Fertility & birth rates in Malta and North Korea

Fertility rate in Malta vs North Korea chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Malta was 1.06 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 Malta 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
	Malta	North Korea
1960	3.62	3.57
1961	3.27	3.26
1962	3.24	3.41
1963	2.9	3.63
1964	2.79	3.55
1965	2.52	3.56
1966	2.33	3.71
1967	2.24	4.05
1968	2.12	3.87
1969	2.02	3.86
1970	2.03	3.85
1971	2.06	3.74
1972	2.01	3.89
1973	1.65	3.35
1974	1.64	3.14
1975	2.27	3.05
1976	2.21	2.84
1977	2.14	2.77
1978	2.05	2.79
1979	2.1	2.85
1980	1.99	2.84
1981	1.87	2.92
1982	1.9	2.85
1983	1.92	2.78
1984	1.95	2.71
1985	1.95	2.65
1986	1.93	2.59
1987	1.97	2.53
1988	2.06	2.47
1989	2.1	2.41
1990	2.02	2.39
1991	1.99	2.35
1992	2.07	2.29
1993	1.96	2.22
1994	1.84	2.18
1995	1.77	2.15
1996	1.99	2.09
1997	1.93	2.03
1998	1.84	1.99
1999	1.73	1.97
2000	1.68	1.94
2001	1.48	1.94
2002	1.45	1.92
2003	1.48	1.91
2004	1.4	1.9
2005	1.38	1.87
2006	1.36	1.94
2007	1.35	1.94
2008	1.43	1.97
2009	1.42	1.91
2010	1.36	1.89
2011	1.45	1.88
2012	1.42	1.88
2013	1.36	1.88
2014	1.38	1.87
2015	1.37	1.86
2016	1.37	1.86
2017	1.26	1.85
2018	1.23	1.83
2019	1.14	1.83
2020	1.13	1.82
2021	1.13	1.81
2022	1.08	1.8
2023	1.06	1.78
2024	1.07	1.78
2025	1.08	1.77
2026	1.08	1.75
2027	1.09	1.74
2028	1.1	1.73
2029	1.11	1.73
2030	1.11	1.72
2031	1.12	1.72
2032	1.12	1.71
2033	1.13	1.71
2034	1.13	1.71
2035	1.14	1.7
2036	1.15	1.7
2037	1.15	1.7
2038	1.16	1.69
2039	1.16	1.69
2040	1.17	1.69
2041	1.17	1.69
2042	1.18	1.69
2043	1.18	1.69
2044	1.19	1.68
2045	1.19	1.68
2046	1.2	1.68
2047	1.2	1.68
2048	1.21	1.67
2049	1.21	1.67
2050	1.21	1.67

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Malta	North Korea
1960	35.8%	37.5%
1961	35%	37%
1962	34.2%	36.6%
1963	33.4%	36.5%
1964	32.6%	36.6%
1965	31.7%	36.7%
1966	30.9%	37.3%
1967	30.1%	38.3%
1968	29.3%	39.2%
1969	28.5%	39.8%
1970	27.7%	40.1%
1971	26.9%	40.3%
1972	26.3%	40.2%
1973	25.6%	39.8%
1974	25%	39.3%
1975	24.5%	38.8%
1976	24.1%	38.3%
1977	23.8%	37.7%
1978	23.6%	36.9%
1979	23.5%	36%
1980	23.4%	35.1%
1981	23.5%	34.2%
1982	23.6%	33.1%
1983	23.8%	32%
1984	24%	30.9%
1985	24.1%	29.9%
1986	24.1%	29%
1987	24%	28%
1988	23.8%	27.3%
1989	23.6%	26.8%
1990	23.4%	26.5%
1991	23.1%	26.4%
1992	22.9%	26.3%
1993	22.6%	26.4%
1994	22.3%	26.4%
1995	22%	26.4%
1996	21.6%	26.3%
1997	21.2%	26.2%
1998	20.7%	26%
1999	20.2%	25.8%
2000	19.8%	25.6%
2001	19.4%	25.3%
2002	18.9%	25%
2003	18.4%	24.6%
2004	17.9%	24.3%
2005	17.4%	23.9%
2006	16.9%	23.4%
2007	16.4%	23%
2008	15.9%	22.5%
2009	15.5%	22.1%
2010	15.2%	21.6%
2011	14.9%	21.2%
2012	14.7%	20.8%
2013	14.5%	20.4%
2014	14.3%	20.1%
2015	14.2%	19.8%
2016	14.2%	19.6%
2017	14%	19.4%
2018	13.8%	19.2%
2019	13.6%	19.1%
2020	13.3%	19.1%
2021	13.2%	19.1%
2022	13.2%	19%
2023	13.2%	19%
2024	13%	18.9%
2025	12.9%	18.9%
2026	12.8%	18.9%
2027	12.6%	18.8%
2028	12.5%	18.7%
2029	12.3%	18.6%
2030	12.2%	18.5%
2031	12%	18.3%
2032	11.7%	18.1%
2033	11.5%	17.9%
2034	11.3%	17.6%
2035	11.1%	17.4%
2036	10.9%	17.1%
2037	10.8%	16.8%
2038	10.6%	16.6%
2039	10.4%	16.3%
2040	10.3%	16.1%
2041	10.1%	15.9%
2042	9.98%	15.7%
2043	9.86%	15.5%
2044	9.75%	15.4%
2045	9.66%	15.3%
2046	9.59%	15.2%
2047	9.55%	15.2%
2048	9.52%	15.2%
2049	9.51%	15.2%
2050	9.52%	15.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 13% of the population in Malta and 18.9% in North Korea in 2024, compared to 23.4% and 26.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Malta and North Korea compared.

Natural population change in Malta vs North Korea by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.13% in Malta 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
	Malta	North Korea
1960	5,747	277,717
1961	4,748	257,788
1962	4,664	286,534
1963	3,709	321,805
1964	3,630	323,623
1965	2,646	335,587
1966	2,458	363,882
1967	2,306	414,632
1968	2,247	399,837
1969	2,069	404,189
1970	2,270	406,129
1971	2,482	393,220
1972	2,480	411,997
1973	2,327	338,600
1974	2,687	306,902
1975	2,829	288,966
1976	2,721	255,841
1977	2,916	242,870
1978	2,389	243,533
1979	2,852	251,409
1980	2,375	255,206
1981	2,233	273,800
1982	2,835	276,332
1983	2,512	279,046
1984	2,678	282,987
1985	2,590	287,714
1986	2,395	293,227
1987	2,412	296,030
1988	2,813	299,305
1989	2,981	303,078
1990	2,621	312,460
1991	2,438	320,551
1992	2,573	324,002
1993	2,451	320,880
1994	2,136	320,861
1995	1,887	233,381
1996	2,279	226,095
1997	1,991	211,325
1998	1,656	197,589
1999	1,357	181,613
2000	1,482	161,591
2001	1,061	143,321
2002	911	119,504
2003	917	178,775
2004	883	155,838
2005	727	132,765
2006	568	129,171
2007	691	120,521
2008	777	122,015
2009	825	111,530
2010	871	112,443
2011	916	114,798
2012	714	118,773
2013	807	122,519
2014	910	127,078
2015	888	127,365
2016	1,091	125,048
2017	747	120,181
2018	774	113,164
2019	655	106,208
2020	361	95,920
2021	259	99,710
2022	54	96,495
2023	442	86,203

Maternal mortality chart: Malta 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 Malta, compared to 67 deaths in North Korea.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Malta	North Korea
1985	21	76
1986	19	68
1987	19	62
1988	17	55
1989	17	49
1990	17	43
1991	17	38
1992	17	37
1993	16	46
1994	16	57
1995	15	127
1996	16	128
1997	15	128
1998	14	129
1999	15	129
2000	13	129
2001	12	130
2002	13	131
2003	13	76
2004	11	77
2005	11	78
2006	12	80
2007	10	80
2008	10	79
2009	11	78
2010	9	77
2011	11	76
2012	9	76
2013	7	75
2014	8	73
2015	7	72
2016	10	71
2017	7	70
2018	9	69
2019	8	66
2020	10	66
2021	10	72
2022	10	67
2023	8	67

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.55% in Malta 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
	Malta	North Korea
1960	4%	11.6%
1961	3.85%	11.2%
1962	3.73%	10.8%
1963	3.63%	10.4%
1964	3.53%	9.92%
1965	3.43%	9.46%
1966	3.31%	8.96%
1967	3.19%	8.45%
1968	3.06%	7.94%
1969	2.93%	7.45%
1970	2.79%	6.99%
1971	2.66%	6.58%
1972	2.52%	6.2%
1973	2.39%	5.86%
1974	2.26%	5.56%
1975	2.14%	5.28%
1976	2.03%	5.03%
1977	1.93%	4.8%
1978	1.84%	4.59%
1979	1.76%	4.4%
1980	1.69%	4.22%
1981	1.62%	4.05%
1982	1.57%	3.91%
1983	1.51%	3.8%
1984	1.45%	3.71%
1985	1.39%	3.68%
1986	1.33%	3.68%
1987	1.28%	3.78%
1988	1.23%	3.83%
1989	1.18%	3.95%
1990	1.13%	4.07%
1991	1.1%	4.18%
1992	1.06%	4.25%
1993	1.02%	4.27%
1994	0.98%	4.25%
1995	0.94%	10.8%
1996	0.9%	10.6%
1997	0.86%	10.5%
1998	0.82%	10.3%
1999	0.79%	10.2%
2000	0.76%	10%
2001	0.74%	9.9%
2002	0.72%	9.78%
2003	0.71%	3.45%
2004	0.7%	3.38%
2005	0.69%	3.33%
2006	0.69%	3.28%
2007	0.69%	3.24%
2008	0.69%	3.1%
2009	0.69%	3%
2010	0.69%	2.87%
2011	0.68%	2.72%
2012	0.68%	2.57%
2013	0.67%	2.41%
2014	0.67%	2.26%
2015	0.66%	2.14%
2016	0.65%	2.06%
2017	0.64%	1.91%
2018	0.63%	1.84%
2019	0.61%	1.77%
2020	0.6%	1.74%
2021	0.58%	1.74%
2022	0.57%	1.77%
2023	0.55%	1.8%