Fertility & birth rates in Cyprus and North Korea

Fertility rate in Cyprus vs North Korea chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Cyprus was 1.39 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 Cyprus 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
	Cyprus	North Korea
1960	3.39	3.57
1961	3.62	3.26
1962	3.51	3.41
1963	3.49	3.63
1964	3.41	3.55
1965	3.47	3.56
1966	3.4	3.71
1967	3.32	4.05
1968	3.27	3.87
1969	3.19	3.86
1970	3.07	3.85
1971	3.04	3.74
1972	2.99	3.89
1973	2.4	3.35
1974	2.28	3.14
1975	2.11	3.05
1976	2.33	2.84
1977	2.09	2.77
1978	2.08	2.79
1979	2.14	2.85
1980	2.3	2.84
1981	2.15	2.92
1982	2.49	2.85
1983	2.49	2.78
1984	2.51	2.71
1985	2.43	2.65
1986	2.45	2.59
1987	2.39	2.53
1988	2.47	2.47
1989	2.37	2.41
1990	2.4	2.39
1991	2.34	2.35
1992	2.46	2.29
1993	2.25	2.22
1994	2.16	2.18
1995	2.03	2.15
1996	1.95	2.09
1997	1.86	2.03
1998	1.76	1.99
1999	1.67	1.97
2000	1.64	1.94
2001	1.57	1.94
2002	1.5	1.92
2003	1.51	1.91
2004	1.51	1.9
2005	1.48	1.87
2006	1.51	1.94
2007	1.45	1.94
2008	1.48	1.97
2009	1.48	1.91
2010	1.43	1.89
2011	1.36	1.88
2012	1.38	1.88
2013	1.3	1.88
2014	1.31	1.87
2015	1.32	1.86
2016	1.36	1.86
2017	1.32	1.85
2018	1.32	1.83
2019	1.33	1.83
2020	1.36	1.82
2021	1.39	1.81
2022	1.39	1.8
2023	1.39	1.78
2024	1.38	1.78
2025	1.37	1.77
2026	1.37	1.75
2027	1.36	1.74
2028	1.36	1.73
2029	1.36	1.73
2030	1.37	1.72
2031	1.37	1.72
2032	1.37	1.71
2033	1.37	1.71
2034	1.37	1.71
2035	1.38	1.7
2036	1.38	1.7
2037	1.38	1.7
2038	1.38	1.69
2039	1.39	1.69
2040	1.39	1.69
2041	1.39	1.69
2042	1.39	1.69
2043	1.4	1.69
2044	1.4	1.68
2045	1.4	1.68
2046	1.41	1.68
2047	1.41	1.68
2048	1.42	1.67
2049	1.42	1.67
2050	1.42	1.67

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cyprus	North Korea
1960	36.5%	37.5%
1961	36.4%	37%
1962	35.8%	36.6%
1963	35.1%	36.5%
1964	34.5%	36.6%
1965	34%	36.7%
1966	33.5%	37.3%
1967	33%	38.3%
1968	32.6%	39.2%
1969	32.1%	39.8%
1970	31.7%	40.1%
1971	31.2%	40.3%
1972	30.8%	40.2%
1973	30.3%	39.8%
1974	30%	39.3%
1975	29.6%	38.8%
1976	28.8%	38.3%
1977	27.9%	37.7%
1978	27%	36.9%
1979	26.2%	36%
1980	25.5%	35.1%
1981	25%	34.2%
1982	24.8%	33.1%
1983	24.9%	32%
1984	25.1%	30.9%
1985	25.2%	29.9%
1986	25.2%	29%
1987	25.2%	28%
1988	25.1%	27.3%
1989	25%	26.8%
1990	24.8%	26.5%
1991	24.7%	26.4%
1992	24.6%	26.3%
1993	24.6%	26.4%
1994	24.7%	26.4%
1995	24.6%	26.4%
1996	24.3%	26.3%
1997	23.9%	26.2%
1998	23.4%	26%
1999	22.9%	25.8%
2000	22.3%	25.6%
2001	21.7%	25.3%
2002	21.3%	25%
2003	21%	24.6%
2004	20.5%	24.3%
2005	19.9%	23.9%
2006	19.3%	23.4%
2007	18.7%	23%
2008	18%	22.5%
2009	17.5%	22.1%
2010	17%	21.6%
2011	16.6%	21.2%
2012	16.4%	20.8%
2013	16.2%	20.4%
2014	16.1%	20.1%
2015	16%	19.8%
2016	15.9%	19.6%
2017	15.9%	19.4%
2018	15.9%	19.2%
2019	15.9%	19.1%
2020	15.9%	19.1%
2021	16%	19.1%
2022	16%	19%
2023	16.1%	19%
2024	16.1%	18.9%
2025	16.1%	18.9%
2026	16%	18.9%
2027	16%	18.8%
2028	15.9%	18.7%
2029	15.8%	18.6%
2030	15.6%	18.5%
2031	15.4%	18.3%
2032	15.2%	18.1%
2033	15%	17.9%
2034	14.8%	17.6%
2035	14.6%	17.4%
2036	14.3%	17.1%
2037	14%	16.8%
2038	13.8%	16.6%
2039	13.5%	16.3%
2040	13.3%	16.1%
2041	13.1%	15.9%
2042	12.9%	15.7%
2043	12.7%	15.5%
2044	12.6%	15.4%
2045	12.5%	15.3%
2046	12.4%	15.2%
2047	12.4%	15.2%
2048	12.4%	15.2%
2049	12.3%	15.2%
2050	12.3%	15.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 16.1% of the population in Cyprus and 18.9% in North Korea in 2024, compared to 24.8% and 26.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cyprus and North Korea compared.

Natural population change in Cyprus vs North Korea by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.45% in Cyprus 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
	Cyprus	North Korea
1960	8,385	277,717
1961	9,584	257,788
1962	9,455	286,534
1963	8,568	321,805
1964	8,322	323,623
1965	9,643	335,587
1966	9,478	363,882
1967	9,313	414,632
1968	9,153	399,837
1969	8,857	404,189
1970	8,412	406,129
1971	8,398	393,220
1972	8,244	411,997
1973	5,405	338,600
1974	321	306,902
1975	5,023	288,966
1976	6,546	255,841
1977	5,607	242,870
1978	5,949	243,533
1979	6,620	251,409
1980	7,954	255,206
1981	7,135	273,800
1982	9,282	276,332
1983	9,318	279,046
1984	9,516	282,987
1985	9,242	287,714
1986	9,412	293,227
1987	9,114	296,030
1988	9,595	299,305
1989	9,156	303,078
1990	9,417	312,460
1991	9,102	320,551
1992	9,844	324,002
1993	8,463	320,880
1994	7,973	320,861
1995	7,226	233,381
1996	6,911	226,095
1997	6,444	211,325
1998	5,879	197,589
1999	5,524	181,613
2000	5,570	161,591
2001	5,308	143,321
2002	5,225	119,504
2003	5,484	178,775
2004	5,705	155,838
2005	5,646	132,765
2006	6,166	129,171
2007	5,983	120,521
2008	6,429	122,015
2009	6,820	111,530
2010	6,723	112,443
2011	6,271	114,798
2012	6,726	118,773
2013	6,116	122,519
2014	6,193	127,078
2015	6,340	127,365
2016	6,643	125,048
2017	6,082	120,181
2018	5,905	113,164
2019	5,679	106,208
2020	5,826	95,920
2021	5,305	99,710
2022	4,466	96,495
2023	5,025	86,203

Maternal mortality chart: Cyprus vs North Korea

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 14 deaths per 100,000 live births in Cyprus, compared to 67 deaths in North Korea.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cyprus	North Korea
1985	19	76
1986	18	68
1987	17	62
1988	17	55
1989	16	49
1990	15	43
1991	15	38
1992	15	37
1993	15	46
1994	15	57
1995	14	127
1996	14	128
1997	13	128
1998	13	129
1999	12	129
2000	12	129
2001	11	130
2002	11	131
2003	10	76
2004	10	77
2005	10	78
2006	10	80
2007	10	80
2008	10	79
2009	10	78
2010	10	77
2011	10	76
2012	10	76
2013	10	75
2014	11	73
2015	11	72
2016	12	71
2017	12	70
2018	13	69
2019	13	66
2020	87	66
2021	98	72
2022	53	67
2023	14	67

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.35% in Cyprus 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
	Cyprus	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	-	6.99%
1971	3.81%	6.58%
1972	3.72%	6.2%
1973	3.63%	5.86%
1974	3.53%	5.56%
1975	3.37%	5.28%
1976	3.16%	5.03%
1977	2.91%	4.8%
1978	2.65%	4.59%
1979	2.39%	4.4%
1980	2.16%	4.22%
1981	1.96%	4.05%
1982	1.78%	3.91%
1983	1.61%	3.8%
1984	1.45%	3.71%
1985	1.33%	3.68%
1986	1.23%	3.68%
1987	1.16%	3.78%
1988	1.13%	3.83%
1989	1.12%	3.95%
1990	1.11%	4.07%
1991	1.09%	4.18%
1992	1.06%	4.25%
1993	1.02%	4.27%
1994	0.97%	4.25%
1995	0.91%	10.8%
1996	0.86%	10.6%
1997	0.81%	10.5%
1998	0.76%	10.3%
1999	0.71%	10.2%
2000	0.66%	10%
2001	0.62%	9.9%
2002	0.58%	9.78%
2003	0.54%	3.45%
2004	0.5%	3.38%
2005	0.46%	3.33%
2006	0.42%	3.28%
2007	0.39%	3.24%
2008	0.37%	3.1%
2009	0.35%	3%
2010	0.33%	2.87%
2011	0.32%	2.72%
2012	0.3%	2.57%
2013	0.3%	2.41%
2014	0.29%	2.26%
2015	0.29%	2.14%
2016	0.29%	2.06%
2017	0.3%	1.91%
2018	0.3%	1.84%
2019	0.31%	1.77%
2020	0.32%	1.74%
2021	0.34%	1.74%
2022	0.35%	1.77%
2023	0.35%	1.8%