1989	6.65	2.41
1990	6.51	2.39
1991	6.35	2.35
1992	6.19	2.29
1993	6.02	2.22
1994	5.86	2.18
1995	5.73	2.15
1996	5.63	2.09
1997	5.51	2.03
1998	5.39	1.99
1999	5.28	1.97
2000	5.23	1.94
2001	5.2	1.94
2002	5.16	1.92
2003	5.12	1.91
2004	5.07	1.9
2005	5.01	1.87
2006	4.93	1.94
2007	4.86	1.94
2008	4.81	1.97
2009	4.78	1.91
2010	4.76	1.89
2011	4.72	1.88
2012	4.65	1.88
2013	4.57	1.88
2014	4.49	1.87
2015	4.42	1.86
2016	4.35	1.86
2017	4.28	1.85
2018	4.21	1.83
2019	4.14	1.83
2020	4.07	1.82
2021	4	1.81
2022	3.94	1.8
2023	3.88	1.78
2024	3.82	1.78
2025	3.76	1.77
2026	3.71	1.75
2027	3.65	1.74
2028	3.6	1.73
2029	3.55	1.73
2030	3.5	1.72
2031	3.44	1.72
2032	3.4	1.71
2033	3.36	1.71
2034	3.31	1.71
2035	3.27	1.7
2036	3.23	1.7
2037	3.19	1.7
2038	3.15	1.69
2039	3.11	1.69
2040	3.07	1.69
2041	3.04	1.69
2042	3	1.69
2043	2.97	1.69
2044	2.93	1.68
2045	2.9	1.68
2046	2.87	1.68
2047	2.84	1.68
2048	2.81	1.67
2049	2.78	1.67
2050	2.76	1.67

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Comoros	North Korea
1960	41.6%	37.5%
1961	42%	37%
1962	42.5%	36.6%
1963	43.1%	36.5%
1964	43.7%	36.6%
1965	44.1%	36.7%
1966	44.5%	37.3%
1967	44.9%	38.3%
1968	45.3%	39.2%
1969	45.6%	39.8%
1970	45.8%	40.1%
1971	45.9%	40.3%
1972	46%	40.2%
1973	46.2%	39.8%
1974	46.3%	39.3%
1975	46.4%	38.8%
1976	46.6%	38.3%
1977	46.7%	37.7%
1978	46.8%	36.9%
1979	46.9%	36%
1980	46.9%	35.1%
1981	46.9%	34.2%
1982	46.9%	33.1%
1983	46.9%	32%
1984	46.8%	30.9%
1985	46.9%	29.9%
1986	46.9%	29%
1987	46.9%	28%
1988	46.9%	27.3%
1989	47%	26.8%
1990	47%	26.5%
1991	46.9%	26.4%
1992	47.1%	26.3%
1993	47.5%	26.4%
1994	47.7%	26.4%
1995	47.9%	26.4%
1996	47.9%	26.3%
1997	47.9%	26.2%
1998	47.7%	26%
1999	47.4%	25.8%
2000	47%	25.6%
2001	46.7%	25.3%
2002	46.6%	25%
2003	46.3%	24.6%
2004	45.7%	24.3%
2005	45%	23.9%
2006	44.3%	23.4%
2007	43.6%	23%
2008	42.9%	22.5%
2009	42.2%	22.1%
2010	41.6%	21.6%
2011	41%	21.2%
2012	40.5%	20.8%
2013	40.2%	20.4%
2014	40%	20.1%
2015	39.8%	19.8%
2016	39.6%	19.6%
2017	39.3%	19.4%
2018	38.9%	19.2%
2019	38.6%	19.1%
2020	38.3%	19.1%
2021	38%	19.1%
2022	37.7%	19%
2023	37.4%	19%
2024	37.1%	18.9%
2025	36.9%	18.9%
2026	36.6%	18.9%
2027	36.3%	18.8%
2028	36%	18.7%
2029	35.7%	18.6%
2030	35.3%	18.5%
2031	35%	18.3%
2032	34.7%	18.1%
2033	34.4%	17.9%
2034	34%	17.6%
2035	33.7%	17.4%
2036	33.4%	17.1%
2037	33.1%	16.8%
2038	32.8%	16.6%
2039	32.5%	16.3%
2040	32.2%	16.1%
2041	32%	15.9%
2042	31.7%	15.7%
2043	31.5%	15.5%
2044	31.2%	15.4%
2045	31%	15.3%
2046	30.8%	15.2%
2047	30.6%	15.2%
2048	30.3%	15.2%
2049	30.1%	15.2%
2050	29.9%	15.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 37.1% of the population in Comoros and 18.9% in North Korea in 2024, compared to 47% and 26.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Comoros and North Korea compared.

Natural population change in Comoros vs North Korea by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.31% in Comoros and +0.42% in North 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
	Comoros	North Korea
1960	4,886	277,717
1961	5,027	257,788
1962	5,157	286,534
1963	5,249	321,805
1964	5,359	323,623
1965	5,465	335,587
1966	5,601	363,882
1967	5,741	414,632
1968	5,960	399,837
1969	6,189	404,189
1970	6,456	406,129
1971	6,722	393,220
1972	7,019	411,997
1973	7,328	338,600
1974	7,654	306,902
1975	7,752	288,966
1976	8,371	255,841
1977	8,750	242,870
1978	9,189	243,533
1979	9,637	251,409
1980	10,095	255,206
1981	10,569	273,800
1982	11,002	276,332
1983	11,367	279,046
1984	11,830	282,987
1985	12,202	287,714
1986	12,566	293,227
1987	12,869	296,030
1988	13,144	299,305
1989	13,374	303,078
1990	13,610	312,460
1991	13,783	320,551
1992	13,867	324,002
1993	13,667	320,880
1994	13,465	320,861
1995	13,403	233,381
1996	13,390	226,095
1997	13,254	211,325
1998	13,099	197,589
1999	13,161	181,613
2000	13,270	161,591
2001	13,598	143,321
2002	13,760	119,504
2003	14,031	178,775
2004	14,349	155,838
2005	14,810	132,765
2006	15,124	129,171
2007	15,393	120,521
2008	15,804	122,015
2009	16,315	111,530
2010	16,849	112,443
2011	17,313	114,798
2012	17,565	118,773
2013	17,776	122,519
2014	17,876	127,078
2015	17,961	127,365
2016	17,913	125,048
2017	17,798	120,181
2018	17,883	113,164
2019	17,936	106,208
2020	17,906	95,920
2021	17,645	99,710
2022	18,154	96,495
2023	18,247	86,203

Maternal mortality chart: Comoros vs North Korea

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 179 deaths per 100,000 live births in Comoros, compared to 67 deaths in North Korea.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Comoros	North Korea
1985	850	76
1986	825	68
1987	811	62
1988	791	55
1989	768	49
1990	737	43
1991	704	38
1992	675	37
1993	642	46
1994	602	57
1995	571	127
1996	545	128
1997	520	128
1998	515	129
1999	486	129
2000	476	129
2001	440	130
2002	428	131
2003	400	76
2004	385	77
2005	373	78
2006	360	80
2007	352	80
2008	334	79
2009	320	78
2010	305	77
2011	291	76
2012	274	76
2013	260	75
2014	247	73
2015	237	72
2016	225	71
2017	219	70
2018	209	69
2019	202	66
2020	198	66
2021	215	72
2022	186	67
2023	179	67

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.98% in Comoros and 1.8% in North 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
	Comoros	North Korea
1960	-	11.6%
1961	-	11.2%
1962	-	10.8%
1963	-	10.4%
1964	-	9.92%
1965	-	9.46%
1966	-	8.96%
1967	-	8.45%
1968	-	7.94%
1969	-	7.45%
1970	23.2%	6.99%
1971	22.5%	6.58%
1972	22%	6.2%
1973	21.4%	5.86%
1974	20.8%	5.56%
1975	20.3%	5.28%
1976	19.7%	5.03%
1977	19.1%	4.8%
1978	18.6%	4.59%
1979	18%	4.4%
1980	17.4%	4.22%
1981	16.8%	4.05%
1982	16.2%	3.91%
1983	15.7%	3.8%
1984	15.1%	3.71%
1985	14.6%	3.68%
1986	14%	3.68%
1987	13.5%	3.78%
1988	13%	3.83%
1989	12.6%	3.95%
1990	12.1%	4.07%
1991	11.6%	4.18%
1992	11.1%	4.25%
1993	10.7%	4.27%
1994	10.2%	4.25%
1995	9.78%	10.8%
1996	9.37%	10.6%
1997	9%	10.5%
1998	8.63%	10.3%
1999	8.28%	10.2%
2000	7.96%	10%
2001	7.65%	9.9%
2002	7.36%	9.78%
2003	7.07%	3.45%
2004	6.8%	3.38%
2005	6.55%	3.33%
2006	6.31%	3.28%
2007	6.08%	3.24%
2008	5.88%	3.1%
2009	5.69%	3%
2010	5.51%	2.87%
2011	5.36%	2.72%
2012	5.21%	2.57%
2013	5.08%	2.41%
2014	4.97%	2.26%
2015	4.87%	2.14%
2016	4.76%	2.06%
2017	4.66%	1.91%
2018	4.56%	1.84%
2019	4.46%	1.77%
2020	4.35%	1.74%
2021	4.24%	1.74%
2022	4.11%	1.77%
2023	3.98%	1.8%