Fertility & birth rates in Guinea-Bissau and North Korea

Fertility rate in Guinea-Bissau vs North Korea chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Guinea-Bissau was 3.84 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 Guinea-Bissau 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
	Guinea-Bissau	North Korea
1960	5.92	3.57
1961	5.93	3.26
1962	5.94	3.41
1963	5.95	3.63
1964	5.96	3.55
1965	5.97	3.56
1966	5.98	3.71
1967	5.99	4.05
1968	6.01	3.87
1969	6.02	3.86
1970	6.04	3.85
1971	6.06	3.74
1972	6.08	3.89
1973	6.1	3.35
1974	6.12	3.14
1975	6.15	3.05
1976	6.19	2.84
1977	6.25	2.77
1978	6.32	2.79
1979	6.4	2.85
1980	6.49	2.84
1981	6.57	2.92
1982	6.64	2.85
1983	6.69	2.78
1984	6.73	2.71
1985	6.74	2.65
1986	6.73	2.59
1987	6.72	2.53
1988	6.69	2.47
1989	6.66	2.41
1990	6.5	2.39
1991	6.47	2.35
1992	6.44	2.29
1993	6.37	2.22
1994	6.3	2.18
1995	6.22	2.15
1996	6.14	2.09
1997	6.06	2.03
1998	5.97	1.99
1999	5.87	1.97
2000	5.79	1.94
2001	5.69	1.94
2002	5.63	1.92
2003	5.58	1.91
2004	5.5	1.9
2005	5.46	1.87
2006	5.41	1.94
2007	5.37	1.94
2008	5.27	1.97
2009	5.18	1.91
2010	5.11	1.89
2011	5.07	1.88
2012	5	1.88
2013	4.93	1.88
2014	4.79	1.87
2015	4.66	1.86
2016	4.52	1.86
2017	4.35	1.85
2018	4.24	1.83
2019	4.15	1.83
2020	4.08	1.82
2021	4	1.81
2022	3.91	1.8
2023	3.84	1.78
2024	3.76	1.78
2025	3.68	1.77
2026	3.62	1.75
2027	3.56	1.74
2028	3.5	1.73
2029	3.44	1.73
2030	3.37	1.72
2031	3.31	1.72
2032	3.25	1.71
2033	3.2	1.71
2034	3.15	1.71
2035	3.09	1.7
2036	3.04	1.7
2037	3	1.7
2038	2.95	1.69
2039	2.91	1.69
2040	2.87	1.69
2041	2.84	1.69
2042	2.8	1.69
2043	2.77	1.69
2044	2.74	1.68
2045	2.71	1.68
2046	2.67	1.68
2047	2.64	1.68
2048	2.62	1.67
2049	2.59	1.67
2050	2.56	1.67

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Guinea-Bissau	North Korea
1960	36.9%	37.5%
1961	37.1%	37%
1962	37.7%	36.6%
1963	38.4%	36.5%
1964	39.6%	36.6%
1965	41%	36.7%
1966	41.9%	37.3%
1967	42.1%	38.3%
1968	41.8%	39.2%
1969	41.9%	39.8%
1970	41.9%	40.1%
1971	41.9%	40.3%
1972	41.9%	40.2%
1973	41.6%	39.8%
1974	41.4%	39.3%
1975	41.8%	38.8%
1976	42.6%	38.3%
1977	43.7%	37.7%
1978	44.8%	36.9%
1979	45.1%	36%
1980	45%	35.1%
1981	45.3%	34.2%
1982	45.5%	33.1%
1983	45.7%	32%
1984	45.9%	30.9%
1985	45.9%	29.9%
1986	46%	29%
1987	45.9%	28%
1988	45.9%	27.3%
1989	45.8%	26.8%
1990	45.7%	26.5%
1991	45.5%	26.4%
1992	45.5%	26.3%
1993	45.4%	26.4%
1994	45.4%	26.4%
1995	45.3%	26.4%
1996	45.2%	26.3%
1997	45.1%	26.2%
1998	45%	26%
1999	44.8%	25.8%
2000	44.7%	25.6%
2001	44.5%	25.3%
2002	44.3%	25%
2003	44.2%	24.6%
2004	44%	24.3%
2005	43.9%	23.9%
2006	43.8%	23.4%
2007	43.6%	23%
2008	43.5%	22.5%
2009	43.3%	22.1%
2010	43.2%	21.6%
2011	43%	21.2%
2012	42.8%	20.8%
2013	42.7%	20.4%
2014	42.5%	20.1%
2015	42.2%	19.8%
2016	42%	19.6%
2017	41.7%	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	39.2%	19%
2024	38.8%	18.9%
2025	38.3%	18.9%
2026	37.8%	18.9%
2027	37.4%	18.8%
2028	36.9%	18.7%
2029	36.4%	18.6%
2030	36%	18.5%
2031	35.5%	18.3%
2032	35.1%	18.1%
2033	34.8%	17.9%
2034	34.4%	17.6%
2035	34.1%	17.4%
2036	33.7%	17.1%
2037	33.4%	16.8%
2038	33%	16.6%
2039	32.7%	16.3%
2040	32.4%	16.1%
2041	32%	15.9%
2042	31.7%	15.7%
2043	31.4%	15.5%
2044	31%	15.4%
2045	30.7%	15.3%
2046	30.4%	15.2%
2047	30.1%	15.2%
2048	29.7%	15.2%
2049	29.4%	15.2%
2050	29.1%	15.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 38.8% of the population in Guinea-Bissau and 18.9% in North Korea in 2024, compared to 45.7% and 26.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Guinea-Bissau and North Korea compared.

Natural population change in Guinea-Bissau vs North Korea by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.44% in Guinea-Bissau 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
	Guinea-Bissau	North Korea
1960	10,618	277,717
1961	10,756	257,788
1962	10,662	286,534
1963	9,190	321,805
1964	8,989	323,623
1965	7,789	335,587
1966	6,955	363,882
1967	6,742	414,632
1968	7,289	399,837
1969	7,857	404,189
1970	7,632	406,129
1971	8,183	393,220
1972	7,911	411,997
1973	8,430	338,600
1974	10,321	306,902
1975	11,998	288,966
1976	13,688	255,841
1977	15,484	242,870
1978	17,468	243,533
1979	19,736	251,409
1980	21,024	255,206
1981	21,611	273,800
1982	22,131	276,332
1983	22,542	279,046
1984	22,861	282,987
1985	23,116	287,714
1986	23,301	293,227
1987	23,549	296,030
1988	23,940	299,305
1989	24,286	303,078
1990	23,936	312,460
1991	24,527	320,551
1992	25,747	324,002
1993	26,943	320,880
1994	27,895	320,861
1995	29,142	233,381
1996	29,778	226,095
1997	29,792	211,325
1998	30,390	197,589
1999	30,916	181,613
2000	32,816	161,591
2001	33,461	143,321
2002	34,561	119,504
2003	35,649	178,775
2004	36,495	155,838
2005	37,347	132,765
2006	38,886	129,171
2007	40,288	120,521
2008	40,841	122,015
2009	41,950	111,530
2010	43,067	112,443
2011	44,405	114,798
2012	45,480	118,773
2013	46,472	122,519
2014	46,615	127,078
2015	46,846	127,365
2016	46,814	125,048
2017	46,318	120,181
2018	46,659	113,164
2019	47,196	106,208
2020	46,718	95,920
2021	47,242	99,710
2022	48,920	96,495
2023	49,498	86,203

Maternal mortality chart: Guinea-Bissau vs North Korea

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 505 deaths per 100,000 live births in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 67 deaths in North Korea.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Guinea-Bissau	North Korea
1985	1,851	76
1986	1,825	68
1987	1,796	62
1988	1,759	55
1989	1,698	49
1990	1,709	43
1991	1,663	38
1992	1,633	37
1993	1,613	46
1994	1,644	57
1995	1,556	127
1996	1,539	128
1997	1,642	128
1998	1,465	129
1999	1,461	129
2000	1,295	129
2001	1,222	130
2002	1,141	131
2003	1,069	76
2004	980	77
2005	956	78
2006	831	80
2007	792	80
2008	802	79
2009	753	78
2010	698	77
2011	678	76
2012	704	76
2013	707	75
2014	662	73
2015	631	72
2016	617	71
2017	597	70
2018	585	69
2019	598	66
2020	603	66
2021	617	72
2022	539	67
2023	505	67

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 6.93% in Guinea-Bissau 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
	Guinea-Bissau	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	24.4%	3.68%
1986	24%	3.68%
1987	23.5%	3.78%
1988	23.1%	3.83%
1989	22.7%	3.95%
1990	22.2%	4.07%
1991	21.8%	4.18%
1992	21.3%	4.25%
1993	20.9%	4.27%
1994	20.4%	4.25%
1995	19.9%	10.8%
1996	19.4%	10.6%
1997	18.9%	10.5%
1998	18.4%	10.3%
1999	17.9%	10.2%
2000	17.4%	10%
2001	16.8%	9.9%
2002	16.3%	9.78%
2003	15.7%	3.45%
2004	15.1%	3.38%
2005	14.5%	3.33%
2006	13.9%	3.28%
2007	13.2%	3.24%
2008	12.6%	3.1%
2009	12%	3%
2010	11.4%	2.87%
2011	10.9%	2.72%
2012	10.4%	2.57%
2013	9.93%	2.41%
2014	9.53%	2.26%
2015	9.18%	2.14%
2016	8.84%	2.06%
2017	8.53%	1.91%
2018	8.21%	1.84%
2019	7.91%	1.77%
2020	7.66%	1.74%
2021	7.41%	1.74%
2022	7.16%	1.77%
2023	6.93%	1.8%