Fertility & birth rates in Ethiopia and North Korea

Fertility rate in Ethiopia vs North Korea chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Ethiopia was 3.99 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 Ethiopia 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
	Ethiopia	North Korea
1960	6.51	3.57
1961	6.53	3.26
1962	6.56	3.41
1963	6.59	3.63
1964	6.61	3.55
1965	6.63	3.56
1966	6.66	3.71
1967	6.68	4.05
1968	6.7	3.87
1969	6.72	3.86
1970	6.78	3.85
1971	6.84	3.74
1972	6.9	3.89
1973	6.96	3.35
1974	7.02	3.14
1975	7.08	3.05
1976	7.13	2.84
1977	7.19	2.77
1978	7.23	2.79
1979	7.25	2.85
1980	7.29	2.84
1981	7.31	2.92
1982	7.34	2.85
1983	7.35	2.78
1984	7.36	2.71
1985	7.34	2.65
1986	7.32	2.59
1987	7.29	2.53
1988	7.26	2.47
1989	7.23	2.41
1990	7.2	2.39
1991	7.16	2.35
1992	7.13	2.29
1993	7.09	2.22
1994	7.05	2.18
1995	7	2.15
1996	6.93	2.09
1997	6.87	2.03
1998	6.79	1.99
1999	6.72	1.97
2000	6.65	1.94
2001	6.58	1.94
2002	6.5	1.92
2003	6.4	1.91
2004	6.3	1.9
2005	6.19	1.87
2006	6.05	1.94
2007	5.89	1.94
2008	5.7	1.97
2009	5.49	1.91
2010	5.28	1.89
2011	5.08	1.88
2012	4.89	1.88
2013	4.71	1.88
2014	4.61	1.87
2015	4.53	1.86
2016	4.47	1.86
2017	4.4	1.85
2018	4.37	1.83
2019	4.35	1.83
2020	4.27	1.82
2021	4.18	1.81
2022	4.08	1.8
2023	3.99	1.78
2024	3.91	1.78
2025	3.81	1.77
2026	3.72	1.75
2027	3.64	1.74
2028	3.57	1.73
2029	3.5	1.73
2030	3.43	1.72
2031	3.36	1.72
2032	3.3	1.71
2033	3.24	1.71
2034	3.19	1.71
2035	3.14	1.7
2036	3.08	1.7
2037	3.03	1.7
2038	2.99	1.69
2039	2.94	1.69
2040	2.9	1.69
2041	2.86	1.69
2042	2.83	1.69
2043	2.79	1.69
2044	2.75	1.68
2045	2.72	1.68
2046	2.68	1.68
2047	2.65	1.68
2048	2.62	1.67
2049	2.59	1.67
2050	2.55	1.67

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Ethiopia	North Korea
1960	42.2%	37.5%
1961	42.2%	37%
1962	42.1%	36.6%
1963	42.2%	36.5%
1964	42.3%	36.6%
1965	42.5%	36.7%
1966	42.9%	37.3%
1967	43.2%	38.3%
1968	43.5%	39.2%
1969	43.8%	39.8%
1970	44.2%	40.1%
1971	44.5%	40.3%
1972	44.9%	40.2%
1973	45.2%	39.8%
1974	45.4%	39.3%
1975	45.6%	38.8%
1976	45.7%	38.3%
1977	45.9%	37.7%
1978	46.1%	36.9%
1979	46.2%	36%
1980	46.3%	35.1%
1981	46.4%	34.2%
1982	46.5%	33.1%
1983	46.4%	32%
1984	46.2%	30.9%
1985	46.1%	29.9%
1986	46%	29%
1987	46%	28%
1988	46%	27.3%
1989	46.1%	26.8%
1990	46.2%	26.5%
1991	46.2%	26.4%
1992	46.2%	26.3%
1993	46.4%	26.4%
1994	46.5%	26.4%
1995	46.7%	26.4%
1996	46.9%	26.3%
1997	47.1%	26.2%
1998	47.4%	26%
1999	47.6%	25.8%
2000	47.7%	25.6%
2001	47.8%	25.3%
2002	47.8%	25%
2003	47.7%	24.6%
2004	47.6%	24.3%
2005	47.4%	23.9%
2006	47.2%	23.4%
2007	46.9%	23%
2008	46.6%	22.5%
2009	46.2%	22.1%
2010	45.7%	21.6%
2011	45.2%	21.2%
2012	44.6%	20.8%
2013	44%	20.4%
2014	43.4%	20.1%
2015	42.9%	19.8%
2016	42.3%	19.6%
2017	41.8%	19.4%
2018	41.3%	19.2%
2019	40.9%	19.1%
2020	40.5%	19.1%
2021	40.1%	19.1%
2022	39.7%	19%
2023	39.4%	19%
2024	39.1%	18.9%
2025	38.8%	18.9%
2026	38.5%	18.9%
2027	38.3%	18.8%
2028	38.1%	18.7%
2029	37.8%	18.6%
2030	37.6%	18.5%
2031	37.3%	18.3%
2032	37%	18.1%
2033	36.6%	17.9%
2034	36.2%	17.6%
2035	35.8%	17.4%
2036	35.4%	17.1%
2037	34.9%	16.8%
2038	34.5%	16.6%
2039	34%	16.3%
2040	33.6%	16.1%
2041	33.2%	15.9%
2042	32.8%	15.7%
2043	32.4%	15.5%
2044	32%	15.4%
2045	31.7%	15.3%
2046	31.3%	15.2%
2047	31%	15.2%
2048	30.7%	15.2%
2049	30.3%	15.2%
2050	30%	15.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 39.1% of the population in Ethiopia and 18.9% in North Korea in 2024, compared to 46.2% and 26.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Ethiopia and North Korea compared.

Natural population change in Ethiopia vs North Korea by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.64% in Ethiopia 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
	Ethiopia	North Korea
1960	511,694	277,717
1961	538,518	257,788
1962	563,650	286,534
1963	590,998	321,805
1964	618,667	323,623
1965	642,359	335,587
1966	616,281	363,882
1967	695,283	414,632
1968	715,602	399,837
1969	736,428	404,189
1970	760,821	406,129
1971	787,047	393,220
1972	779,808	411,997
1973	807,535	338,600
1974	777,306	306,902
1975	801,425	288,966
1976	899,577	255,841
1977	929,381	242,870
1978	943,388	243,533
1979	987,203	251,409
1980	1,007,516	255,206
1981	1,018,838	273,800
1982	1,080,853	276,332
1983	863,472	279,046
1984	920,670	282,987
1985	997,050	287,714
1986	1,050,277	293,227
1987	1,356,853	296,030
1988	1,393,356	299,305
1989	1,441,769	303,078
1990	1,479,663	312,460
1991	1,579,416	320,551
1992	1,673,839	324,002
1993	1,734,851	320,880
1994	1,788,133	320,861
1995	1,831,068	233,381
1996	1,896,364	226,095
1997	1,945,112	211,325
1998	1,984,989	197,589
1999	2,010,987	181,613
2000	2,083,622	161,591
2001	2,137,791	143,321
2002	2,189,683	119,504
2003	2,231,223	178,775
2004	2,296,999	155,838
2005	2,353,375	132,765
2006	2,393,585	129,171
2007	2,436,753	120,521
2008	2,465,283	122,015
2009	2,467,118	111,530
2010	2,498,048	112,443
2011	2,527,811	114,798
2012	2,533,398	118,773
2013	2,546,020	122,519
2014	2,623,647	127,078
2015	2,713,529	127,365
2016	2,809,889	125,048
2017	2,899,143	120,181
2018	3,015,231	113,164
2019	3,132,780	106,208
2020	3,199,718	95,920
2021	3,204,673	99,710
2022	3,300,114	96,495
2023	3,338,649	86,203

Maternal mortality chart: Ethiopia vs North Korea

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 195 deaths per 100,000 live births in Ethiopia, compared to 67 deaths in North Korea.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Ethiopia	North Korea
1985	1,329	76
1986	1,317	68
1987	1,289	62
1988	1,306	55
1989	1,296	49
1990	1,320	43
1991	1,239	38
1992	1,218	37
1993	1,168	46
1994	1,113	57
1995	1,060	127
1996	1,008	128
1997	957	128
1998	911	129
1999	901	129
2000	870	129
2001	856	130
2002	826	131
2003	797	76
2004	764	77
2005	754	78
2006	729	80
2007	704	80
2008	678	79
2009	649	78
2010	619	77
2011	588	76
2012	545	76
2013	494	75
2014	444	73
2015	401	72
2016	364	71
2017	327	70
2018	297	69
2019	269	66
2020	244	66
2021	250	72
2022	207	67
2023	195	67

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 4.65% in Ethiopia 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
	Ethiopia	North Korea
1960	-	11.6%
1961	-	11.2%
1962	-	10.8%
1963	-	10.4%
1964	-	9.92%
1965	-	9.46%
1966	27.8%	8.96%
1967	24.9%	8.45%
1968	24.8%	7.94%
1969	24.8%	7.45%
1970	24.7%	6.99%
1971	24.7%	6.58%
1972	24.7%	6.2%
1973	24.6%	5.86%
1974	28.3%	5.56%
1975	28.2%	5.28%
1976	24.5%	5.03%
1977	24.5%	4.8%
1978	24.4%	4.59%
1979	24.2%	4.4%
1980	24%	4.22%
1981	23.8%	4.05%
1982	23.5%	3.91%
1983	32%	3.8%
1984	31.4%	3.71%
1985	30.3%	3.68%
1986	29.7%	3.68%
1987	21.5%	3.78%
1988	21%	3.83%
1989	20.6%	3.95%
1990	20.2%	4.07%
1991	19.7%	4.18%
1992	19.1%	4.25%
1993	18.5%	4.27%
1994	17.9%	4.25%
1995	17.2%	10.8%
1996	16.6%	10.6%
1997	15.9%	10.5%
1998	15.3%	10.3%
1999	14.7%	10.2%
2000	14%	10%
2001	13.4%	9.9%
2002	12.8%	9.78%
2003	12.1%	3.45%
2004	11.5%	3.38%
2005	10.9%	3.33%
2006	10.3%	3.28%
2007	9.74%	3.24%
2008	9.23%	3.1%
2009	8.76%	3%
2010	8.32%	2.87%
2011	7.91%	2.72%
2012	7.53%	2.57%
2013	7.16%	2.41%
2014	6.82%	2.26%
2015	6.49%	2.14%
2016	6.17%	2.06%
2017	5.89%	1.91%
2018	5.64%	1.84%
2019	5.41%	1.77%
2020	5.2%	1.74%
2021	5%	1.74%
2022	4.82%	1.77%
2023	4.65%	1.8%