Fertility & birth rates in Haiti and South Korea

Fertility rate in Haiti vs South Korea chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Haiti was 2.66 children per woman in 2023, compared to 0.72 in South Korea in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Haiti vs South 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
	Haiti	South Korea
1960	6.18	5.99
1961	6.18	5.8
1962	6.18	5.56
1963	6.17	5.33
1964	6.16	5.07
1965	6.13	4.89
1966	6.09	4.78
1967	6.05	4.62
1968	6.01	4.51
1969	5.96	4.45
1970	5.91	4.53
1971	5.88	4.54
1972	5.85	4.12
1973	5.81	4.07
1974	5.78	3.77
1975	5.75	3.43
1976	5.71	3
1977	5.67	2.99
1978	5.64	2.64
1979	5.59	2.9
1980	5.56	2.82
1981	5.53	2.57
1982	5.53	2.39
1983	5.51	2.06
1984	5.51	1.74
1985	5.5	1.66
1986	5.48	1.58
1987	5.47	1.53
1988	5.47	1.55
1989	5.44	1.56
1990	5.41	1.57
1991	5.32	1.71
1992	5.21	1.76
1993	5.1	1.65
1994	4.99	1.66
1995	4.88	1.63
1996	4.78	1.57
1997	4.67	1.54
1998	4.56	1.46
1999	4.45	1.43
2000	4.39	1.48
2001	4.25	1.31
2002	4.13	1.18
2003	4.05	1.19
2004	3.94	1.16
2005	3.84	1.09
2006	3.76	1.13
2007	3.69	1.26
2008	3.62	1.19
2009	3.57	1.15
2010	3.5	1.23
2011	3.43	1.24
2012	3.32	1.3
2013	3.22	1.19
2014	3.16	1.21
2015	3.11	1.24
2016	3.05	1.17
2017	2.99	1.05
2018	2.92	0.98
2019	2.86	0.92
2020	2.8	0.84
2021	2.75	0.81
2022	2.7	0.78
2023	2.66	0.72
2024	2.63	0.73
2025	2.59	0.75
2026	2.55	0.76
2027	2.52	0.78
2028	2.49	0.79
2029	2.46	0.8
2030	2.43	0.82
2031	2.41	0.83
2032	2.38	0.84
2033	2.35	0.85
2034	2.33	0.86
2035	2.3	0.88
2036	2.28	0.89
2037	2.26	0.9
2038	2.25	0.91
2039	2.23	0.92
2040	2.21	0.93
2041	2.19	0.95
2042	2.18	0.96
2043	2.16	0.96
2044	2.14	0.97
2045	2.13	0.98
2046	2.11	0.99
2047	2.1	1
2048	2.09	1.01
2049	2.07	1.02
2050	2.06	1.03

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Haiti	South Korea
1960	40.6%	41.3%
1961	40.7%	41.8%
1962	40.8%	42.3%
1963	40.8%	42.7%
1964	40.9%	43.1%
1965	40.9%	43.3%
1966	40.9%	43.5%
1967	41%	43.3%
1968	41%	43.1%
1969	41%	42.7%
1970	40.9%	42.1%
1971	40.9%	41.5%
1972	40.9%	41%
1973	40.9%	40.3%
1974	40.9%	39.5%
1975	41%	38.5%
1976	41%	37.5%
1977	41.1%	36.5%
1978	41.1%	35.6%
1979	41.1%	34.8%
1980	41.2%	34%
1981	41.2%	33.3%
1982	41.3%	32.7%
1983	41.4%	32%
1984	41.4%	31.2%
1985	41.5%	30.2%
1986	41.6%	29.2%
1987	41.7%	28.2%
1988	41.8%	27.3%
1989	41.8%	26.5%
1990	41.9%	25.8%
1991	41.9%	25.2%
1992	41.9%	24.7%
1993	41.8%	24.2%
1994	41.7%	23.7%
1995	41.6%	23.1%
1996	41.4%	22.5%
1997	41.2%	22%
1998	41%	21.6%
1999	40.7%	21.2%
2000	40.4%	21%
2001	40.1%	20.8%
2002	39.7%	20.5%
2003	39.3%	20.1%
2004	38.9%	19.7%
2005	38.4%	19.2%
2006	37.9%	18.7%
2007	37.5%	18.1%
2008	37.1%	17.5%
2009	36.6%	16.9%
2010	36.2%	16.4%
2011	35.9%	15.8%
2012	35.5%	15.2%
2013	35.1%	14.7%
2014	34.7%	14.2%
2015	34.3%	13.8%
2016	33.9%	13.4%
2017	33.6%	13%
2018	33.3%	12.7%
2019	32.9%	12.4%
2020	32.6%	12.1%
2021	32.3%	11.8%
2022	31.9%	11.4%
2023	31.6%	11%
2024	31.2%	10.6%
2025	30.8%	10.2%
2026	30.4%	9.82%
2027	30%	9.42%
2028	29.6%	9.06%
2029	29.2%	8.75%
2030	28.8%	8.43%
2031	28.5%	8.15%
2032	28.1%	7.94%
2033	27.8%	7.79%
2034	27.4%	7.7%
2035	27.1%	7.66%
2036	26.8%	7.65%
2037	26.5%	7.66%
2038	26.3%	7.68%
2039	26%	7.71%
2040	25.7%	7.73%
2041	25.5%	7.75%
2042	25.2%	7.76%
2043	25%	7.77%
2044	24.8%	7.78%
2045	24.5%	7.79%
2046	24.3%	7.8%
2047	24.1%	7.81%
2048	23.8%	7.82%
2049	23.6%	7.82%
2050	23.4%	7.83%

Children aged 0-14 make up 31.2% of the population in Haiti and 10.6% in South Korea in 2024, compared to 41.9% and 25.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Haiti and South Korea compared.

Natural population change in Haiti vs South Korea by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.58% in Haiti and +0.06% in South 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
	Haiti	South Korea
1960	85,368	728,010
1961	87,563	730,173
1962	89,683	712,590
1963	86,394	685,824
1964	93,987	655,501
1965	95,754	641,090
1966	96,973	623,534
1967	99,266	692,169
1968	101,300	684,487
1969	103,133	694,227
1970	105,208	747,987
1971	107,968	789,185
1972	110,709	740,469
1973	113,223	699,115
1974	115,941	673,030
1975	118,508	603,300
1976	120,992	530,558
1977	123,520	578,947
1978	125,885	499,084
1979	128,206	623,068
1980	130,773	583,294
1981	133,695	631,189
1982	137,214	605,626
1983	140,422	514,844
1984	144,211	436,384
1985	148,364	416,219
1986	152,288	395,651
1987	156,468	378,758
1988	160,750	399,297
1989	163,947	403,266
1990	167,420	411,546
1991	167,919	467,594
1992	168,980	494,352
1993	169,240	477,302
1994	169,260	473,200
1995	171,852	468,967
1996	173,351	446,142
1997	174,962	422,773
1998	175,687	393,436
1999	177,421	368,272
2000	180,677	390,167
2001	178,741	312,643
2002	178,126	247,752
2003	179,543	244,251
2004	174,071	225,988
2005	180,618	187,920
2006	182,866	203,441
2007	184,223	248,286
2008	185,364	215,841
2009	187,804	197,231
2010	95,965	213,083
2011	184,695	214,728
2012	183,702	215,859
2013	181,457	166,415
2014	182,009	167,464
2015	182,063	163,248
2016	180,902	122,923
2017	180,310	71,907
2018	178,632	30,951
2019	176,550	10,353
2020	169,264	-31,101
2021	158,994	-56,947
2022	164,214	-124,014
2023	167,381	-77,569

Maternal mortality chart: Haiti vs South Korea

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 328 deaths per 100,000 live births in Haiti, compared to 4 deaths in South Korea.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Haiti	South Korea
1985	991	38
1986	975	35
1987	952	34
1988	929	31
1989	900	29
1990	874	28
1991	831	28
1992	793	26
1993	747	24
1994	710	23
1995	638	22
1996	588	20
1997	551	19
1998	511	18
1999	464	17
2000	440	15
2001	428	14
2002	410	13
2003	385	13
2004	427	12
2005	355	11
2006	368	10
2007	383	10
2008	394	9
2009	397	9
2010	398	8
2011	409	8
2012	385	8
2013	380	7
2014	373	7
2015	364	6
2016	356	6
2017	351	6
2018	358	5
2019	351	5
2020	346	12
2021	385	5
2022	331	7
2023	328	4

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 5.51% in Haiti and 0.28% in South 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
	Haiti	South Korea
1960	29.2%	11.2%
1961	28.8%	10.6%
1962	28.3%	10.1%
1963	27.9%	9.67%
1964	27.4%	9.18%
1965	27%	8.68%
1966	26.5%	8.16%
1967	26%	7.62%
1968	25.5%	7.1%
1969	25%	6.59%
1970	24.5%	6.12%
1971	23.9%	5.71%
1972	23.4%	5.36%
1973	22.8%	5.07%
1974	22.3%	4.82%
1975	21.7%	4.61%
1976	21.2%	4.42%
1977	20.6%	4.23%
1978	20.1%	4.04%
1979	19.6%	3.84%
1980	19.1%	3.63%
1981	18.6%	3.4%
1982	18.1%	3.17%
1983	17.6%	2.93%
1984	17.1%	2.7%
1985	16.6%	2.46%
1986	16.2%	2.25%
1987	15.8%	2.05%
1988	15.3%	1.87%
1989	14.9%	1.71%
1990	14.5%	1.57%
1991	14.1%	1.44%
1992	13.7%	1.33%
1993	13.2%	1.23%
1994	12.8%	1.14%
1995	12.4%	1.05%
1996	12%	0.98%
1997	11.5%	0.91%
1998	11.1%	0.85%
1999	10.7%	0.8%
2000	10.4%	0.75%
2001	10%	0.71%
2002	9.68%	0.68%
2003	9.4%	0.64%
2004	9.14%	0.6%
2005	8.91%	0.56%
2006	8.69%	0.52%
2007	8.49%	0.48%
2008	8.29%	0.45%
2009	8.11%	0.43%
2010	13.7%	0.41%
2011	7.74%	0.4%
2012	7.56%	0.38%
2013	7.38%	0.37%
2014	7.19%	0.36%
2015	6.99%	0.35%
2016	6.79%	0.34%
2017	6.61%	0.33%
2018	6.42%	0.32%
2019	6.23%	0.31%
2020	6.04%	0.3%
2021	5.85%	0.29%
2022	5.69%	0.28%
2023	5.51%	0.28%