Fertility & birth rates in Dominican Republic and North Korea

Fertility rate in Dominican Republic vs North Korea chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in the Dominican Republic was 2.24 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 Dominican 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
	Dominican Republic	North Korea
1960	7.56	3.57
1961	7.49	3.26
1962	7.4	3.41
1963	7.3	3.63
1964	7.19	3.55
1965	7.05	3.56
1966	6.95	3.71
1967	6.76	4.05
1968	6.55	3.87
1969	6.37	3.86
1970	6.18	3.85
1971	6.01	3.74
1972	5.84	3.89
1973	5.67	3.35
1974	5.44	3.14
1975	5.24	3.05
1976	5.05	2.84
1977	4.84	2.77
1978	4.64	2.79
1979	4.47	2.85
1980	4.3	2.84
1981	4.15	2.92
1982	4.01	2.85
1983	3.95	2.78
1984	3.82	2.71
1985	3.69	2.65
1986	3.6	2.59
1987	3.53	2.53
1988	3.5	2.47
1989	3.48	2.41
1990	3.41	2.39
1991	3.35	2.35
1992	3.29	2.29
1993	3.23	2.22
1994	3.16	2.18
1995	3.1	2.15
1996	3.04	2.09
1997	2.92	2.03
1998	2.84	1.99
1999	2.85	1.97
2000	2.87	1.94
2001	2.83	1.94
2002	2.76	1.92
2003	2.7	1.91
2004	2.64	1.9
2005	2.57	1.87
2006	2.51	1.94
2007	2.51	1.94
2008	2.55	1.97
2009	2.57	1.91
2010	2.56	1.89
2011	2.53	1.88
2012	2.5	1.88
2013	2.47	1.88
2014	2.45	1.87
2015	2.43	1.86
2016	2.41	1.86
2017	2.4	1.85
2018	2.4	1.83
2019	2.37	1.83
2020	2.33	1.82
2021	2.29	1.81
2022	2.27	1.8
2023	2.24	1.78
2024	2.22	1.78
2025	2.19	1.77
2026	2.17	1.75
2027	2.15	1.74
2028	2.13	1.73
2029	2.11	1.73
2030	2.08	1.72
2031	2.07	1.72
2032	2.05	1.71
2033	2.03	1.71
2034	2.02	1.71
2035	2	1.7
2036	1.99	1.7
2037	1.98	1.7
2038	1.96	1.69
2039	1.95	1.69
2040	1.94	1.69
2041	1.93	1.69
2042	1.93	1.69
2043	1.92	1.69
2044	1.91	1.68
2045	1.9	1.68
2046	1.89	1.68
2047	1.89	1.68
2048	1.88	1.67
2049	1.87	1.67
2050	1.87	1.67

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Dominican Republic	North Korea
1960	48.6%	37.5%
1961	48.9%	37%
1962	49.1%	36.6%
1963	49.2%	36.5%
1964	49.3%	36.6%
1965	49.4%	36.7%
1966	49.3%	37.3%
1967	49.2%	38.3%
1968	48.9%	39.2%
1969	48.6%	39.8%
1970	48.2%	40.1%
1971	47.7%	40.3%
1972	47.3%	40.2%
1973	46.8%	39.8%
1974	46.3%	39.3%
1975	45.8%	38.8%
1976	45.2%	38.3%
1977	44.7%	37.7%
1978	44.2%	36.9%
1979	43.7%	36%
1980	43.2%	35.1%
1981	42.7%	34.2%
1982	42.3%	33.1%
1983	41.8%	32%
1984	41.4%	30.9%
1985	41%	29.9%
1986	40.6%	29%
1987	40.2%	28%
1988	39.8%	27.3%
1989	39.4%	26.8%
1990	39.1%	26.5%
1991	38.7%	26.4%
1992	38.4%	26.3%
1993	38%	26.4%
1994	37.7%	26.4%
1995	37.3%	26.4%
1996	37%	26.3%
1997	36.6%	26.2%
1998	36.1%	26%
1999	35.7%	25.8%
2000	35.3%	25.6%
2001	35%	25.3%
2002	34.6%	25%
2003	34.2%	24.6%
2004	33.7%	24.3%
2005	33.2%	23.9%
2006	32.7%	23.4%
2007	32.2%	23%
2008	31.7%	22.5%
2009	31.3%	22.1%
2010	30.9%	21.6%
2011	30.5%	21.2%
2012	30.1%	20.8%
2013	29.8%	20.4%
2014	29.5%	20.1%
2015	29.2%	19.8%
2016	28.8%	19.6%
2017	28.5%	19.4%
2018	28.2%	19.2%
2019	27.9%	19.1%
2020	27.7%	19.1%
2021	27.4%	19.1%
2022	27.2%	19%
2023	26.9%	19%
2024	26.6%	18.9%
2025	26.2%	18.9%
2026	25.8%	18.9%
2027	25.4%	18.8%
2028	25.1%	18.7%
2029	24.7%	18.6%
2030	24.3%	18.5%
2031	24%	18.3%
2032	23.6%	18.1%
2033	23.3%	17.9%
2034	22.9%	17.6%
2035	22.6%	17.4%
2036	22.3%	17.1%
2037	22%	16.8%
2038	21.7%	16.6%
2039	21.5%	16.3%
2040	21.3%	16.1%
2041	21%	15.9%
2042	20.8%	15.7%
2043	20.6%	15.5%
2044	20.4%	15.4%
2045	20.3%	15.3%
2046	20.1%	15.2%
2047	19.9%	15.2%
2048	19.8%	15.2%
2049	19.6%	15.2%
2050	19.5%	15.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 26.6% of the population in the Dominican Republic and 18.9% in North Korea in 2024, compared to 39.1% and 26.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Dominican Republic and North Korea compared.

Natural population change in Dominican Republic vs North Korea by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.34% in the Dominican 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
	Dominican Republic	North Korea
1960	117,346	277,717
1961	120,316	257,788
1962	122,977	286,534
1963	124,994	321,805
1964	127,504	323,623
1965	125,345	335,587
1966	132,096	363,882
1967	133,091	414,632
1968	133,666	399,837
1969	135,445	404,189
1970	137,835	406,129
1971	140,473	393,220
1972	143,255	411,997
1973	146,283	338,600
1974	147,652	306,902
1975	149,339	288,966
1976	151,201	255,841
1977	152,825	242,870
1978	154,043	243,533
1979	154,779	251,409
1980	157,697	255,206
1981	158,419	273,800
1982	159,597	276,332
1983	163,136	279,046
1984	164,263	282,987
1985	164,091	287,714
1986	165,674	293,227
1987	167,552	296,030
1988	171,291	299,305
1989	175,365	303,078
1990	176,748	312,460
1991	177,371	320,551
1992	177,481	324,002
1993	177,691	320,880
1994	176,882	320,861
1995	175,439	233,381
1996	174,008	226,095
1997	168,419	211,325
1998	164,287	197,589
1999	167,742	181,613
2000	171,684	161,591
2001	170,193	143,321
2002	166,740	119,504
2003	163,267	178,775
2004	158,789	155,838
2005	155,405	132,765
2006	151,122	129,171
2007	152,066	120,521
2008	156,664	122,015
2009	160,893	111,530
2010	162,072	112,443
2011	162,094	114,798
2012	160,915	118,773
2013	159,330	122,519
2014	157,260	127,078
2015	154,258	127,365
2016	151,550	125,048
2017	151,565	120,181
2018	150,852	113,164
2019	144,869	106,208
2020	137,417	95,920
2021	128,866	99,710
2022	138,767	96,495
2023	132,360	86,203

Maternal mortality chart: Dominican Republic vs North Korea

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 124 deaths per 100,000 live births in the Dominican Republic, compared to 67 deaths in North Korea.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Dominican Republic	North Korea
1985	249	76
1986	241	68
1987	231	62
1988	221	55
1989	213	49
1990	203	43
1991	193	38
1992	185	37
1993	176	46
1994	166	57
1995	152	127
1996	138	128
1997	122	128
1998	109	129
1999	92	129
2000	76	129
2001	68	130
2002	68	131
2003	71	76
2004	78	77
2005	83	78
2006	87	80
2007	90	80
2008	94	79
2009	96	78
2010	92	77
2011	91	76
2012	89	76
2013	91	75
2014	95	73
2015	102	72
2016	106	71
2017	104	70
2018	107	69
2019	118	66
2020	121	66
2021	153	72
2022	124	67
2023	124	67

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.14% in the Dominican 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
	Dominican Republic	North Korea
1960	14.8%	11.6%
1961	14.6%	11.2%
1962	14.5%	10.8%
1963	14.3%	10.4%
1964	14.1%	9.92%
1965	13.8%	9.46%
1966	13.5%	8.96%
1967	13.3%	8.45%
1968	13%	7.94%
1969	12.7%	7.45%
1970	12.4%	6.99%
1971	12%	6.58%
1972	11.7%	6.2%
1973	11.3%	5.86%
1974	10.9%	5.56%
1975	10.5%	5.28%
1976	10.1%	5.03%
1977	9.71%	4.8%
1978	9.35%	4.59%
1979	9.01%	4.4%
1980	8.68%	4.22%
1981	8.36%	4.05%
1982	8.05%	3.91%
1983	7.76%	3.8%
1984	7.48%	3.71%
1985	7.21%	3.68%
1986	6.94%	3.68%
1987	6.69%	3.78%
1988	6.44%	3.83%
1989	6.19%	3.95%
1990	5.95%	4.07%
1991	5.7%	4.18%
1992	5.46%	4.25%
1993	5.22%	4.27%
1994	5%	4.25%
1995	4.78%	10.8%
1996	4.58%	10.6%
1997	4.4%	10.5%
1998	4.24%	10.3%
1999	4.1%	10.2%
2000	3.98%	10%
2001	3.88%	9.9%
2002	3.8%	9.78%
2003	3.73%	3.45%
2004	3.67%	3.38%
2005	3.62%	3.33%
2006	3.59%	3.28%
2007	3.56%	3.24%
2008	3.54%	3.1%
2009	3.52%	3%
2010	3.51%	2.87%
2011	3.5%	2.72%
2012	3.49%	2.57%
2013	3.5%	2.41%
2014	3.5%	2.26%
2015	3.5%	2.14%
2016	3.5%	2.06%
2017	3.5%	1.91%
2018	3.47%	1.84%
2019	3.43%	1.77%
2020	3.38%	1.74%
2021	3.31%	1.74%
2022	3.22%	1.77%
2023	3.14%	1.8%