Fertility & birth rates in Czech Republic and North Korea

Fertility rate in Czech Republic vs North Korea chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in the Czech Republic was 1.45 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 the Czech Republic 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
	Czech Republic	North Korea
1960	2.09	3.57
1961	2.11	3.26
1962	2.12	3.41
1963	2.31	3.63
1964	2.34	3.55
1965	2.18	3.56
1966	2.02	3.71
1967	1.91	4.05
1968	1.84	3.87
1969	1.87	3.86
1970	1.92	3.85
1971	2	3.74
1972	2.09	3.89
1973	2.31	3.35
1974	2.46	3.14
1975	2.43	3.05
1976	2.39	2.84
1977	2.34	2.77
1978	2.33	2.79
1979	2.27	2.85
1980	2.08	2.84
1981	2	2.92
1982	2	2.85
1983	1.97	2.78
1984	1.97	2.71
1985	1.95	2.65
1986	1.92	2.59
1987	1.91	2.53
1988	1.94	2.47
1989	1.87	2.41
1990	1.9	2.39
1991	1.86	2.35
1992	1.71	2.29
1993	1.67	2.22
1994	1.44	2.18
1995	1.28	2.15
1996	1.18	2.09
1997	1.17	2.03
1998	1.16	1.99
1999	1.13	1.97
2000	1.15	1.94
2001	1.15	1.94
2002	1.17	1.92
2003	1.18	1.91
2004	1.23	1.9
2005	1.29	1.87
2006	1.34	1.94
2007	1.45	1.94
2008	1.51	1.97
2009	1.51	1.91
2010	1.51	1.89
2011	1.43	1.88
2012	1.45	1.88
2013	1.46	1.88
2014	1.53	1.87
2015	1.57	1.86
2016	1.63	1.86
2017	1.69	1.85
2018	1.71	1.83
2019	1.71	1.83
2020	1.74	1.82
2021	1.83	1.81
2022	1.64	1.8
2023	1.45	1.78
2024	1.46	1.78
2025	1.47	1.77
2026	1.48	1.75
2027	1.48	1.74
2028	1.49	1.73
2029	1.49	1.73
2030	1.5	1.72
2031	1.51	1.72
2032	1.51	1.71
2033	1.52	1.71
2034	1.52	1.71
2035	1.53	1.7
2036	1.53	1.7
2037	1.54	1.7
2038	1.54	1.69
2039	1.54	1.69
2040	1.55	1.69
2041	1.55	1.69
2042	1.55	1.69
2043	1.55	1.69
2044	1.56	1.68
2045	1.56	1.68
2046	1.56	1.68
2047	1.56	1.68
2048	1.56	1.67
2049	1.57	1.67
2050	1.57	1.67

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Czech Republic	North Korea
1960	25.6%	37.5%
1961	25.1%	37%
1962	24.5%	36.6%
1963	23.9%	36.5%
1964	23.5%	36.6%
1965	23.2%	36.7%
1966	22.7%	37.3%
1967	22.3%	38.3%
1968	21.9%	39.2%
1969	21.6%	39.8%
1970	21.3%	40.1%
1971	21.1%	40.3%
1972	21.1%	40.2%
1973	21.2%	39.8%
1974	21.6%	39.3%
1975	22.1%	38.8%
1976	22.6%	38.3%
1977	22.9%	37.7%
1978	23.2%	36.9%
1979	23.4%	36%
1980	23.4%	35.1%
1981	23.5%	34.2%
1982	23.5%	33.1%
1983	23.5%	32%
1984	23.5%	30.9%
1985	23.4%	29.9%
1986	23.2%	29%
1987	23%	28%
1988	22.6%	27.3%
1989	22%	26.8%
1990	21.4%	26.5%
1991	20.9%	26.4%
1992	20.3%	26.3%
1993	19.8%	26.4%
1994	19.2%	26.4%
1995	18.7%	26.4%
1996	18.2%	26.3%
1997	17.7%	26.2%
1998	17.3%	26%
1999	16.9%	25.8%
2000	16.5%	25.6%
2001	16.1%	25.3%
2002	15.7%	25%
2003	15.3%	24.6%
2004	15%	24.3%
2005	14.7%	23.9%
2006	14.4%	23.4%
2007	14.3%	23%
2008	14.2%	22.5%
2009	14.2%	22.1%
2010	14.4%	21.6%
2011	14.6%	21.2%
2012	14.8%	20.8%
2013	14.9%	20.4%
2014	15.1%	20.1%
2015	15.3%	19.8%
2016	15.4%	19.6%
2017	15.6%	19.4%
2018	15.8%	19.2%
2019	15.9%	19.1%
2020	16%	19.1%
2021	16.1%	19.1%
2022	15.9%	19%
2023	15.7%	19%
2024	15.4%	18.9%
2025	15.1%	18.9%
2026	14.8%	18.9%
2027	14.6%	18.8%
2028	14.4%	18.7%
2029	14.2%	18.6%
2030	14%	18.5%
2031	13.8%	18.3%
2032	13.5%	18.1%
2033	13.3%	17.9%
2034	13%	17.6%
2035	12.9%	17.4%
2036	12.7%	17.1%
2037	12.5%	16.8%
2038	12.5%	16.6%
2039	12.6%	16.3%
2040	12.7%	16.1%
2041	12.8%	15.9%
2042	12.9%	15.7%
2043	13.1%	15.5%
2044	13.2%	15.4%
2045	13.4%	15.3%
2046	13.5%	15.2%
2047	13.7%	15.2%
2048	13.8%	15.2%
2049	13.9%	15.2%
2050	14%	15.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15.4% of the population in the Czech Republic and 18.9% in North Korea in 2024, compared to 21.4% and 26.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Czech Republic and North Korea compared.

Natural population change in Czech Republic vs North Korea by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.07% in the Czech Republic 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
	Czech Republic	North Korea
1960	34,567	277,717
1961	36,430	257,788
1962	29,836	286,534
1963	48,353	321,805
1964	52,531	323,623
1965	43,029	335,587
1966	35,355	363,882
1967	29,558	414,632
1968	21,728	399,837
1969	22,762	404,189
1970	24,646	406,129
1971	31,445	393,220
1972	44,404	411,997
1973	57,549	338,600
1974	66,923	306,902
1975	67,393	288,966
1976	61,768	255,841
1977	55,009	242,870
1978	52,234	243,533
1979	44,257	251,409
1980	17,517	255,206
1981	13,391	273,800
1982	10,315	276,332
1983	3,097	279,046
1984	5,165	282,987
1985	4,135	287,714
1986	1,034	293,227
1987	4,138	296,030
1988	7,249	299,305
1989	1,036	303,078
1990	1,034	312,460
1991	4,124	320,551
1992	1,032	324,002
1993	3,099	320,880
1994	-11,367	320,861
1995	-21,687	233,381
1996	-21,662	226,095
1997	-21,639	211,325
1998	-18,530	197,589
1999	-20,568	181,613
2000	-17,433	161,591
2001	-16,347	143,321
2002	-15,296	119,504
2003	-17,330	178,775
2004	-9,177	155,838
2005	-6,126	132,765
2006	1,024	129,171
2007	9,268	120,521
2008	14,538	122,015
2009	10,444	111,530
2010	10,475	112,443
2011	2,099	114,798
2012	0	118,773
2013	-2,103	122,519
2014	4,210	127,078
2015	0	127,365
2016	5,283	125,048
2017	3,178	120,181
2018	1,063	113,164
2019	0	106,208
2020	-19,257	95,920
2021	-28,365	99,710
2022	-19,209	96,495
2023	-21,729	86,203

Maternal mortality chart: Czech Republic vs North Korea

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 3 deaths per 100,000 live births in the Czech Republic, compared to 67 deaths in North Korea.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Czech Republic	North Korea
1985	15	76
1986	17	68
1987	15	62
1988	16	55
1989	15	49
1990	15	43
1991	15	38
1992	13	37
1993	12	46
1994	11	57
1995	10	127
1996	8	128
1997	8	128
1998	7	129
1999	7	129
2000	7	129
2001	6	130
2002	6	131
2003	6	76
2004	5	77
2005	5	78
2006	5	80
2007	4	80
2008	4	79
2009	4	78
2010	4	77
2011	4	76
2012	4	76
2013	3	75
2014	3	73
2015	3	72
2016	3	71
2017	3	70
2018	3	69
2019	3	66
2020	3	66
2021	4	72
2022	3	67
2023	3	67

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.26% in the Czech Republic 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
	Czech Republic	North Korea
1960	2.48%	11.6%
1961	2.44%	11.2%
1962	2.42%	10.8%
1963	2.43%	10.4%
1964	2.44%	9.92%
1965	2.46%	9.46%
1966	2.47%	8.96%
1967	2.48%	8.45%
1968	2.47%	7.94%
1969	2.46%	7.45%
1970	2.43%	6.99%
1971	2.39%	6.58%
1972	2.34%	6.2%
1973	2.29%	5.86%
1974	2.23%	5.56%
1975	2.16%	5.28%
1976	2.08%	5.03%
1977	1.99%	4.8%
1978	1.89%	4.59%
1979	1.78%	4.4%
1980	1.68%	4.22%
1981	1.59%	4.05%
1982	1.52%	3.91%
1983	1.47%	3.8%
1984	1.44%	3.71%
1985	1.41%	3.68%
1986	1.38%	3.68%
1987	1.35%	3.78%
1988	1.3%	3.83%
1989	1.25%	3.95%
1990	1.21%	4.07%
1991	1.17%	4.18%
1992	1.11%	4.25%
1993	1.03%	4.27%
1994	0.94%	4.25%
1995	0.85%	10.8%
1996	0.77%	10.6%
1997	0.7%	10.5%
1998	0.63%	10.3%
1999	0.58%	10.2%
2000	0.55%	10%
2001	0.52%	9.9%
2002	0.5%	9.78%
2003	0.48%	3.45%
2004	0.46%	3.38%
2005	0.44%	3.33%
2006	0.41%	3.28%
2007	0.39%	3.24%
2008	0.37%	3.1%
2009	0.35%	3%
2010	0.34%	2.87%
2011	0.33%	2.72%
2012	0.32%	2.57%
2013	0.31%	2.41%
2014	0.31%	2.26%
2015	0.32%	2.14%
2016	0.32%	2.06%
2017	0.32%	1.91%
2018	0.31%	1.84%
2019	0.3%	1.77%
2020	0.29%	1.74%
2021	0.28%	1.74%
2022	0.27%	1.77%
2023	0.26%	1.8%