Fertility & birth rates in Denmark and North Korea

Fertility rate in Denmark vs North Korea chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Denmark was 1.5 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 Denmark 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
	Denmark	North Korea
1960	2.57	3.57
1961	2.55	3.26
1962	2.55	3.41
1963	2.67	3.63
1964	2.6	3.55
1965	2.61	3.56
1966	2.62	3.71
1967	2.35	4.05
1968	2.12	3.87
1969	2	3.86
1970	1.95	3.85
1971	2.04	3.74
1972	2.03	3.89
1973	1.92	3.35
1974	1.9	3.14
1975	1.92	3.05
1976	1.75	2.84
1977	1.66	2.77
1978	1.67	2.79
1979	1.6	2.85
1980	1.55	2.84
1981	1.44	2.92
1982	1.43	2.85
1983	1.38	2.78
1984	1.4	2.71
1985	1.45	2.65
1986	1.48	2.59
1987	1.5	2.53
1988	1.56	2.47
1989	1.62	2.41
1990	1.67	2.39
1991	1.68	2.35
1992	1.76	2.29
1993	1.75	2.22
1994	1.81	2.18
1995	1.8	2.15
1996	1.75	2.09
1997	1.75	2.03
1998	1.72	1.99
1999	1.73	1.97
2000	1.77	1.94
2001	1.74	1.94
2002	1.72	1.92
2003	1.76	1.91
2004	1.78	1.9
2005	1.8	1.87
2006	1.85	1.94
2007	1.84	1.94
2008	1.89	1.97
2009	1.84	1.91
2010	1.87	1.89
2011	1.75	1.88
2012	1.73	1.88
2013	1.67	1.88
2014	1.69	1.87
2015	1.71	1.86
2016	1.79	1.86
2017	1.75	1.85
2018	1.73	1.83
2019	1.7	1.83
2020	1.68	1.82
2021	1.72	1.81
2022	1.55	1.8
2023	1.5	1.78
2024	1.51	1.78
2025	1.51	1.77
2026	1.51	1.75
2027	1.52	1.74
2028	1.52	1.73
2029	1.52	1.73
2030	1.53	1.72
2031	1.53	1.72
2032	1.53	1.71
2033	1.53	1.71
2034	1.53	1.71
2035	1.54	1.7
2036	1.54	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	1.56	1.67
2050	1.56	1.67

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Denmark	North Korea
1960	25.2%	37.5%
1961	24.7%	37%
1962	24.2%	36.6%
1963	24%	36.5%
1964	23.8%	36.6%
1965	23.8%	36.7%
1966	23.8%	37.3%
1967	23.8%	38.3%
1968	23.7%	39.2%
1969	23.5%	39.8%
1970	23.3%	40.1%
1971	23.1%	40.3%
1972	23%	40.2%
1973	22.9%	39.8%
1974	22.7%	39.3%
1975	22.6%	38.8%
1976	22.4%	38.3%
1977	22.1%	37.7%
1978	21.8%	36.9%
1979	21.3%	36%
1980	20.8%	35.1%
1981	20.3%	34.2%
1982	19.7%	33.1%
1983	19.2%	32%
1984	18.8%	30.9%
1985	18.4%	29.9%
1986	18.1%	29%
1987	17.7%	28%
1988	17.5%	27.3%
1989	17.2%	26.8%
1990	17.1%	26.5%
1991	17%	26.4%
1992	17%	26.3%
1993	17.1%	26.4%
1994	17.2%	26.4%
1995	17.4%	26.4%
1996	17.6%	26.3%
1997	17.9%	26.2%
1998	18.1%	26%
1999	18.3%	25.8%
2000	18.5%	25.6%
2001	18.7%	25.3%
2002	18.8%	25%
2003	18.8%	24.6%
2004	18.8%	24.3%
2005	18.8%	23.9%
2006	18.7%	23.4%
2007	18.5%	23%
2008	18.4%	22.5%
2009	18.2%	22.1%
2010	18%	21.6%
2011	17.8%	21.2%
2012	17.6%	20.8%
2013	17.3%	20.4%
2014	17.1%	20.1%
2015	16.9%	19.8%
2016	16.8%	19.6%
2017	16.7%	19.4%
2018	16.6%	19.2%
2019	16.4%	19.1%
2020	16.3%	19.1%
2021	16.2%	19.1%
2022	16%	19%
2023	15.9%	19%
2024	15.7%	18.9%
2025	15.6%	18.9%
2026	15.5%	18.9%
2027	15.4%	18.8%
2028	15.4%	18.7%
2029	15.4%	18.6%
2030	15.4%	18.5%
2031	15.4%	18.3%
2032	15.3%	18.1%
2033	15.2%	17.9%
2034	15.2%	17.6%
2035	15.1%	17.4%
2036	15%	17.1%
2037	15%	16.8%
2038	15%	16.6%
2039	15%	16.3%
2040	14.9%	16.1%
2041	14.9%	15.9%
2042	14.9%	15.7%
2043	14.8%	15.5%
2044	14.8%	15.4%
2045	14.7%	15.3%
2046	14.7%	15.2%
2047	14.6%	15.2%
2048	14.6%	15.2%
2049	14.5%	15.2%
2050	14.5%	15.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15.7% of the population in Denmark and 18.9% in North Korea in 2024, compared to 17.1% and 26.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Denmark and North Korea compared.

Natural population change in Denmark vs North Korea by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.09% in Denmark 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
	Denmark	North Korea
1960	32,515	277,717
1961	33,205	257,788
1962	32,070	286,534
1963	36,539	321,805
1964	36,832	323,623
1965	37,596	335,587
1966	38,858	363,882
1967	33,363	414,632
1968	27,243	399,837
1969	23,481	404,189
1970	22,673	406,129
1971	26,801	393,220
1972	24,958	411,997
1973	21,092	338,600
1974	19,676	306,902
1975	20,746	288,966
1976	11,667	255,841
1977	11,703	242,870
1978	9,187	243,533
1979	4,605	251,409
1980	1,537	255,206
1981	-3,073	273,800
1982	-2,559	276,332
1983	-6,649	279,046
1984	-5,623	282,987
1985	-4,603	287,714
1986	-2,561	293,227
1987	-1,538	296,030
1988	0	299,305
1989	2,053	303,078
1990	2,056	312,460
1991	4,639	320,551
1992	6,722	324,002
1993	4,670	320,880
1994	8,850	320,861
1995	6,280	233,381
1996	6,842	226,095
1997	7,927	211,325
1998	7,956	197,589
1999	6,919	181,613
2000	9,078	161,591
2001	6,967	143,321
2002	5,376	119,504
2003	7,007	178,775
2004	9,188	155,838
2005	9,755	132,765
2006	9,787	129,171
2007	8,192	120,521
2008	10,438	122,015
2009	8,285	111,530
2010	8,876	112,443
2011	6,685	114,798
2012	5,592	118,773
2013	3,931	122,519
2014	5,644	127,078
2015	5,683	127,365
2016	9,165	125,048
2017	8,071	120,181
2018	6,373	113,164
2019	6,977	106,208
2020	5,831	95,920
2021	5,857	99,710
2022	-1,180	96,495
2023	-595	86,203

Maternal mortality chart: Denmark vs North Korea

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 4 deaths per 100,000 live births in Denmark, compared to 67 deaths in North Korea.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Denmark	North Korea
1985	12	76
1986	12	68
1987	12	62
1988	13	55
1989	13	49
1990	12	43
1991	12	38
1992	12	37
1993	12	46
1994	12	57
1995	12	127
1996	11	128
1997	10	128
1998	9	129
1999	9	129
2000	9	129
2001	9	130
2002	9	131
2003	8	76
2004	8	77
2005	8	78
2006	7	80
2007	7	80
2008	7	79
2009	7	78
2010	7	77
2011	6	76
2012	6	76
2013	5	75
2014	5	73
2015	5	72
2016	5	71
2017	5	70
2018	5	69
2019	4	66
2020	4	66
2021	8	72
2022	6	67
2023	4	67

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.34% in Denmark 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
	Denmark	North Korea
1960	2.5%	11.6%
1961	2.45%	11.2%
1962	2.38%	10.8%
1963	2.3%	10.4%
1964	2.21%	9.92%
1965	2.11%	9.46%
1966	2.01%	8.96%
1967	1.9%	8.45%
1968	1.81%	7.94%
1969	1.73%	7.45%
1970	1.66%	6.99%
1971	1.58%	6.58%
1972	1.49%	6.2%
1973	1.39%	5.86%
1974	1.31%	5.56%
1975	1.23%	5.28%
1976	1.17%	5.03%
1977	1.11%	4.8%
1978	1.06%	4.59%
1979	1.03%	4.4%
1980	1%	4.22%
1981	0.98%	4.05%
1982	0.96%	3.91%
1983	0.96%	3.8%
1984	0.96%	3.71%
1985	0.97%	3.68%
1986	0.97%	3.68%
1987	0.97%	3.78%
1988	0.96%	3.83%
1989	0.93%	3.95%
1990	0.89%	4.07%
1991	0.84%	4.18%
1992	0.79%	4.25%
1993	0.74%	4.27%
1994	0.69%	4.25%
1995	0.65%	10.8%
1996	0.63%	10.6%
1997	0.6%	10.5%
1998	0.59%	10.3%
1999	0.57%	10.2%
2000	0.56%	10%
2001	0.55%	9.9%
2002	0.54%	9.78%
2003	0.52%	3.45%
2004	0.5%	3.38%
2005	0.48%	3.33%
2006	0.46%	3.28%
2007	0.45%	3.24%
2008	0.43%	3.1%
2009	0.42%	3%
2010	0.41%	2.87%
2011	0.41%	2.72%
2012	0.41%	2.57%
2013	0.41%	2.41%
2014	0.41%	2.26%
2015	0.41%	2.14%
2016	0.4%	2.06%
2017	0.4%	1.91%
2018	0.39%	1.84%
2019	0.38%	1.77%
2020	0.37%	1.74%
2021	0.36%	1.74%
2022	0.35%	1.77%
2023	0.34%	1.8%