Fertility & birth rates in Libya and North Korea

Fertility rate in Libya vs North Korea chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Libya was 2.36 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 Libya 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
	Libya	North Korea
1960	7.51	3.57
1961	7.56	3.26
1962	7.61	3.41
1963	7.69	3.63
1964	7.75	3.55
1965	7.82	3.56
1966	7.89	3.71
1967	7.93	4.05
1968	7.97	3.87
1969	8.01	3.86
1970	8.05	3.85
1971	8.1	3.74
1972	8.07	3.89
1973	8.05	3.35
1974	8.02	3.14
1975	7.98	3.05
1976	7.93	2.84
1977	7.87	2.77
1978	7.79	2.79
1979	7.68	2.85
1980	7.54	2.84
1981	7.37	2.92
1982	7.16	2.85
1983	6.91	2.78
1984	6.62	2.71
1985	6.33	2.65
1986	6.02	2.59
1987	5.72	2.53
1988	5.41	2.47
1989	5.09	2.41
1990	4.78	2.39
1991	4.46	2.35
1992	4.16	2.29
1993	3.88	2.22
1994	3.65	2.18
1995	3.44	2.15
1996	3.26	2.09
1997	3.13	2.03
1998	3.04	1.99
1999	2.97	1.97
2000	2.91	1.94
2001	2.87	1.94
2002	2.83	1.92
2003	2.8	1.91
2004	2.77	1.9
2005	2.77	1.87
2006	2.7	1.94
2007	2.65	1.94
2008	2.6	1.97
2009	2.56	1.91
2010	2.6	1.89
2011	2.65	1.88
2012	2.68	1.88
2013	2.72	1.88
2014	2.75	1.87
2015	2.71	1.86
2016	2.67	1.86
2017	2.63	1.85
2018	2.58	1.83
2019	2.54	1.83
2020	2.51	1.82
2021	2.46	1.81
2022	2.4	1.8
2023	2.36	1.78
2024	2.3	1.78
2025	2.25	1.77
2026	2.21	1.75
2027	2.18	1.74
2028	2.14	1.73
2029	2.11	1.73
2030	2.08	1.72
2031	2.06	1.72
2032	2.03	1.71
2033	2.01	1.71
2034	1.99	1.71
2035	1.97	1.7
2036	1.95	1.7
2037	1.94	1.7
2038	1.92	1.69
2039	1.91	1.69
2040	1.9	1.69
2041	1.89	1.69
2042	1.88	1.69
2043	1.87	1.69
2044	1.86	1.68
2045	1.85	1.68
2046	1.84	1.68
2047	1.83	1.68
2048	1.83	1.67
2049	1.82	1.67
2050	1.82	1.67

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Libya	North Korea
1960	43.6%	37.5%
1961	44.2%	37%
1962	44.8%	36.6%
1963	45.5%	36.5%
1964	46.1%	36.6%
1965	47%	36.7%
1966	48.4%	37.3%
1967	49.5%	38.3%
1968	50.3%	39.2%
1969	50.7%	39.8%
1970	50.9%	40.1%
1971	50.9%	40.3%
1972	50.9%	40.2%
1973	50.2%	39.8%
1974	49.3%	39.3%
1975	48.9%	38.8%
1976	48.6%	38.3%
1977	48.2%	37.7%
1978	48%	36.9%
1979	47.9%	36%
1980	47.7%	35.1%
1981	47.5%	34.2%
1982	47.3%	33.1%
1983	46.8%	32%
1984	46.1%	30.9%
1985	45.5%	29.9%
1986	44.8%	29%
1987	44.1%	28%
1988	43.4%	27.3%
1989	42.6%	26.8%
1990	41.7%	26.5%
1991	40.7%	26.4%
1992	39.7%	26.3%
1993	38.6%	26.4%
1994	37.4%	26.4%
1995	36.3%	26.4%
1996	35.2%	26.3%
1997	34.2%	26.2%
1998	33.3%	26%
1999	32.5%	25.8%
2000	32%	25.6%
2001	31.7%	25.3%
2002	31.5%	25%
2003	31.3%	24.6%
2004	31.2%	24.3%
2005	31.1%	23.9%
2006	30.9%	23.4%
2007	30.6%	23%
2008	30.3%	22.5%
2009	30.1%	22.1%
2010	29.9%	21.6%
2011	30.7%	21.2%
2012	31.5%	20.8%
2013	31.3%	20.4%
2014	31.1%	20.1%
2015	31%	19.8%
2016	30.9%	19.6%
2017	30.6%	19.4%
2018	30.3%	19.2%
2019	29.9%	19.1%
2020	29.5%	19.1%
2021	29%	19.1%
2022	28.5%	19%
2023	28%	19%
2024	27.4%	18.9%
2025	26.8%	18.9%
2026	26.2%	18.9%
2027	25.6%	18.8%
2028	25.1%	18.7%
2029	24.5%	18.6%
2030	23.9%	18.5%
2031	23.4%	18.3%
2032	23%	18.1%
2033	22.5%	17.9%
2034	22.1%	17.6%
2035	21.8%	17.4%
2036	21.5%	17.1%
2037	21.3%	16.8%
2038	21%	16.6%
2039	20.9%	16.3%
2040	20.7%	16.1%
2041	20.6%	15.9%
2042	20.5%	15.7%
2043	20.4%	15.5%
2044	20.3%	15.4%
2045	20.2%	15.3%
2046	20.1%	15.2%
2047	20%	15.2%
2048	19.9%	15.2%
2049	19.8%	15.2%
2050	19.6%	15.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 27.4% of the population in Libya and 18.9% in North Korea in 2024, compared to 41.7% and 26.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Libya and North Korea compared.

Natural population change in Libya vs North Korea by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.43% in Libya 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
	Libya	North Korea
1960	38,391	277,717
1961	42,167	257,788
1962	46,252	286,534
1963	50,421	321,805
1964	55,227	323,623
1965	59,134	335,587
1966	60,394	363,882
1967	61,889	414,632
1968	63,971	399,837
1969	66,782	404,189
1970	70,488	406,129
1971	74,934	393,220
1972	77,864	411,997
1973	81,256	338,600
1974	89,337	306,902
1975	94,862	288,966
1976	101,146	255,841
1977	107,769	242,870
1978	114,669	243,533
1979	121,469	251,409
1980	128,034	255,206
1981	130,233	273,800
1982	133,511	276,332
1983	122,183	279,046
1984	110,028	282,987
1985	110,194	287,714
1986	109,325	293,227
1987	107,761	296,030
1988	105,469	299,305
1989	102,823	303,078
1990	99,898	312,460
1991	96,582	320,551
1992	93,568	324,002
1993	90,553	320,880
1994	88,765	320,861
1995	87,661	233,381
1996	86,945	226,095
1997	86,899	211,325
1998	87,613	197,589
1999	88,743	181,613
2000	89,814	161,591
2001	93,370	143,321
2002	97,598	119,504
2003	102,144	178,775
2004	107,144	155,838
2005	112,823	132,765
2006	115,645	129,171
2007	116,704	120,521
2008	117,481	122,015
2009	118,102	111,530
2010	122,926	112,443
2011	121,016	114,798
2012	108,855	118,773
2013	110,772	122,519
2014	110,420	127,078
2015	108,096	127,365
2016	105,265	125,048
2017	103,891	120,181
2018	101,619	113,164
2019	97,842	106,208
2020	92,950	95,920
2021	88,005	99,710
2022	91,951	96,495
2023	75,760	86,203

Maternal mortality chart: Libya vs North Korea

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 59 deaths per 100,000 live births in Libya, compared to 67 deaths in North Korea.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Libya	North Korea
1985	86	76
1986	82	68
1987	77	62
1988	74	55
1989	70	49
1990	67	43
1991	64	38
1992	61	37
1993	60	46
1994	59	57
1995	59	127
1996	61	128
1997	64	128
1998	67	129
1999	69	129
2000	71	129
2001	71	130
2002	69	131
2003	68	76
2004	67	77
2005	66	78
2006	66	80
2007	67	80
2008	68	79
2009	70	78
2010	71	77
2011	81	76
2012	74	76
2013	75	75
2014	77	73
2015	76	72
2016	74	71
2017	69	70
2018	66	69
2019	65	66
2020	71	66
2021	98	72
2022	60	67
2023	59	67

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.08% in Libya 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
	Libya	North Korea
1960	27.7%	11.6%
1961	26%	11.2%
1962	24.3%	10.8%
1963	22.7%	10.4%
1964	21.2%	9.92%
1965	19.7%	9.46%
1966	18.3%	8.96%
1967	17%	8.45%
1968	15.8%	7.94%
1969	14.7%	7.45%
1970	13.6%	6.99%
1971	12.6%	6.58%
1972	11.7%	6.2%
1973	10.9%	5.86%
1974	10.2%	5.56%
1975	9.5%	5.28%
1976	8.91%	5.03%
1977	8.39%	4.8%
1978	7.92%	4.59%
1979	7.5%	4.4%
1980	7.11%	4.22%
1981	6.76%	4.05%
1982	6.42%	3.91%
1983	6.1%	3.8%
1984	5.79%	3.71%
1985	5.5%	3.68%
1986	5.21%	3.68%
1987	4.94%	3.78%
1988	4.67%	3.83%
1989	4.42%	3.95%
1990	4.19%	4.07%
1991	3.98%	4.18%
1992	3.78%	4.25%
1993	3.61%	4.27%
1994	3.46%	4.25%
1995	3.32%	10.8%
1996	3.2%	10.6%
1997	3.09%	10.5%
1998	2.99%	10.3%
1999	2.9%	10.2%
2000	2.81%	10%
2001	2.73%	9.9%
2002	2.65%	9.78%
2003	2.55%	3.45%
2004	2.44%	3.38%
2005	2.31%	3.33%
2006	2.17%	3.28%
2007	2.02%	3.24%
2008	1.88%	3.1%
2009	1.76%	3%
2010	1.66%	2.87%
2011	1.96%	2.72%
2012	1.51%	2.57%
2013	1.45%	2.41%
2014	1.39%	2.26%
2015	1.33%	2.14%
2016	1.28%	2.06%
2017	1.24%	1.91%
2018	1.19%	1.84%
2019	1.16%	1.77%
2020	1.12%	1.74%
2021	1.08%	1.74%
2022	1.05%	1.77%
2023	3.08%	1.8%