Fertility & birth rates in Germany and North Korea

Fertility rate in Germany vs North Korea chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Germany was 1.39 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 Germany 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
	Germany	North Korea
1960	2.37	3.57
1961	2.45	3.26
1962	2.44	3.41
1963	2.51	3.63
1964	2.54	3.55
1965	2.5	3.56
1966	2.53	3.71
1967	2.48	4.05
1968	2.38	3.87
1969	2.21	3.86
1970	2.03	3.85
1971	1.92	3.74
1972	1.71	3.89
1973	1.54	3.35
1974	1.51	3.14
1975	1.45	3.05
1976	1.45	2.84
1977	1.4	2.77
1978	1.38	2.79
1979	1.38	2.85
1980	1.44	2.84
1981	1.43	2.92
1982	1.41	2.85
1983	1.33	2.78
1984	1.29	2.71
1985	1.37	2.65
1986	1.43	2.59
1987	1.43	2.53
1988	1.46	2.47
1989	1.42	2.41
1990	1.45	2.39
1991	1.33	2.35
1992	1.29	2.29
1993	1.28	2.22
1994	1.24	2.18
1995	1.25	2.15
1996	1.3	2.09
1997	1.35	2.03
1998	1.36	1.99
1999	1.36	1.97
2000	1.38	1.94
2001	1.35	1.94
2002	1.34	1.92
2003	1.34	1.91
2004	1.36	1.9
2005	1.34	1.87
2006	1.33	1.94
2007	1.37	1.94
2008	1.38	1.97
2009	1.36	1.91
2010	1.39	1.89
2011	1.39	1.88
2012	1.41	1.88
2013	1.42	1.88
2014	1.47	1.87
2015	1.5	1.86
2016	1.6	1.86
2017	1.57	1.85
2018	1.57	1.83
2019	1.54	1.83
2020	1.53	1.82
2021	1.58	1.81
2022	1.46	1.8
2023	1.39	1.78
2024	1.4	1.78
2025	1.4	1.77
2026	1.41	1.75
2027	1.41	1.74
2028	1.42	1.73
2029	1.42	1.73
2030	1.42	1.72
2031	1.43	1.72
2032	1.43	1.71
2033	1.44	1.71
2034	1.44	1.71
2035	1.44	1.7
2036	1.45	1.7
2037	1.45	1.7
2038	1.45	1.69
2039	1.46	1.69
2040	1.46	1.69
2041	1.46	1.69
2042	1.47	1.69
2043	1.47	1.69
2044	1.47	1.68
2045	1.47	1.68
2046	1.48	1.68
2047	1.48	1.68
2048	1.48	1.67
2049	1.48	1.67
2050	1.48	1.67

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Germany	North Korea
1960	21.3%	37.5%
1961	21.7%	37%
1962	22%	36.6%
1963	22.3%	36.5%
1964	22.6%	36.6%
1965	22.8%	36.7%
1966	23%	37.3%
1967	23.1%	38.3%
1968	23.3%	39.2%
1969	23.3%	39.8%
1970	23.2%	40.1%
1971	23%	40.3%
1972	22.8%	40.2%
1973	22.4%	39.8%
1974	22%	39.3%
1975	21.5%	38.8%
1976	20.9%	38.3%
1977	20.3%	37.7%
1978	19.7%	36.9%
1979	19.1%	36%
1980	18.5%	35.1%
1981	17.9%	34.2%
1982	17.4%	33.1%
1983	16.9%	32%
1984	16.4%	30.9%
1985	16%	29.9%
1986	15.8%	29%
1987	15.6%	28%
1988	15.7%	27.3%
1989	15.9%	26.8%
1990	16.1%	26.5%
1991	16.3%	26.4%
1992	16.3%	26.3%
1993	16.3%	26.4%
1994	16.3%	26.4%
1995	16.3%	26.4%
1996	16.2%	26.3%
1997	16.1%	26.2%
1998	15.9%	26%
1999	15.8%	25.8%
2000	15.7%	25.6%
2001	15.5%	25.3%
2002	15.3%	25%
2003	15%	24.6%
2004	14.8%	24.3%
2005	14.5%	23.9%
2006	14.2%	23.4%
2007	14%	23%
2008	13.8%	22.5%
2009	13.8%	22.1%
2010	13.7%	21.6%
2011	13.6%	21.2%
2012	13.4%	20.8%
2013	13.2%	20.4%
2014	13.2%	20.1%
2015	13.2%	19.8%
2016	13.3%	19.6%
2017	13.5%	19.4%
2018	13.6%	19.2%
2019	13.7%	19.1%
2020	13.8%	19.1%
2021	13.9%	19.1%
2022	13.9%	19%
2023	13.9%	19%
2024	13.9%	18.9%
2025	13.9%	18.9%
2026	13.9%	18.9%
2027	13.8%	18.8%
2028	13.8%	18.7%
2029	13.7%	18.6%
2030	13.6%	18.5%
2031	13.5%	18.3%
2032	13.4%	18.1%
2033	13.2%	17.9%
2034	13.1%	17.6%
2035	12.9%	17.4%
2036	12.8%	17.1%
2037	12.7%	16.8%
2038	12.6%	16.6%
2039	12.6%	16.3%
2040	12.6%	16.1%
2041	12.5%	15.9%
2042	12.5%	15.7%
2043	12.6%	15.5%
2044	12.6%	15.4%
2045	12.7%	15.3%
2046	12.7%	15.2%
2047	12.8%	15.2%
2048	12.9%	15.2%
2049	13%	15.2%
2050	13.1%	15.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 13.9% of the population in Germany and 18.9% in North Korea in 2024, compared to 16.1% and 26.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Germany and North Korea compared.

Natural population change in Germany vs North Korea by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.25% in Germany 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
	Germany	North Korea
1960	385,919	277,717
1961	462,279	257,788
1962	436,752	286,534
1963	455,757	321,805
1964	482,038	323,623
1965	410,204	335,587
1966	405,982	363,882
1967	353,977	414,632
1968	239,612	399,837
1969	155,820	404,189
1970	70,352	406,129
1971	46,988	393,220
1972	-62,950	411,997
1973	-149,980	338,600
1974	-150,038	306,902
1975	-212,418	288,966
1976	-164,508	255,841
1977	-125,055	242,870
1978	-140,566	243,533
1979	-125,002	251,409
1980	-86,117	255,206
1981	-94,090	273,800
1982	-78,333	276,332
1983	-109,380	279,046
1984	-109,002	282,987
1985	-116,527	287,714
1986	-77,721	293,227
1987	-31,136	296,030
1988	-7,815	299,305
1989	-23,625	303,078
1990	-15,887	312,460
1991	-80,014	320,551
1992	-80,625	324,002
1993	-105,503	320,880
1994	-114,013	320,861
1995	-114,349	233,381
1996	-90,107	226,095
1997	-49,221	211,325
1998	-65,637	197,589
1999	-73,890	181,613
2000	-73,990	161,591
2001	-98,820	143,321
2002	-123,733	119,504
2003	-140,309	178,775
2004	-107,271	155,838
2005	-148,445	132,765
2006	-148,278	129,171
2007	-148,080	120,521
2008	-164,220	122,015
2009	-188,375	111,530
2010	-179,909	112,443
2011	-184,632	114,798
2012	-193,022	118,773
2013	-209,679	122,519
2014	-153,866	127,078
2015	-187,879	127,365
2016	-123,523	125,048
2017	-148,783	120,181
2018	-165,812	113,164
2019	-157,877	106,208
2020	-216,218	95,920
2021	-224,629	99,710
2022	-326,812	96,495
2023	-335,608	86,203

Maternal mortality chart: Germany vs North Korea

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 4 deaths per 100,000 live births in Germany, compared to 67 deaths in North Korea.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Germany	North Korea
1985	14	76
1986	14	68
1987	13	62
1988	13	55
1989	12	49
1990	12	43
1991	11	38
1992	10	37
1993	9	46
1994	9	57
1995	8	127
1996	8	128
1997	8	128
1998	7	129
1999	7	129
2000	7	129
2001	6	130
2002	6	131
2003	6	76
2004	6	77
2005	6	78
2006	6	80
2007	5	80
2008	6	79
2009	6	78
2010	5	77
2011	5	76
2012	5	76
2013	5	75
2014	5	73
2015	5	72
2016	4	71
2017	4	70
2018	4	69
2019	4	66
2020	4	66
2021	4	72
2022	4	67
2023	4	67

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.37% in Germany 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
	Germany	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	2.71%	7.94%
1969	2.64%	7.45%
1970	2.57%	6.99%
1971	2.49%	6.58%
1972	2.4%	6.2%
1973	2.31%	5.86%
1974	2.2%	5.56%
1975	2.08%	5.28%
1976	1.95%	5.03%
1977	1.83%	4.8%
1978	1.71%	4.59%
1979	1.6%	4.4%
1980	1.5%	4.22%
1981	1.41%	4.05%
1982	1.32%	3.91%
1983	1.25%	3.8%
1984	1.18%	3.71%
1985	1.11%	3.68%
1986	1.06%	3.68%
1987	1.01%	3.78%
1988	0.95%	3.83%
1989	0.9%	3.95%
1990	0.85%	4.07%
1991	0.8%	4.18%
1992	0.76%	4.25%
1993	0.72%	4.27%
1994	0.68%	4.25%
1995	0.65%	10.8%
1996	0.62%	10.6%
1997	0.59%	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	0.5%	3.45%
2004	0.48%	3.38%
2005	0.47%	3.33%
2006	0.46%	3.28%
2007	0.45%	3.24%
2008	0.44%	3.1%
2009	0.43%	3%
2010	0.42%	2.87%
2011	0.41%	2.72%
2012	0.4%	2.57%
2013	0.4%	2.41%
2014	0.4%	2.26%
2015	0.39%	2.14%
2016	0.39%	2.06%
2017	0.38%	1.91%
2018	0.38%	1.84%
2019	0.37%	1.77%
2020	0.37%	1.74%
2021	0.37%	1.74%
2022	0.37%	1.77%
2023	0.37%	1.8%