Fertility & birth rates in Madagascar and North Korea

Fertility rate in Madagascar vs North Korea chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Madagascar was 3.97 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 Madagascar 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
	Madagascar	North Korea
1960	7.34	3.57
1961	7.3	3.26
1962	7.26	3.41
1963	7.21	3.63
1964	7.19	3.55
1965	7.17	3.56
1966	7.16	3.71
1967	7.14	4.05
1968	7.13	3.87
1969	7.12	3.86
1970	7.1	3.85
1971	7.07	3.74
1972	7.04	3.89
1973	7.01	3.35
1974	6.99	3.14
1975	6.97	3.05
1976	6.95	2.84
1977	6.93	2.77
1978	6.9	2.79
1979	6.87	2.85
1980	6.84	2.84
1981	6.77	2.92
1982	6.7	2.85
1983	6.63	2.78
1984	6.55	2.71
1985	6.46	2.65
1986	6.34	2.59
1987	6.24	2.53
1988	6.18	2.47
1989	6.15	2.41
1990	6.14	2.39
1991	6.12	2.35
1992	6.08	2.29
1993	6.06	2.22
1994	6.04	2.18
1995	6.04	2.15
1996	6.03	2.09
1997	6.02	2.03
1998	5.99	1.99
1999	5.84	1.97
2000	5.67	1.94
2001	5.53	1.94
2002	5.41	1.92
2003	5.33	1.91
2004	5.26	1.9
2005	5.2	1.87
2006	5.13	1.94
2007	5.08	1.94
2008	5.04	1.97
2009	5	1.91
2010	4.9	1.89
2011	4.74	1.88
2012	4.61	1.88
2013	4.53	1.88
2014	4.42	1.87
2015	4.34	1.86
2016	4.29	1.86
2017	4.26	1.85
2018	4.25	1.83
2019	4.22	1.83
2020	4.17	1.82
2021	4.1	1.81
2022	4.04	1.8
2023	3.97	1.78
2024	3.91	1.78
2025	3.84	1.77
2026	3.78	1.75
2027	3.72	1.74
2028	3.66	1.73
2029	3.61	1.73
2030	3.56	1.72
2031	3.51	1.72
2032	3.46	1.71
2033	3.41	1.71
2034	3.36	1.71
2035	3.32	1.7
2036	3.28	1.7
2037	3.24	1.7
2038	3.2	1.69
2039	3.16	1.69
2040	3.12	1.69
2041	3.09	1.69
2042	3.05	1.69
2043	3.02	1.69
2044	2.99	1.68
2045	2.95	1.68
2046	2.92	1.68
2047	2.9	1.68
2048	2.87	1.67
2049	2.84	1.67
2050	2.82	1.67

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Madagascar	North Korea
1960	45.2%	37.5%
1961	45.8%	37%
1962	46.3%	36.6%
1963	46.7%	36.5%
1964	46.8%	36.6%
1965	46.7%	36.7%
1966	46.6%	37.3%
1967	46.5%	38.3%
1968	46.5%	39.2%
1969	46.4%	39.8%
1970	46.4%	40.1%
1971	46.4%	40.3%
1972	46.4%	40.2%
1973	46.4%	39.8%
1974	46.5%	39.3%
1975	46.5%	38.8%
1976	46.6%	38.3%
1977	46.7%	37.7%
1978	46.8%	36.9%
1979	46.9%	36%
1980	47%	35.1%
1981	47.1%	34.2%
1982	47.1%	33.1%
1983	47%	32%
1984	46.9%	30.9%
1985	46.8%	29.9%
1986	46.7%	29%
1987	46.5%	28%
1988	46.3%	27.3%
1989	46.1%	26.8%
1990	45.9%	26.5%
1991	45.7%	26.4%
1992	45.6%	26.3%
1993	45.5%	26.4%
1994	45.4%	26.4%
1995	45.3%	26.4%
1996	45.3%	26.3%
1997	45.3%	26.2%
1998	45.4%	26%
1999	45.4%	25.8%
2000	45.4%	25.6%
2001	45.4%	25.3%
2002	45.4%	25%
2003	45.4%	24.6%
2004	45.3%	24.3%
2005	45.2%	23.9%
2006	45%	23.4%
2007	44.8%	23%
2008	44.6%	22.5%
2009	44.3%	22.1%
2010	44%	21.6%
2011	43.7%	21.2%
2012	43.3%	20.8%
2013	42.8%	20.4%
2014	42.4%	20.1%
2015	42%	19.8%
2016	41.6%	19.6%
2017	41.2%	19.4%
2018	40.9%	19.2%
2019	40.7%	19.1%
2020	40.4%	19.1%
2021	40.1%	19.1%
2022	39.9%	19%
2023	39.6%	19%
2024	39.3%	18.9%
2025	38.9%	18.9%
2026	38.6%	18.9%
2027	38.4%	18.8%
2028	38.1%	18.7%
2029	37.8%	18.6%
2030	37.6%	18.5%
2031	37.3%	18.3%
2032	37%	18.1%
2033	36.7%	17.9%
2034	36.4%	17.6%
2035	36%	17.4%
2036	35.7%	17.1%
2037	35.3%	16.8%
2038	35%	16.6%
2039	34.6%	16.3%
2040	34.3%	16.1%
2041	34%	15.9%
2042	33.6%	15.7%
2043	33.3%	15.5%
2044	33%	15.4%
2045	32.7%	15.3%
2046	32.4%	15.2%
2047	32.1%	15.2%
2048	31.8%	15.2%
2049	31.6%	15.2%
2050	31.3%	15.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 39.3% of the population in Madagascar and 18.9% in North Korea in 2024, compared to 45.9% and 26.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Madagascar and North Korea compared.

Natural population change in Madagascar vs North Korea by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.57% in Madagascar 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
	Madagascar	North Korea
1960	133,684	277,717
1961	136,578	257,788
1962	139,412	286,534
1963	142,666	321,805
1964	146,894	323,623
1965	152,362	335,587
1966	159,483	363,882
1967	167,287	414,632
1968	175,869	399,837
1969	184,562	404,189
1970	194,889	406,129
1971	204,617	393,220
1972	213,138	411,997
1973	221,768	338,600
1974	230,233	306,902
1975	238,774	288,966
1976	247,026	255,841
1977	255,399	242,870
1978	263,684	243,533
1979	270,752	251,409
1980	275,287	255,206
1981	277,535	273,800
1982	284,733	276,332
1983	290,085	279,046
1984	296,892	282,987
1985	304,199	287,714
1986	307,074	293,227
1987	317,621	296,030
1988	330,510	299,305
1989	344,279	303,078
1990	360,621	312,460
1991	375,040	320,551
1992	388,430	324,002
1993	408,801	320,880
1994	428,169	320,861
1995	450,259	233,381
1996	471,453	226,095
1997	490,905	211,325
1998	508,408	197,589
1999	516,976	181,613
2000	520,860	161,591
2001	529,656	143,321
2002	535,518	119,504
2003	544,903	178,775
2004	556,319	155,838
2005	568,143	132,765
2006	581,489	129,171
2007	597,772	120,521
2008	615,580	122,015
2009	634,008	111,530
2010	641,543	112,443
2011	640,577	114,798
2012	644,255	118,773
2013	654,230	122,519
2014	660,837	127,078
2015	668,977	127,365
2016	682,801	125,048
2017	699,498	120,181
2018	719,267	113,164
2019	735,853	106,208
2020	736,607	95,920
2021	741,416	99,710
2022	753,931	96,495
2023	766,391	86,203

Maternal mortality chart: Madagascar vs North Korea

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 445 deaths per 100,000 live births in Madagascar, compared to 67 deaths in North Korea.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Madagascar	North Korea
1985	751	76
1986	730	68
1987	702	62
1988	687	55
1989	684	49
1990	692	43
1991	691	38
1992	699	37
1993	688	46
1994	688	57
1995	684	127
1996	680	128
1997	676	128
1998	663	129
1999	647	129
2000	638	129
2001	611	130
2002	593	131
2003	571	76
2004	555	77
2005	540	78
2006	528	80
2007	522	80
2008	510	79
2009	507	78
2010	500	77
2011	492	76
2012	487	76
2013	481	75
2014	477	73
2015	474	72
2016	470	71
2017	469	70
2018	466	69
2019	462	66
2020	447	66
2021	467	72
2022	439	67
2023	445	67

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 6.48% in Madagascar 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
	Madagascar	North Korea
1960	-	11.6%
1961	-	11.2%
1962	-	10.8%
1963	-	10.4%
1964	-	9.92%
1965	-	9.46%
1966	-	8.96%
1967	-	8.45%
1968	14.6%	7.94%
1969	14.7%	7.45%
1970	14.9%	6.99%
1971	15.1%	6.58%
1972	15.3%	6.2%
1973	15.6%	5.86%
1974	15.8%	5.56%
1975	16.1%	5.28%
1976	16.3%	5.03%
1977	16.5%	4.8%
1978	16.7%	4.59%
1979	16.9%	4.4%
1980	17.1%	4.22%
1981	17.4%	4.05%
1982	17.6%	3.91%
1983	17.8%	3.8%
1984	17.8%	3.71%
1985	17.7%	3.68%
1986	17.5%	3.68%
1987	17.1%	3.78%
1988	16.6%	3.83%
1989	16.1%	3.95%
1990	15.6%	4.07%
1991	15%	4.18%
1992	14.5%	4.25%
1993	14%	4.27%
1994	13.5%	4.25%
1995	13.1%	10.8%
1996	12.6%	10.6%
1997	12%	10.5%
1998	11.5%	10.3%
1999	11%	10.2%
2000	10.5%	10%
2001	10%	9.9%
2002	9.6%	9.78%
2003	9.2%	3.45%
2004	8.82%	3.38%
2005	8.46%	3.33%
2006	8.12%	3.28%
2007	7.81%	3.24%
2008	7.53%	3.1%
2009	7.28%	3%
2010	7.07%	2.87%
2011	6.9%	2.72%
2012	6.77%	2.57%
2013	6.69%	2.41%
2014	6.62%	2.26%
2015	6.58%	2.14%
2016	6.57%	2.06%
2017	6.57%	1.91%
2018	6.58%	1.84%
2019	6.61%	1.77%
2020	6.63%	1.74%
2021	6.62%	1.74%
2022	6.57%	1.77%
2023	6.48%	1.8%