Fertility & birth rates in East Timor and North Korea

Fertility rate in East Timor vs North Korea chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in East Timor was 2.71 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 East Timor 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
	East Timor	North Korea
1960	6.32	3.57
1961	6.27	3.26
1962	6.22	3.41
1963	6.16	3.63
1964	6.08	3.55
1965	6.01	3.56
1966	5.93	3.71
1967	5.86	4.05
1968	5.79	3.87
1969	5.72	3.86
1970	5.66	3.85
1971	5.58	3.74
1972	5.49	3.89
1973	5.39	3.35
1974	5.29	3.14
1975	5.19	3.05
1976	5.12	2.84
1977	5.09	2.77
1978	5.09	2.79
1979	5.14	2.85
1980	5.22	2.84
1981	5.53	2.92
1982	5.56	2.85
1983	5.59	2.78
1984	5.61	2.71
1985	5.65	2.65
1986	5.67	2.59
1987	5.68	2.53
1988	5.72	2.47
1989	5.76	2.41
1990	5.81	2.39
1991	5.84	2.35
1992	5.87	2.29
1993	5.88	2.22
1994	5.91	2.18
1995	5.94	2.15
1996	5.94	2.09
1997	5.96	2.03
1998	5.96	1.99
1999	5.97	1.97
2000	5.93	1.94
2001	5.92	1.94
2002	5.9	1.92
2003	5.85	1.91
2004	5.74	1.9
2005	5.61	1.87
2006	5.47	1.94
2007	5.33	1.94
2008	5.17	1.97
2009	4.99	1.91
2010	4.82	1.89
2011	4.61	1.88
2012	4.4	1.88
2013	4.21	1.88
2014	4	1.87
2015	3.78	1.86
2016	3.58	1.86
2017	3.4	1.85
2018	3.24	1.83
2019	3.12	1.83
2020	3.01	1.82
2021	2.89	1.81
2022	2.8	1.8
2023	2.71	1.78
2024	2.63	1.78
2025	2.56	1.77
2026	2.5	1.75
2027	2.45	1.74
2028	2.4	1.73
2029	2.36	1.73
2030	2.32	1.72
2031	2.29	1.72
2032	2.25	1.71
2033	2.22	1.71
2034	2.19	1.71
2035	2.17	1.7
2036	2.14	1.7
2037	2.12	1.7
2038	2.09	1.69
2039	2.07	1.69
2040	2.05	1.69
2041	2.03	1.69
2042	2.02	1.69
2043	2	1.69
2044	1.99	1.68
2045	1.97	1.68
2046	1.96	1.68
2047	1.95	1.68
2048	1.94	1.67
2049	1.93	1.67
2050	1.92	1.67

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	East Timor	North Korea
1960	40.1%	37.5%
1961	39.7%	37%
1962	39.3%	36.6%
1963	39%	36.5%
1964	38.8%	36.6%
1965	38.7%	36.7%
1966	38.9%	37.3%
1967	39.1%	38.3%
1968	39.3%	39.2%
1969	39.5%	39.8%
1970	39.6%	40.1%
1971	39.7%	40.3%
1972	39.7%	40.2%
1973	39.8%	39.8%
1974	39.7%	39.3%
1975	39.4%	38.8%
1976	39%	38.3%
1977	38.5%	37.7%
1978	38%	36.9%
1979	37.5%	36%
1980	37.4%	35.1%
1981	37.8%	34.2%
1982	38.4%	33.1%
1983	38.8%	32%
1984	39.3%	30.9%
1985	39.7%	29.9%
1986	40.2%	29%
1987	40.7%	28%
1988	41.3%	27.3%
1989	41.9%	26.8%
1990	42.2%	26.5%
1991	42.4%	26.4%
1992	42.6%	26.3%
1993	42.7%	26.4%
1994	42.9%	26.4%
1995	43%	26.4%
1996	43%	26.3%
1997	43%	26.2%
1998	42.9%	26%
1999	42.7%	25.8%
2000	42.6%	25.6%
2001	42.5%	25.3%
2002	42.4%	25%
2003	42.2%	24.6%
2004	42%	24.3%
2005	42.1%	23.9%
2006	42.2%	23.4%
2007	42.3%	23%
2008	42.1%	22.5%
2009	41.9%	22.1%
2010	41.6%	21.6%
2011	41.3%	21.2%
2012	40.9%	20.8%
2013	40.4%	20.4%
2014	39.8%	20.1%
2015	39.1%	19.8%
2016	38.4%	19.6%
2017	37.8%	19.4%
2018	37.2%	19.2%
2019	36.6%	19.1%
2020	36%	19.1%
2021	35.4%	19.1%
2022	34.8%	19%
2023	34.2%	19%
2024	33.7%	18.9%
2025	33.1%	18.9%
2026	32.6%	18.9%
2027	32.1%	18.8%
2028	31.6%	18.7%
2029	31%	18.6%
2030	30.4%	18.5%
2031	29.8%	18.3%
2032	29.2%	18.1%
2033	28.7%	17.9%
2034	28.1%	17.6%
2035	27.6%	17.4%
2036	27.2%	17.1%
2037	26.9%	16.8%
2038	26.7%	16.6%
2039	26.4%	16.3%
2040	26.2%	16.1%
2041	25.9%	15.9%
2042	25.6%	15.7%
2043	25.4%	15.5%
2044	25.1%	15.4%
2045	24.8%	15.3%
2046	24.5%	15.2%
2047	24.1%	15.2%
2048	23.8%	15.2%
2049	23.5%	15.2%
2050	23.1%	15.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 33.7% of the population in East Timor and 18.9% in North Korea in 2024, compared to 42.2% and 26.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of East Timor and North Korea compared.

Natural population change in East Timor vs North Korea by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.7% in East Timor 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
	East Timor	North Korea
1960	7,012	277,717
1961	7,330	257,788
1962	7,639	286,534
1963	7,938	321,805
1964	8,235	323,623
1965	8,526	335,587
1966	8,810	363,882
1967	9,089	414,632
1968	9,356	399,837
1969	9,611	404,189
1970	9,824	406,129
1971	9,964	393,220
1972	10,030	411,997
1973	10,033	338,600
1974	8,405	306,902
1975	-1,062	288,966
1976	783	255,841
1977	296	242,870
1978	-1,000	243,533
1979	987	251,409
1980	6,940	255,206
1981	9,336	273,800
1982	9,579	276,332
1983	9,686	279,046
1984	10,922	282,987
1985	10,788	287,714
1986	11,062	293,227
1987	11,945	296,030
1988	12,118	299,305
1989	17,758	303,078
1990	18,343	312,460
1991	18,605	320,551
1992	19,880	324,002
1993	20,770	320,880
1994	21,746	320,861
1995	21,962	233,381
1996	22,703	226,095
1997	23,501	211,325
1998	23,590	197,589
1999	21,871	181,613
2000	21,579	161,591
2001	23,314	143,321
2002	25,410	119,504
2003	26,900	178,775
2004	26,751	155,838
2005	26,412	132,765
2006	26,221	129,171
2007	26,074	120,521
2008	25,888	122,015
2009	25,696	111,530
2010	25,515	112,443
2011	25,237	114,798
2012	24,890	118,773
2013	24,538	122,519
2014	24,040	127,078
2015	23,391	127,365
2016	22,778	125,048
2017	22,145	120,181
2018	21,650	113,164
2019	21,307	106,208
2020	21,166	95,920
2021	20,101	99,710
2022	20,625	96,495
2023	20,495	86,203

Maternal mortality chart: East Timor vs North Korea

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 192 deaths per 100,000 live births in East Timor, compared to 67 deaths in North Korea.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	East Timor	North Korea
1985	1,916	76
1986	1,860	68
1987	1,763	62
1988	1,743	55
1989	1,511	49
1990	1,477	43
1991	1,439	38
1992	1,368	37
1993	1,308	46
1994	1,254	57
1995	1,239	127
1996	1,193	128
1997	1,166	128
1998	1,157	129
1999	1,488	129
2000	796	129
2001	761	130
2002	724	131
2003	714	76
2004	683	77
2005	648	78
2006	600	80
2007	559	80
2008	518	79
2009	477	78
2010	439	77
2011	404	76
2012	374	76
2013	349	75
2014	327	73
2015	305	72
2016	287	71
2017	269	70
2018	251	69
2019	237	66
2020	257	66
2021	263	72
2022	235	67
2023	192	67

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 5% in East Timor 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
	East Timor	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	-	6.58%
1972	-	6.2%
1973	-	5.86%
1974	-	5.56%
1975	-	5.28%
1976	-	5.03%
1977	-	4.8%
1978	-	4.59%
1979	-	4.4%
1980	-	4.22%
1981	-	4.05%
1982	-	3.91%
1983	-	3.8%
1984	-	3.71%
1985	27.1%	3.68%
1986	26.3%	3.68%
1987	24.4%	3.78%
1988	24.1%	3.83%
1989	23%	3.95%
1990	22.5%	4.07%
1991	22.2%	4.18%
1992	21.1%	4.25%
1993	20%	4.27%
1994	19.2%	4.25%
1995	19.3%	10.8%
1996	18.5%	10.6%
1997	17.7%	10.5%
1998	18%	10.3%
1999	19.4%	10.2%
2000	11.1%	10%
2001	10.6%	9.9%
2002	10.1%	9.78%
2003	9.61%	3.45%
2004	9.17%	3.38%
2005	8.75%	3.33%
2006	8.36%	3.28%
2007	8.01%	3.24%
2008	7.68%	3.1%
2009	7.38%	3%
2010	7.11%	2.87%
2011	6.86%	2.72%
2012	6.63%	2.57%
2013	6.42%	2.41%
2014	6.23%	2.26%
2015	6.06%	2.14%
2016	5.91%	2.06%
2017	5.78%	1.91%
2018	5.66%	1.84%
2019	5.55%	1.77%
2020	5.42%	1.74%
2021	5.28%	1.74%
2022	5.14%	1.77%
2023	5%	1.8%