Fertility & birth rates in Lithuania and North Korea

Fertility rate in Lithuania vs North Korea chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Lithuania was 1.18 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 Lithuania 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
	Lithuania	North Korea
1960	2.56	3.57
1961	2.53	3.26
1962	2.45	3.41
1963	2.35	3.63
1964	2.28	3.55
1965	2.23	3.56
1966	2.22	3.71
1967	2.23	4.05
1968	2.24	3.87
1969	2.3	3.86
1970	2.4	3.85
1971	2.41	3.74
1972	2.34	3.89
1973	2.22	3.35
1974	2.21	3.14
1975	2.18	3.05
1976	2.18	2.84
1977	2.14	2.77
1978	2.08	2.79
1979	2.05	2.85
1980	1.99	2.84
1981	1.98	2.92
1982	1.97	2.85
1983	2.1	2.78
1984	2.07	2.71
1985	2.08	2.65
1986	2.12	2.59
1987	2.11	2.53
1988	2.02	2.47
1989	1.98	2.41
1990	2.03	2.39
1991	2.01	2.35
1992	1.97	2.29
1993	1.74	2.22
1994	1.57	2.18
1995	1.55	2.15
1996	1.49	2.09
1997	1.47	2.03
1998	1.46	1.99
1999	1.46	1.97
2000	1.39	1.94
2001	1.29	1.94
2002	1.23	1.92
2003	1.26	1.91
2004	1.27	1.9
2005	1.29	1.87
2006	1.33	1.94
2007	1.36	1.94
2008	1.45	1.97
2009	1.5	1.91
2010	1.5	1.89
2011	1.55	1.88
2012	1.6	1.88
2013	1.59	1.88
2014	1.57	1.87
2015	1.63	1.86
2016	1.63	1.86
2017	1.57	1.85
2018	1.53	1.83
2019	1.43	1.83
2020	1.36	1.82
2021	1.36	1.81
2022	1.27	1.8
2023	1.18	1.78
2024	1.19	1.78
2025	1.2	1.77
2026	1.2	1.75
2027	1.21	1.74
2028	1.22	1.73
2029	1.22	1.73
2030	1.23	1.72
2031	1.23	1.72
2032	1.24	1.71
2033	1.25	1.71
2034	1.25	1.71
2035	1.26	1.7
2036	1.27	1.7
2037	1.27	1.7
2038	1.28	1.69
2039	1.28	1.69
2040	1.29	1.69
2041	1.29	1.69
2042	1.3	1.69
2043	1.3	1.69
2044	1.31	1.68
2045	1.31	1.68
2046	1.31	1.68
2047	1.32	1.68
2048	1.32	1.67
2049	1.33	1.67
2050	1.33	1.67

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Lithuania	North Korea
1960	27.1%	37.5%
1961	27.3%	37%
1962	27.4%	36.6%
1963	27.5%	36.5%
1964	27.4%	36.6%
1965	27.3%	36.7%
1966	27.3%	37.3%
1967	27.2%	38.3%
1968	27.2%	39.2%
1969	27.2%	39.8%
1970	27.1%	40.1%
1971	26.8%	40.3%
1972	26.6%	40.2%
1973	26.1%	39.8%
1974	25.6%	39.3%
1975	25.1%	38.8%
1976	24.6%	38.3%
1977	24.2%	37.7%
1978	23.8%	36.9%
1979	23.5%	36%
1980	23.3%	35.1%
1981	23.1%	34.2%
1982	22.9%	33.1%
1983	22.8%	32%
1984	22.8%	30.9%
1985	22.7%	29.9%
1986	22.7%	29%
1987	22.7%	28%
1988	22.6%	27.3%
1989	22.5%	26.8%
1990	22.6%	26.5%
1991	22.5%	26.4%
1992	22.4%	26.3%
1993	22.3%	26.4%
1994	22.1%	26.4%
1995	21.8%	26.4%
1996	21.5%	26.3%
1997	21.2%	26.2%
1998	20.9%	26%
1999	20.4%	25.8%
2000	20%	25.6%
2001	19.3%	25.3%
2002	18.6%	25%
2003	17.9%	24.6%
2004	17.4%	24.3%
2005	16.8%	23.9%
2006	16.3%	23.4%
2007	15.8%	23%
2008	15.3%	22.5%
2009	15%	22.1%
2010	14.9%	21.6%
2011	14.8%	21.2%
2012	14.7%	20.8%
2013	14.6%	20.4%
2014	14.6%	20.1%
2015	14.6%	19.8%
2016	14.7%	19.6%
2017	14.9%	19.4%
2018	15%	19.2%
2019	15.1%	19.1%
2020	15.1%	19.1%
2021	15.1%	19.1%
2022	15%	19%
2023	14.9%	19%
2024	14.7%	18.9%
2025	14.5%	18.9%
2026	14.3%	18.9%
2027	14.1%	18.8%
2028	13.9%	18.7%
2029	13.6%	18.6%
2030	13.3%	18.5%
2031	13%	18.3%
2032	12.7%	18.1%
2033	12.4%	17.9%
2034	12.1%	17.6%
2035	11.9%	17.4%
2036	11.7%	17.1%
2037	11.6%	16.8%
2038	11.5%	16.6%
2039	11.4%	16.3%
2040	11.4%	16.1%
2041	11.3%	15.9%
2042	11.3%	15.7%
2043	11.3%	15.5%
2044	11.2%	15.4%
2045	11.2%	15.3%
2046	11.3%	15.2%
2047	11.3%	15.2%
2048	11.3%	15.2%
2049	11.3%	15.2%
2050	11.4%	15.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.7% of the population in Lithuania and 18.9% in North Korea in 2024, compared to 22.6% and 26.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Lithuania and North Korea compared.

Natural population change in Lithuania vs North Korea by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.54% in Lithuania 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
	Lithuania	North Korea
1960	40,845	277,717
1961	40,376	257,788
1962	34,933	286,534
1963	33,918	321,805
1964	34,048	323,623
1965	30,309	335,587
1966	30,381	363,882
1967	29,226	414,632
1968	28,325	399,837
1969	27,345	404,189
1970	27,629	406,129
1971	28,930	393,220
1972	25,388	411,997
1973	22,712	338,600
1974	22,589	306,902
1975	20,470	288,966
1976	20,305	255,841
1977	19,124	242,870
1978	17,573	243,533
1979	16,989	251,409
1980	16,042	255,206
1981	16,478	273,800
1982	18,323	276,332
1983	20,911	279,046
1984	18,976	282,987
1985	19,140	287,714
1986	23,978	293,227
1987	22,422	296,030
1988	19,006	299,305
1989	17,316	303,078
1990	17,010	312,460
1991	14,817	320,551
1992	12,950	324,002
1993	1,473	320,880
1994	-4,023	320,861
1995	-3,992	233,381
1996	-3,962	226,095
1997	-3,218	211,325
1998	-3,904	197,589
1999	-3,877	181,613
2000	-4,549	161,591
2001	-9,024	143,321
2002	-11,362	119,504
2003	-10,929	178,775
2004	-11,482	155,838
2005	-14,287	132,765
2006	-15,041	129,171
2007	-15,510	120,521
2008	-12,153	122,015
2009	-9,805	111,530
2010	-11,460	112,443
2011	-10,901	114,798
2012	-11,060	118,773
2013	-12,733	122,519
2014	-10,868	127,078
2015	-11,935	127,365
2016	-11,509	125,048
2017	-12,224	120,181
2018	-12,686	113,164
2019	-13,212	106,208
2020	-19,953	95,920
2021	-24,433	99,710
2022	-20,671	96,495
2023	-16,368	86,203

Maternal mortality chart: Lithuania vs North Korea

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 8 deaths per 100,000 live births in Lithuania, compared to 67 deaths in North Korea.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Lithuania	North Korea
1985	35	76
1986	30	68
1987	28	62
1988	28	55
1989	31	49
1990	29	43
1991	29	38
1992	28	37
1993	29	46
1994	31	57
1995	28	127
1996	25	128
1997	21	128
1998	19	129
1999	18	129
2000	16	129
2001	16	130
2002	14	131
2003	14	76
2004	12	77
2005	13	78
2006	14	80
2007	14	80
2008	13	79
2009	11	78
2010	10	77
2011	10	76
2012	10	76
2013	10	75
2014	9	73
2015	10	72
2016	9	71
2017	10	70
2018	9	69
2019	9	66
2020	8	66
2021	9	72
2022	9	67
2023	8	67

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.34% in Lithuania 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
	Lithuania	North Korea
1960	-	11.6%
1961	-	11.2%
1962	-	10.8%
1963	-	10.4%
1964	-	9.92%
1965	-	9.46%
1966	-	8.96%
1967	2.63%	8.45%
1968	2.63%	7.94%
1969	2.51%	7.45%
1970	2.29%	6.99%
1971	2.11%	6.58%
1972	2.08%	6.2%
1973	2.16%	5.86%
1974	2.24%	5.56%
1975	2.26%	5.28%
1976	2.25%	5.03%
1977	2.22%	4.8%
1978	2.18%	4.59%
1979	2.12%	4.4%
1980	2.05%	4.22%
1981	1.98%	4.05%
1982	1.92%	3.91%
1983	1.87%	3.8%
1984	1.82%	3.71%
1985	1.74%	3.68%
1986	1.64%	3.68%
1987	1.52%	3.78%
1988	1.42%	3.83%
1989	1.42%	3.95%
1990	1.52%	4.07%
1991	1.67%	4.18%
1992	1.78%	4.25%
1993	1.79%	4.27%
1994	1.69%	4.25%
1995	1.51%	10.8%
1996	1.34%	10.6%
1997	1.23%	10.5%
1998	1.16%	10.3%
1999	1.12%	10.2%
2000	1.07%	10%
2001	1.03%	9.9%
2002	0.99%	9.78%
2003	0.96%	3.45%
2004	0.93%	3.38%
2005	0.9%	3.33%
2006	0.86%	3.28%
2007	0.8%	3.24%
2008	0.74%	3.1%
2009	0.67%	3%
2010	0.6%	2.87%
2011	0.56%	2.72%
2012	0.53%	2.57%
2013	0.51%	2.41%
2014	0.51%	2.26%
2015	0.5%	2.14%
2016	0.49%	2.06%
2017	0.46%	1.91%
2018	0.42%	1.84%
2019	0.39%	1.77%
2020	0.37%	1.74%
2021	0.36%	1.74%
2022	0.35%	1.77%
2023	0.34%	1.8%