Fertility & birth rates in France and North Korea

Fertility rate in France vs North Korea chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in France was 1.66 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 France 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
	France	North Korea
1960	2.85	3.57
1961	2.87	3.26
1962	2.89	3.41
1963	2.89	3.63
1964	2.87	3.55
1965	2.84	3.56
1966	2.8	3.71
1967	2.75	4.05
1968	2.69	3.87
1969	2.62	3.86
1970	2.55	3.85
1971	2.47	3.74
1972	2.38	3.89
1973	2.28	3.35
1974	2.18	3.14
1975	2.09	3.05
1976	2.01	2.84
1977	1.94	2.77
1978	1.89	2.79
1979	1.87	2.85
1980	1.85	2.84
1981	1.85	2.92
1982	1.86	2.85
1983	1.86	2.78
1984	1.86	2.71
1985	1.86	2.65
1986	1.85	2.59
1987	1.83	2.53
1988	1.81	2.47
1989	1.79	2.41
1990	1.77	2.39
1991	1.75	2.35
1992	1.74	2.29
1993	1.73	2.22
1994	1.73	2.18
1995	1.74	2.15
1996	1.75	2.09
1997	1.77	2.03
1998	1.78	1.99
1999	1.81	1.97
2000	1.89	1.94
2001	1.9	1.94
2002	1.88	1.92
2003	1.89	1.91
2004	1.92	1.9
2005	1.94	1.87
2006	2	1.94
2007	1.98	1.94
2008	2.01	1.97
2009	2	1.91
2010	2.03	1.89
2011	2.01	1.88
2012	2.01	1.88
2013	1.99	1.88
2014	2	1.87
2015	1.96	1.86
2016	1.92	1.86
2017	1.89	1.85
2018	1.87	1.83
2019	1.86	1.83
2020	1.83	1.82
2021	1.84	1.81
2022	1.79	1.8
2023	1.66	1.78
2024	1.66	1.78
2025	1.66	1.77
2026	1.66	1.75
2027	1.66	1.74
2028	1.66	1.73
2029	1.66	1.73
2030	1.66	1.72
2031	1.66	1.72
2032	1.66	1.71
2033	1.66	1.71
2034	1.66	1.71
2035	1.66	1.7
2036	1.66	1.7
2037	1.67	1.7
2038	1.66	1.69
2039	1.66	1.69
2040	1.66	1.69
2041	1.67	1.69
2042	1.67	1.69
2043	1.67	1.69
2044	1.67	1.68
2045	1.67	1.68
2046	1.67	1.68
2047	1.67	1.68
2048	1.67	1.67
2049	1.67	1.67
2050	1.67	1.67

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	France	North Korea
1960	26.5%	37.5%
1961	26.5%	37%
1962	26.2%	36.6%
1963	26%	36.5%
1964	25.8%	36.6%
1965	25.6%	36.7%
1966	25.4%	37.3%
1967	25.3%	38.3%
1968	25.1%	39.2%
1969	25%	39.8%
1970	24.8%	40.1%
1971	24.7%	40.3%
1972	24.6%	40.2%
1973	24.4%	39.8%
1974	24.2%	39.3%
1975	23.9%	38.8%
1976	23.6%	38.3%
1977	23.3%	37.7%
1978	23%	36.9%
1979	22.7%	36%
1980	22.4%	35.1%
1981	22.1%	34.2%
1982	21.9%	33.1%
1983	21.7%	32%
1984	21.5%	30.9%
1985	21.3%	29.9%
1986	21%	29%
1987	20.7%	28%
1988	20.5%	27.3%
1989	20.3%	26.8%
1990	20.1%	26.5%
1991	20.1%	26.4%
1992	20%	26.3%
1993	19.9%	26.4%
1994	19.7%	26.4%
1995	19.5%	26.4%
1996	19.3%	26.3%
1997	19.1%	26.2%
1998	19%	26%
1999	19%	25.8%
2000	18.9%	25.6%
2001	18.9%	25.3%
2002	18.8%	25%
2003	18.7%	24.6%
2004	18.6%	24.3%
2005	18.5%	23.9%
2006	18.5%	23.4%
2007	18.4%	23%
2008	18.5%	22.5%
2009	18.5%	22.1%
2010	18.5%	21.6%
2011	18.5%	21.2%
2012	18.5%	20.8%
2013	18.4%	20.4%
2014	18.3%	20.1%
2015	18.2%	19.8%
2016	18.1%	19.6%
2017	17.9%	19.4%
2018	17.8%	19.2%
2019	17.6%	19.1%
2020	17.4%	19.1%
2021	17.2%	19.1%
2022	17%	19%
2023	16.8%	19%
2024	16.5%	18.9%
2025	16.2%	18.9%
2026	16%	18.9%
2027	15.7%	18.8%
2028	15.5%	18.7%
2029	15.3%	18.6%
2030	15.1%	18.5%
2031	15%	18.3%
2032	14.8%	18.1%
2033	14.8%	17.9%
2034	14.7%	17.6%
2035	14.7%	17.4%
2036	14.7%	17.1%
2037	14.7%	16.8%
2038	14.7%	16.6%
2039	14.8%	16.3%
2040	14.9%	16.1%
2041	15%	15.9%
2042	15.1%	15.7%
2043	15.2%	15.5%
2044	15.3%	15.4%
2045	15.4%	15.3%
2046	15.5%	15.2%
2047	15.5%	15.2%
2048	15.5%	15.2%
2049	15.6%	15.2%
2050	15.6%	15.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 16.5% of the population in France and 18.9% in North Korea in 2024, compared to 20.1% and 26.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of France and North Korea compared.

Natural population change in France vs North Korea by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.2% in France 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
	France	North Korea
1960	346,115	277,717
1961	354,504	257,788
1962	358,082	286,534
1963	361,694	321,805
1964	360,631	323,623
1965	354,132	335,587
1966	352,181	363,882
1967	339,843	414,632
1968	337,346	399,837
1969	329,831	404,189
1970	322,444	406,129
1971	309,747	393,220
1972	296,589	411,997
1973	282,979	338,600
1974	268,733	306,902
1975	248,413	288,966
1976	227,776	255,841
1977	217,946	242,870
1978	213,462	243,533
1979	208,923	251,409
1980	210,042	255,206
1981	222,414	273,800
1982	234,389	276,332
1983	235,655	279,046
1984	248,086	282,987
1985	249,328	287,714
1986	250,606	293,227
1987	251,971	296,030
1988	247,672	299,305
1989	243,361	303,078
1990	238,870	312,460
1991	234,216	320,551
1992	229,502	324,002
1993	224,592	320,880
1994	201,704	320,861
1995	220,303	233,381
1996	221,092	226,095
1997	215,885	211,325
1998	222,705	197,589
1999	229,907	181,613
2000	268,042	161,591
2001	263,867	143,321
2002	253,430	119,504
2003	230,325	178,775
2004	282,185	155,838
2005	271,677	132,765
2006	305,387	129,171
2007	288,076	120,521
2008	283,250	122,015
2009	278,238	111,530
2010	286,116	112,443
2011	280,966	114,798
2012	256,065	118,773
2013	244,192	122,519
2014	265,248	127,078
2015	206,300	127,365
2016	193,500	125,048
2017	160,604	120,181
2018	147,749	113,164
2019	141,503	106,208
2020	67,602	95,920
2021	74,627	99,710
2022	54,452	96,495
2023	47,802	86,203

Maternal mortality chart: France vs North Korea

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 7 deaths per 100,000 live births in France, compared to 67 deaths in North Korea.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	France	North Korea
1985	20	76
1986	20	68
1987	19	62
1988	19	55
1989	19	49
1990	18	43
1991	18	38
1992	17	37
1993	16	46
1994	15	57
1995	15	127
1996	13	128
1997	11	128
1998	10	129
1999	10	129
2000	9	129
2001	9	130
2002	9	131
2003	9	76
2004	9	77
2005	9	78
2006	9	80
2007	9	80
2008	10	79
2009	10	78
2010	9	77
2011	9	76
2012	9	76
2013	9	75
2014	9	73
2015	9	72
2016	9	71
2017	8	70
2018	9	69
2019	8	66
2020	9	66
2021	9	72
2022	9	67
2023	7	67

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.43% in France 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
	France	North Korea
1960	2.85%	11.6%
1961	2.7%	11.2%
1962	2.57%	10.8%
1963	2.45%	10.4%
1964	2.34%	9.92%
1965	2.24%	9.46%
1966	2.14%	8.96%
1967	2.06%	8.45%
1968	1.99%	7.94%
1969	1.91%	7.45%
1970	1.82%	6.99%
1971	1.74%	6.58%
1972	1.66%	6.2%
1973	1.6%	5.86%
1974	1.54%	5.56%
1975	1.49%	5.28%
1976	1.44%	5.03%
1977	1.39%	4.8%
1978	1.34%	4.59%
1979	1.28%	4.4%
1980	1.24%	4.22%
1981	1.19%	4.05%
1982	1.15%	3.91%
1983	1.11%	3.8%
1984	1.07%	3.71%
1985	1.04%	3.68%
1986	1.01%	3.68%
1987	0.98%	3.78%
1988	0.96%	3.83%
1989	0.93%	3.95%
1990	0.9%	4.07%
1991	0.86%	4.18%
1992	0.81%	4.25%
1993	0.75%	4.27%
1994	0.7%	4.25%
1995	0.65%	10.8%
1996	0.61%	10.6%
1997	0.58%	10.5%
1998	0.57%	10.3%
1999	0.55%	10.2%
2000	0.54%	10%
2001	0.52%	9.9%
2002	0.51%	9.78%
2003	0.49%	3.45%
2004	0.48%	3.38%
2005	0.46%	3.33%
2006	0.45%	3.28%
2007	0.44%	3.24%
2008	0.44%	3.1%
2009	0.43%	3%
2010	0.42%	2.87%
2011	0.42%	2.72%
2012	0.41%	2.57%
2013	0.41%	2.41%
2014	0.41%	2.26%
2015	0.42%	2.14%
2016	0.42%	2.06%
2017	0.42%	1.91%
2018	0.42%	1.84%
2019	0.42%	1.77%
2020	0.42%	1.74%
2021	0.43%	1.74%
2022	0.43%	1.77%
2023	0.43%	1.8%