Fertility & birth rates in Iran and South Korea

Fertility rate in Iran vs South Korea by year

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Iran

South Korea

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Year	Fertility rate
	Iran	South Korea
2023	1.7	0.72
2022	1.7	0.78
2021	1.71	0.81
2020	1.7	0.84
2019	1.77	0.92
2018	1.92	0.98
2017	2.02	1.05
2016	2.05	1.17
2015	2.02	1.24
2014	1.98	1.21
2013	1.91	1.19
2012	1.85	1.3
2011	1.79	1.24
2010	1.75	1.23
2009	1.74	1.15
2008	1.74	1.19
2007	1.75	1.26
2006	1.76	1.13
2005	1.76	1.09
2004	1.78	1.16
2003	1.8	1.19
2002	1.84	1.18
2001	1.92	1.31
2000	2	1.48
1999	2.09	1.43
1998	2.19	1.46
1997	2.32	1.54
1996	2.54	1.57
1995	2.85	1.63
1994	3.24	1.66
1993	3.67	1.65
1992	4.1	1.76
1991	4.57	1.71
1990	4.93	1.57
1989	5.17	1.56
1988	5.43	1.55
1987	5.72	1.53
1986	6.01	1.58
1985	6.24	1.66
1984	6.43	1.74
1983	6.53	2.06
1982	6.59	2.39
1981	6.62	2.57
1980	6.63	2.82
1979	6.55	2.9
1978	6.34	2.64
1977	6.18	2.99
1976	6.07	3
1975	5.95	3.43
1974	5.97	3.77
1973	6.06	4.07
1972	6.26	4.12
1971	6.55	4.54
1970	6.8	4.53
1969	7.01	4.45
1968	7.12	4.51
1967	7.19	4.62
1966	7.21	4.78
1965	7.22	4.89
1964	7.24	5.07
1963	7.32	5.33
1962	7.4	5.56
1961	7.46	5.8
1960	7.52	5.99

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Iran was 1.7 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 Iran vs South Korea population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

Natural population change by year

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Iran

South Korea

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Year	Natural population change
	Iran	South Korea
2023	750,150	-77,569
2022	753,525	-124,014
2021	645,725	-56,947
2020	663,978	-31,101
2019	893,063	10,353
2018	1,035,052	30,951
2017	1,140,549	71,907
2016	1,186,949	122,923
2015	1,178,317	163,248
2014	1,158,552	167,464
2013	1,119,533	166,415
2012	1,073,804	215,859
2011	1,023,925	214,728
2010	980,380	213,083
2009	958,322	197,231
2008	940,983	215,841
2007	919,254	248,286
2006	884,529	203,441
2005	837,305	187,920
2004	801,203	225,988
2003	732,600	244,251
2002	752,205	247,752
2001	743,658	312,643
2000	731,203	390,167
1999	723,237	368,272
1998	717,655	393,436
1997	726,574	422,773
1996	784,508	446,142
1995	879,648	468,967
1994	1,008,076	473,200
1993	1,219,658	477,302
1992	1,365,466	494,352
1991	1,495,594	467,594
1990	1,530,434	411,546
1989	1,609,739	403,266
1988	1,614,512	399,297
1987	1,639,644	378,758
1986	1,659,289	395,651
1985	1,661,750	416,219
1984	1,653,051	436,384
1983	1,573,612	514,844
1982	1,514,240	605,626
1981	1,376,830	631,189
1980	1,361,293	583,294
1979	1,294,306	623,068
1978	1,156,974	499,084
1977	1,091,542	578,947
1976	1,013,347	530,558
1975	929,481	603,300
1974	873,369	673,030
1973	831,880	699,115
1972	804,043	740,469
1971	805,830	789,185
1970	794,612	747,987
1969	780,660	694,227
1968	743,992	684,487
1967	727,276	692,169
1966	695,040	623,534
1965	663,029	641,090
1964	635,589	655,501
1963	620,126	685,824
1962	595,538	712,590
1961	594,674	730,173
1960	584,060	728,010

The chart above illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes in population resulting from births and deaths.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +0.83% in Iran and -0.15% in South Korea.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +1.1% in Iran and +0.06% in South Korea.

Birth rate in Iran vs South Korea by year

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Iran

South Korea

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Iran	South Korea
2023	13	4.5
2022	13.3	4.9
2021	13.7	5.1
2020	14	5.3
2019	14.9	5.9
2018	16.7	6.4
2017	18	7
2016	18.8	7.9
2015	18.9	8.6
2014	18.8	8.6
2013	18.5	8.6
2012	18.1	9.6
2011	17.7	9.4
2010	17.3	9.4
2009	17.2	9
2008	17.1	9.4
2007	17	10.1
2006	16.7	9.2
2005	16.4	9
2004	16.2	9.8
2003	15.9	10.2
2002	15.9	10.3
2001	15.9	11.7
2000	16	13.5
1999	16.1	13.2
1998	16.2	13.7
1997	16.6	14.5
1996	17.7	15
1995	19.5	15.7
1994	22	16
1993	25.7	16
1992	28.3	16.7
1991	31.2	16.4
1990	33.5	15.2
1989	35.2	15.1
1988	37	15.1
1987	38.8	15
1986	40.7	15.4
1985	42.4	16.1
1984	43.9	16.7
1983	44.7	19.3
1982	45.2	21.6
1981	44.2	22.4
1980	45.1	22.6
1979	44.7	23
1978	43.4	20.3
1977	42.2	22.7
1976	41.4	22.2
1975	40.3	24.8
1974	40	26.6
1973	40.1	28.3
1972	40.9	28.4
1971	42.4	31.2
1970	43.6	31.2
1969	44.7	30.3
1968	45.3	30.7
1967	45.8	31.5
1966	46	32.8
1965	46.3	33.8
1964	46.7	35.2
1963	47.7	37.2
1962	48.8	39
1961	49.8	40.9
1960	51	42.1

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 13 in Iran and 4.5 in South Korea, compared with 51 and 42.1, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Iran

Factual

UN forecast

South Korea

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Iran	South Korea
2100	12.1%	8.61%
2099	12.2%	8.6%
2098	12.2%	8.59%
2097	12.3%	8.59%
2096	12.3%	8.59%
2095	12.4%	8.6%
2094	12.5%	8.61%
2093	12.6%	8.62%
2092	12.6%	8.62%
2091	12.7%	8.62%
2090	12.8%	8.62%
2089	12.8%	8.6%
2088	12.9%	8.58%
2087	12.9%	8.55%
2086	12.9%	8.5%
2085	13%	8.45%
2084	13%	8.39%
2083	12.9%	8.33%
2082	12.9%	8.26%
2081	12.9%	8.18%
2080	12.9%	8.09%
2079	12.8%	8%
2078	12.8%	7.91%
2077	12.8%	7.82%
2076	12.7%	7.72%
2075	12.7%	7.63%
2074	12.7%	7.53%
2073	12.7%	7.44%
2072	12.7%	7.35%
2071	12.7%	7.28%
2070	12.7%	7.21%
2069	12.8%	7.16%
2068	12.9%	7.13%
2067	13%	7.11%
2066	13.1%	7.11%
2065	13.2%	7.14%
2064	13.3%	7.18%
2063	13.5%	7.23%
2062	13.6%	7.3%
2061	13.8%	7.37%
2060	14%	7.45%
2059	14.1%	7.52%
2058	14.3%	7.6%
2057	14.4%	7.66%
2056	14.6%	7.72%
2055	14.7%	7.76%
2054	14.8%	7.79%
2053	14.9%	7.81%
2052	15%	7.83%
2051	15.1%	7.83%
2050	15.1%	7.83%
2049	15.2%	7.82%
2048	15.2%	7.81%
2047	15.2%	7.8%
2046	15.2%	7.79%
2045	15.3%	7.78%
2044	15.3%	7.78%
2043	15.4%	7.77%
2042	15.4%	7.76%
2041	15.5%	7.74%
2040	15.7%	7.72%
2039	15.8%	7.7%
2038	16%	7.66%
2037	16.3%	7.65%
2036	16.5%	7.65%
2035	16.8%	7.66%
2034	17.2%	7.73%
2033	17.7%	7.85%
2032	18.3%	8.02%
2031	19%	8.28%
2030	19.6%	8.59%
2029	20.2%	8.9%
2028	20.8%	9.23%
2027	21.3%	9.62%
2026	21.8%	10%
2025	22.2%	10.4%
2024	22.4%	10.6%
2023	22.8%	11%
2022	23.2%	11.4%
2021	23.6%	11.8%
2020	23.8%	12.1%
2019	23.9%	12.4%
2018	24%	12.7%
2017	23.9%	13%
2016	23.8%	13.4%
2015	23.6%	13.8%
2014	23.4%	14.2%
2013	23.3%	14.7%
2012	23.3%	15.2%
2011	23.3%	15.8%
2010	23.4%	16.4%
2009	23.7%	16.9%
2008	24%	17.5%
2007	24.6%	18.1%
2006	25.3%	18.7%
2005	26.2%	19.2%
2004	27.4%	19.7%
2003	28.7%	20.1%
2002	30.1%	20.5%
2001	31.7%	20.8%
2000	33.6%	21%
1999	35.4%	21.2%
1998	37.3%	21.6%
1997	39.1%	22%
1996	40.7%	22.5%
1995	42.1%	23.1%
1994	43.2%	23.7%
1993	43.6%	24.2%
1992	43.6%	24.7%
1991	43.9%	25.2%
1990	44.1%	25.8%
1989	44.2%	26.5%
1988	44%	27.3%
1987	43.9%	28.2%
1986	43.7%	29.2%
1985	43.5%	30.2%
1984	43.3%	31.2%
1983	43%	32%
1982	42.7%	32.7%
1981	42.9%	33.3%
1980	43.3%	34%
1979	43.1%	34.8%
1978	43%	35.6%
1977	42.9%	36.5%
1976	43%	37.5%
1975	43.2%	38.5%
1974	43.5%	39.5%
1973	43.8%	40.3%
1972	44.2%	41%
1971	44.4%	41.5%
1970	44.6%	42.1%
1969	44.7%	42.7%
1968	44.8%	43.1%
1967	44.8%	43.3%
1966	44.9%	43.5%
1965	45%	43.3%
1964	45%	43.1%
1963	44.9%	42.7%
1962	44.6%	42.3%
1961	44.1%	41.8%
1960	43.5%	41.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 22.4% of the population in Iran and 10.6% in South Korea in 2024, compared to 44.1% and 25.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Iran and South Korea compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Iran vs South Korea

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Iran

South Korea

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Iran	South Korea
2023	16	4
2022	21	7
2021	51	5
2020	34	12
2019	18	5
2018	19	5
2017	20	6
2016	21	6
2015	22	6
2014	23	7
2013	24	7
2012	25	8
2011	26	8
2010	27	8
2009	28	9
2008	30	9
2007	31	10
2006	32	10
2005	33	11
2004	34	12
2003	37	13
2002	38	13
2001	40	14
2000	43	15
1999	46	17
1998	50	18
1997	55	19
1996	59	20
1995	65	22
1994	71	23
1993	80	24
1992	86	26
1991	94	28
1990	107	28
1989	113	29
1988	126	31
1987	136	34
1986	148	35
1985	160	38

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 16 deaths per 100,000 live births in Iran, compared to 4 deaths in South Korea.

Under-five mortality rates

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Iran

South Korea

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Iran	South Korea
2023	1.18%	0.28%
2022	1.22%	0.28%
2021	1.26%	0.29%
2020	1.3%	0.3%
2019	1.35%	0.31%
2018	1.39%	0.32%
2017	1.45%	0.33%
2016	1.5%	0.34%
2015	1.55%	0.35%
2014	1.61%	0.36%
2013	1.68%	0.37%
2012	1.75%	0.38%
2011	1.84%	0.4%
2010	1.93%	0.41%
2009	2.04%	0.43%
2008	2.17%	0.45%
2007	2.32%	0.48%
2006	2.48%	0.52%
2005	2.65%	0.56%
2004	2.83%	0.6%
2003	3.02%	0.64%
2002	3.22%	0.68%
2001	3.42%	0.71%
2000	3.63%	0.75%
1999	3.83%	0.8%
1998	4.02%	0.85%
1997	4.21%	0.91%
1996	4.4%	0.98%
1995	4.59%	1.05%
1994	4.79%	1.14%
1993	5%	1.23%
1992	5.22%	1.33%
1991	5.48%	1.44%
1990	5.76%	1.57%
1989	6.07%	1.71%
1988	6.42%	1.87%
1987	6.8%	2.05%
1986	7.2%	2.25%
1985	7.64%	2.46%
1984	8.13%	2.7%
1983	8.67%	2.93%
1982	9.3%	3.17%
1981	10%	3.4%
1980	10.8%	3.63%
1979	11.7%	3.84%
1978	12.6%	4.04%
1977	13.5%	4.23%
1976	14.4%	4.42%
1975	15.3%	4.61%
1974	16.2%	4.82%
1973	17.1%	5.07%
1972	18%	5.36%
1971	18.9%	5.71%
1970	-	6.12%
1969	-	6.59%
1968	-	7.1%
1967	-	7.62%
1966	-	8.16%
1965	-	8.68%
1964	-	9.18%
1963	-	9.67%
1962	-	10.1%
1961	-	10.6%
1960	-	11.2%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.18% in Iran and 0.28% in South Korea. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.