Fertility & birth rates in Finland and North Korea

Fertility rate in Finland vs North Korea chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Finland was 1.26 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 Finland 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
	Finland	North Korea
1960	2.72	3.57
1961	2.72	3.26
1962	2.68	3.41
1963	2.68	3.63
1964	2.59	3.55
1965	2.48	3.56
1966	2.41	3.71
1967	2.32	4.05
1968	2.14	3.87
1969	1.93	3.86
1970	1.83	3.85
1971	1.68	3.74
1972	1.58	3.89
1973	1.49	3.35
1974	1.61	3.14
1975	1.68	3.05
1976	1.7	2.84
1977	1.68	2.77
1978	1.64	2.79
1979	1.64	2.85
1980	1.63	2.84
1981	1.64	2.92
1982	1.71	2.85
1983	1.74	2.78
1984	1.69	2.71
1985	1.64	2.65
1986	1.6	2.59
1987	1.59	2.53
1988	1.69	2.47
1989	1.71	2.41
1990	1.78	2.39
1991	1.79	2.35
1992	1.85	2.29
1993	1.81	2.22
1994	1.85	2.18
1995	1.81	2.15
1996	1.78	2.09
1997	1.75	2.03
1998	1.7	1.99
1999	1.73	1.97
2000	1.73	1.94
2001	1.73	1.94
2002	1.72	1.92
2003	1.76	1.91
2004	1.8	1.9
2005	1.8	1.87
2006	1.84	1.94
2007	1.83	1.94
2008	1.85	1.97
2009	1.86	1.91
2010	1.87	1.89
2011	1.83	1.88
2012	1.8	1.88
2013	1.75	1.88
2014	1.71	1.87
2015	1.65	1.86
2016	1.57	1.86
2017	1.49	1.85
2018	1.41	1.83
2019	1.35	1.83
2020	1.37	1.82
2021	1.46	1.81
2022	1.32	1.8
2023	1.26	1.78
2024	1.27	1.78
2025	1.28	1.77
2026	1.28	1.75
2027	1.29	1.74
2028	1.3	1.73
2029	1.3	1.73
2030	1.31	1.72
2031	1.31	1.72
2032	1.32	1.71
2033	1.32	1.71
2034	1.33	1.71
2035	1.34	1.7
2036	1.34	1.7
2037	1.35	1.7
2038	1.35	1.69
2039	1.35	1.69
2040	1.36	1.69
2041	1.36	1.69
2042	1.37	1.69
2043	1.37	1.69
2044	1.37	1.68
2045	1.37	1.68
2046	1.38	1.68
2047	1.38	1.68
2048	1.39	1.67
2049	1.39	1.67
2050	1.39	1.67

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Finland	North Korea
1960	30.4%	37.5%
1961	29.8%	37%
1962	29.1%	36.6%
1963	28.4%	36.5%
1964	27.7%	36.6%
1965	27.1%	36.7%
1966	26.6%	37.3%
1967	26.2%	38.3%
1968	25.7%	39.2%
1969	25.2%	39.8%
1970	24.6%	40.1%
1971	24%	40.3%
1972	23.4%	40.2%
1973	22.9%	39.8%
1974	22.4%	39.3%
1975	22%	38.8%
1976	21.7%	38.3%
1977	21.3%	37.7%
1978	21%	36.9%
1979	20.6%	36%
1980	20.3%	35.1%
1981	20%	34.2%
1982	19.8%	33.1%
1983	19.6%	32%
1984	19.5%	30.9%
1985	19.4%	29.9%
1986	19.3%	29%
1987	19.3%	28%
1988	19.3%	27.3%
1989	19.4%	26.8%
1990	19.3%	26.5%
1991	19.2%	26.4%
1992	19.2%	26.3%
1993	19.1%	26.4%
1994	19.1%	26.4%
1995	19%	26.4%
1996	18.9%	26.3%
1997	18.8%	26.2%
1998	18.6%	26%
1999	18.3%	25.8%
2000	18.2%	25.6%
2001	18%	25.3%
2002	17.9%	25%
2003	17.7%	24.6%
2004	17.5%	24.3%
2005	17.4%	23.9%
2006	17.2%	23.4%
2007	17%	23%
2008	16.8%	22.5%
2009	16.7%	22.1%
2010	16.6%	21.6%
2011	16.5%	21.2%
2012	16.4%	20.8%
2013	16.4%	20.4%
2014	16.4%	20.1%
2015	16.4%	19.8%
2016	16.3%	19.6%
2017	16.2%	19.4%
2018	16.1%	19.2%
2019	15.9%	19.1%
2020	15.7%	19.1%
2021	15.5%	19.1%
2022	15.2%	19%
2023	14.9%	19%
2024	14.6%	18.9%
2025	14.3%	18.9%
2026	14%	18.9%
2027	13.7%	18.8%
2028	13.4%	18.7%
2029	13.2%	18.6%
2030	12.9%	18.5%
2031	12.7%	18.3%
2032	12.6%	18.1%
2033	12.5%	17.9%
2034	12.4%	17.6%
2035	12.4%	17.4%
2036	12.4%	17.1%
2037	12.4%	16.8%
2038	12.4%	16.6%
2039	12.5%	16.3%
2040	12.5%	16.1%
2041	12.6%	15.9%
2042	12.7%	15.7%
2043	12.7%	15.5%
2044	12.8%	15.4%
2045	12.9%	15.3%
2046	13%	15.2%
2047	13%	15.2%
2048	13.1%	15.2%
2049	13.1%	15.2%
2050	13.1%	15.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.6% of the population in Finland and 18.9% in North Korea in 2024, compared to 19.3% and 26.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Finland and North Korea compared.

Natural population change in Finland vs North Korea by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.12% in Finland 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
	Finland	North Korea
1960	42,082	277,717
1961	41,487	257,788
1962	38,627	286,534
1963	40,258	321,805
1964	38,208	323,623
1965	33,771	335,587
1966	34,356	363,882
1967	33,622	414,632
1968	28,684	399,837
1969	21,732	404,189
1970	20,268	406,129
1971	15,220	393,220
1972	14,847	411,997
1973	13,532	338,600
1974	17,824	306,902
1975	21,673	288,966
1976	21,738	255,841
1977	21,799	242,870
1978	20,436	243,533
1979	19,535	251,409
1980	18,640	255,206
1981	18,720	273,800
1982	22,686	276,332
1983	21,851	279,046
1984	20,015	282,987
1985	14,707	287,714
1986	13,279	293,227
1987	11,837	296,030
1988	14,344	299,305
1989	14,396	303,078
1990	15,458	312,460
1991	16,044	320,551
1992	16,639	324,002
1993	13,679	320,880
1994	17,300	320,861
1995	13,791	233,381
1996	11,274	226,095
1997	9,766	211,325
1998	7,730	197,589
1999	7,748	181,613
2000	7,765	161,591
2001	7,263	143,321
2002	6,241	119,504
2003	7,819	178,775
2004	9,933	155,838
2005	9,968	132,765
2006	11,059	129,171
2007	9,519	120,521
2008	10,627	122,015
2009	10,678	111,530
2010	10,191	112,443
2011	9,160	114,798
2012	7,579	118,773
2013	6,527	122,519
2014	4,915	127,078
2015	2,740	127,365
2016	-1,099	125,048
2017	-3,856	120,181
2018	-7,170	113,164
2019	-8,282	106,208
2020	-8,847	95,920
2021	-7,757	99,710
2022	-18,335	96,495
2023	-17,869	86,203

Maternal mortality chart: Finland vs North Korea

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 8 deaths per 100,000 live births in Finland, compared to 67 deaths in North Korea.

Table

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

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.23% in Finland 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
	Finland	North Korea
1960	2.68%	11.6%
1961	2.53%	11.2%
1962	2.38%	10.8%
1963	2.25%	10.4%
1964	2.13%	9.92%
1965	2.02%	9.46%
1966	1.92%	8.96%
1967	1.84%	8.45%
1968	1.76%	7.94%
1969	1.68%	7.45%
1970	1.61%	6.99%
1971	1.54%	6.58%
1972	1.46%	6.2%
1973	1.39%	5.86%
1974	1.31%	5.56%
1975	1.23%	5.28%
1976	1.14%	5.03%
1977	1.06%	4.8%
1978	0.99%	4.59%
1979	0.92%	4.4%
1980	0.87%	4.22%
1981	0.82%	4.05%
1982	0.79%	3.91%
1983	0.76%	3.8%
1984	0.75%	3.71%
1985	0.73%	3.68%
1986	0.73%	3.68%
1987	0.72%	3.78%
1988	0.71%	3.83%
1989	0.69%	3.95%
1990	0.67%	4.07%
1991	0.64%	4.18%
1992	0.61%	4.25%
1993	0.58%	4.27%
1994	0.55%	4.25%
1995	0.52%	10.8%
1996	0.49%	10.6%
1997	0.47%	10.5%
1998	0.46%	10.3%
1999	0.44%	10.2%
2000	0.43%	10%
2001	0.42%	9.9%
2002	0.41%	9.78%
2003	0.4%	3.45%
2004	0.39%	3.38%
2005	0.37%	3.33%
2006	0.36%	3.28%
2007	0.35%	3.24%
2008	0.33%	3.1%
2009	0.32%	3%
2010	0.3%	2.87%
2011	0.29%	2.72%
2012	0.28%	2.57%
2013	0.26%	2.41%
2014	0.26%	2.26%
2015	0.25%	2.14%
2016	0.24%	2.06%
2017	0.24%	1.91%
2018	0.24%	1.84%
2019	0.23%	1.77%
2020	0.23%	1.74%
2021	0.23%	1.74%
2022	0.23%	1.77%
2023	0.23%	1.8%