Fertility & birth rates in Italy and North Korea

Fertility rate in Italy vs North Korea chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Italy was 1.2 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 Italy 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
	Italy	North Korea
1960	2.4	3.57
1961	2.44	3.26
1962	2.46	3.41
1963	2.51	3.63
1964	2.66	3.55
1965	2.6	3.56
1966	2.58	3.71
1967	2.5	4.05
1968	2.46	3.87
1969	2.47	3.86
1970	2.38	3.85
1971	2.4	3.74
1972	2.35	3.89
1973	2.3	3.35
1974	2.28	3.14
1975	2.17	3.05
1976	2.04	2.84
1977	1.93	2.77
1978	1.84	2.79
1979	1.73	2.85
1980	1.64	2.84
1981	1.58	2.92
1982	1.56	2.85
1983	1.51	2.78
1984	1.46	2.71
1985	1.42	2.65
1986	1.35	2.59
1987	1.33	2.53
1988	1.36	2.47
1989	1.33	2.41
1990	1.33	2.39
1991	1.3	2.35
1992	1.3	2.29
1993	1.25	2.22
1994	1.21	2.18
1995	1.19	2.15
1996	1.2	2.09
1997	1.22	2.03
1998	1.22	1.99
1999	1.23	1.97
2000	1.26	1.94
2001	1.25	1.94
2002	1.27	1.92
2003	1.29	1.91
2004	1.34	1.9
2005	1.33	1.87
2006	1.37	1.94
2007	1.39	1.94
2008	1.44	1.97
2009	1.44	1.91
2010	1.44	1.89
2011	1.42	1.88
2012	1.42	1.88
2013	1.39	1.88
2014	1.38	1.87
2015	1.36	1.86
2016	1.36	1.86
2017	1.34	1.85
2018	1.31	1.83
2019	1.27	1.83
2020	1.24	1.82
2021	1.25	1.81
2022	1.24	1.8
2023	1.2	1.78
2024	1.21	1.78
2025	1.22	1.77
2026	1.22	1.75
2027	1.23	1.74
2028	1.24	1.73
2029	1.24	1.73
2030	1.25	1.72
2031	1.26	1.72
2032	1.26	1.71
2033	1.27	1.71
2034	1.28	1.71
2035	1.28	1.7
2036	1.29	1.7
2037	1.29	1.7
2038	1.3	1.69
2039	1.3	1.69
2040	1.31	1.69
2041	1.31	1.69
2042	1.31	1.69
2043	1.32	1.69
2044	1.32	1.68
2045	1.33	1.68
2046	1.33	1.68
2047	1.34	1.68
2048	1.34	1.67
2049	1.35	1.67
2050	1.35	1.67

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Italy	North Korea
1960	25%	37.5%
1961	25%	37%
1962	24.7%	36.6%
1963	24.5%	36.5%
1964	24.5%	36.6%
1965	24.5%	36.7%
1966	24.5%	37.3%
1967	24.6%	38.3%
1968	24.6%	39.2%
1969	24.7%	39.8%
1970	24.7%	40.1%
1971	24.6%	40.3%
1972	24.6%	40.2%
1973	24.6%	39.8%
1974	24.5%	39.3%
1975	24.3%	38.8%
1976	24.1%	38.3%
1977	23.7%	37.7%
1978	23.4%	36.9%
1979	22.8%	36%
1980	22.3%	35.1%
1981	21.6%	34.2%
1982	21.1%	33.1%
1983	20.5%	32%
1984	19.9%	30.9%
1985	19.3%	29.9%
1986	18.7%	29%
1987	18.1%	28%
1988	17.5%	27.3%
1989	17%	26.8%
1990	16.5%	26.5%
1991	15.8%	26.4%
1992	15.2%	26.3%
1993	15%	26.4%
1994	14.8%	26.4%
1995	14.6%	26.4%
1996	14.5%	26.3%
1997	14.4%	26.2%
1998	14.3%	26%
1999	14.3%	25.8%
2000	14.3%	25.6%
2001	14.2%	25.3%
2002	14.2%	25%
2003	14.2%	24.6%
2004	14.2%	24.3%
2005	14.1%	23.9%
2006	14.1%	23.4%
2007	14%	23%
2008	14%	22.5%
2009	14%	22.1%
2010	14%	21.6%
2011	14%	21.2%
2012	14%	20.8%
2013	13.9%	20.4%
2014	13.8%	20.1%
2015	13.7%	19.8%
2016	13.6%	19.6%
2017	13.4%	19.4%
2018	13.2%	19.2%
2019	13%	19.1%
2020	12.8%	19.1%
2021	12.6%	19.1%
2022	12.4%	19%
2023	12.1%	19%
2024	11.9%	18.9%
2025	11.7%	18.9%
2026	11.4%	18.9%
2027	11.2%	18.8%
2028	11%	18.7%
2029	10.9%	18.6%
2030	10.7%	18.5%
2031	10.6%	18.3%
2032	10.5%	18.1%
2033	10.4%	17.9%
2034	10.3%	17.6%
2035	10.3%	17.4%
2036	10.3%	17.1%
2037	10.3%	16.8%
2038	10.3%	16.6%
2039	10.4%	16.3%
2040	10.4%	16.1%
2041	10.5%	15.9%
2042	10.5%	15.7%
2043	10.6%	15.5%
2044	10.7%	15.4%
2045	10.7%	15.3%
2046	10.8%	15.2%
2047	10.8%	15.2%
2048	10.9%	15.2%
2049	10.9%	15.2%
2050	10.9%	15.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 11.9% of the population in Italy and 18.9% in North Korea in 2024, compared to 16.5% and 26.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Italy and North Korea compared.

Natural population change in Italy vs North Korea by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.38% in Italy 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
	Italy	North Korea
1960	426,697	277,717
1961	459,880	257,788
1962	427,387	286,534
1963	440,767	321,805
1964	527,089	323,623
1965	474,222	335,587
1966	488,427	363,882
1967	439,074	414,632
1968	399,268	399,837
1969	390,827	404,189
1970	376,753	406,129
1971	383,922	393,220
1972	364,355	411,997
1973	328,508	338,600
1974	336,176	306,902
1975	271,660	288,966
1976	228,445	255,841
1977	190,248	242,870
1978	168,465	243,533
1979	129,531	251,409
1980	84,650	255,206
1981	73,452	273,800
1982	79,161	276,332
1983	33,939	279,046
1984	50,919	282,987
1985	28,297	287,714
1986	11,319	293,227
1987	16,980	296,030
1988	33,977	299,305
1989	28,336	303,078
1990	22,688	312,460
1991	11,352	320,551
1992	22,718	324,002
1993	0	320,880
1994	-17,053	320,861
1995	-34,107	233,381
1996	-22,744	226,095
1997	-22,756	211,325
1998	-39,835	197,589
1999	-22,766	181,613
2000	-17,082	161,591
2001	-11,396	143,321
2002	-22,836	119,504
2003	-40,179	178,775
2004	11,566	155,838
2005	-17,450	132,765
2006	0	129,171
2007	-5,876	120,521
2008	-11,842	122,015
2009	-17,866	111,530
2010	-23,928	112,443
2011	-48,021	114,798
2012	-78,248	118,773
2013	-90,468	122,519
2014	-96,513	127,078
2015	-162,620	127,365
2016	-138,265	125,048
2017	-192,007	120,181
2018	-192,475	113,164
2019	-215,025	106,208
2020	-338,801	95,920
2021	-301,579	99,710
2022	-318,674	96,495
2023	-283,168	86,203

Maternal mortality chart: Italy vs North Korea

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 6 deaths per 100,000 live births in Italy, compared to 67 deaths in North Korea.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Italy	North Korea
1985	22	76
1986	22	68
1987	21	62
1988	20	55
1989	19	49
1990	18	43
1991	18	38
1992	17	37
1993	16	46
1994	15	57
1995	15	127
1996	14	128
1997	13	128
1998	12	129
1999	11	129
2000	11	129
2001	10	130
2002	10	131
2003	8	76
2004	8	77
2005	8	78
2006	7	80
2007	7	80
2008	7	79
2009	8	78
2010	8	77
2011	8	76
2012	8	76
2013	8	75
2014	8	73
2015	8	72
2016	8	71
2017	8	70
2018	7	69
2019	7	66
2020	8	66
2021	7	72
2022	10	67
2023	6	67

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.28% in Italy 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
	Italy	North Korea
1960	5.19%	11.6%
1961	4.98%	11.2%
1962	4.76%	10.8%
1963	4.53%	10.4%
1964	4.31%	9.92%
1965	4.11%	9.46%
1966	3.93%	8.96%
1967	3.78%	8.45%
1968	3.64%	7.94%
1969	3.51%	7.45%
1970	3.36%	6.99%
1971	3.18%	6.58%
1972	2.98%	6.2%
1973	2.76%	5.86%
1974	2.53%	5.56%
1975	2.31%	5.28%
1976	2.11%	5.03%
1977	1.95%	4.8%
1978	1.82%	4.59%
1979	1.7%	4.4%
1980	1.61%	4.22%
1981	1.52%	4.05%
1982	1.43%	3.91%
1983	1.35%	3.8%
1984	1.27%	3.71%
1985	1.2%	3.68%
1986	1.14%	3.68%
1987	1.08%	3.78%
1988	1.04%	3.83%
1989	1%	3.95%
1990	0.97%	4.07%
1991	0.93%	4.18%
1992	0.89%	4.25%
1993	0.85%	4.27%
1994	0.8%	4.25%
1995	0.75%	10.8%
1996	0.7%	10.6%
1997	0.66%	10.5%
1998	0.62%	10.3%
1999	0.59%	10.2%
2000	0.56%	10%
2001	0.53%	9.9%
2002	0.51%	9.78%
2003	0.48%	3.45%
2004	0.46%	3.38%
2005	0.45%	3.33%
2006	0.43%	3.28%
2007	0.42%	3.24%
2008	0.41%	3.1%
2009	0.41%	3%
2010	0.4%	2.87%
2011	0.39%	2.72%
2012	0.38%	2.57%
2013	0.37%	2.41%
2014	0.36%	2.26%
2015	0.35%	2.14%
2016	0.34%	2.06%
2017	0.33%	1.91%
2018	0.32%	1.84%
2019	0.31%	1.77%
2020	0.3%	1.74%
2021	0.29%	1.74%
2022	0.28%	1.77%
2023	0.28%	1.8%