Fertility & birth rates in Marshall Islands and North Korea

Fertility rate in Marshall Islands vs North Korea chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in the Marshall Islands was 2.92 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 the Marshall Islands 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
	Marshall Islands	North Korea
1960	8.08	3.57
1961	8.12	3.26
1962	8.12	3.41
1963	8.12	3.63
1964	8.14	3.55
1965	8.16	3.56
1966	8.2	3.71
1967	8.17	4.05
1968	8.14	3.87
1969	8.11	3.86
1970	8.07	3.85
1971	8.04	3.74
1972	8	3.89
1973	7.95	3.35
1974	7.9	3.14
1975	7.83	3.05
1976	7.76	2.84
1977	7.67	2.77
1978	7.58	2.79
1979	7.47	2.85
1980	7.37	2.84
1981	7.27	2.92
1982	7.18	2.85
1983	7.08	2.78
1984	6.99	2.71
1985	6.87	2.65
1986	6.73	2.59
1987	6.57	2.53
1988	6.38	2.47
1989	6.18	2.41
1990	5.97	2.39
1991	5.76	2.35
1992	5.55	2.29
1993	5.38	2.22
1994	5.23	2.18
1995	5.09	2.15
1996	5.02	2.09
1997	4.96	2.03
1998	4.87	1.99
1999	4.78	1.97
2000	4.7	1.94
2001	4.58	1.94
2002	4.49	1.92
2003	4.42	1.91
2004	4.34	1.9
2005	4.28	1.87
2006	4.2	1.94
2007	4.09	1.94
2008	3.97	1.97
2009	3.83	1.91
2010	3.67	1.89
2011	3.53	1.88
2012	3.38	1.88
2013	3.25	1.88
2014	3.18	1.87
2015	3.13	1.86
2016	3.09	1.86
2017	3.06	1.85
2018	3.04	1.83
2019	3.01	1.83
2020	2.99	1.82
2021	2.96	1.81
2022	2.94	1.8
2023	2.92	1.78
2024	2.86	1.78
2025	2.82	1.77
2026	2.77	1.75
2027	2.73	1.74
2028	2.69	1.73
2029	2.65	1.73
2030	2.6	1.72
2031	2.57	1.72
2032	2.53	1.71
2033	2.5	1.71
2034	2.47	1.71
2035	2.44	1.7
2036	2.41	1.7
2037	2.38	1.7
2038	2.36	1.69
2039	2.34	1.69
2040	2.31	1.69
2041	2.29	1.69
2042	2.26	1.69
2043	2.24	1.69
2044	2.23	1.68
2045	2.21	1.68
2046	2.19	1.68
2047	2.17	1.68
2048	2.15	1.67
2049	2.13	1.67
2050	2.11	1.67

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Marshall Islands	North Korea
1960	46.1%	37.5%
1961	46.7%	37%
1962	47.1%	36.6%
1963	47.4%	36.5%
1964	47.5%	36.6%
1965	47.5%	36.7%
1966	47.2%	37.3%
1967	46.7%	38.3%
1968	46.1%	39.2%
1969	45.3%	39.8%
1970	45%	40.1%
1971	45.6%	40.3%
1972	46.6%	40.2%
1973	47.3%	39.8%
1974	47.8%	39.3%
1975	48.2%	38.8%
1976	48.5%	38.3%
1977	49%	37.7%
1978	49.4%	36.9%
1979	49.8%	36%
1980	50.1%	35.1%
1981	50.3%	34.2%
1982	50.3%	33.1%
1983	50.4%	32%
1984	50.4%	30.9%
1985	50.6%	29.9%
1986	50.7%	29%
1987	50.8%	28%
1988	50.8%	27.3%
1989	50.6%	26.8%
1990	50.2%	26.5%
1991	49.7%	26.4%
1992	49.1%	26.3%
1993	48.4%	26.4%
1994	47.5%	26.4%
1995	46.6%	26.4%
1996	45.6%	26.3%
1997	44.7%	26.2%
1998	43.7%	26%
1999	42.8%	25.8%
2000	42%	25.6%
2001	41.3%	25.3%
2002	40.6%	25%
2003	39.9%	24.6%
2004	39.4%	24.3%
2005	39.1%	23.9%
2006	38.9%	23.4%
2007	39%	23%
2008	39.2%	22.5%
2009	39.4%	22.1%
2010	39.7%	21.6%
2011	39.7%	21.2%
2012	39.4%	20.8%
2013	38.8%	20.4%
2014	38.2%	20.1%
2015	37.5%	19.8%
2016	36.8%	19.6%
2017	36.2%	19.4%
2018	35.7%	19.2%
2019	35.1%	19.1%
2020	34.5%	19.1%
2021	34.4%	19.1%
2022	34.6%	19%
2023	34.7%	19%
2024	34.5%	18.9%
2025	33.9%	18.9%
2026	33.2%	18.9%
2027	32.6%	18.8%
2028	32%	18.7%
2029	31.4%	18.6%
2030	30.9%	18.5%
2031	30.3%	18.3%
2032	29.7%	18.1%
2033	29.2%	17.9%
2034	28.6%	17.6%
2035	28.1%	17.4%
2036	27.6%	17.1%
2037	27.3%	16.8%
2038	27.3%	16.6%
2039	27.4%	16.3%
2040	27.7%	16.1%
2041	28%	15.9%
2042	28.3%	15.7%
2043	28.6%	15.5%
2044	28.8%	15.4%
2045	29%	15.3%
2046	29.1%	15.2%
2047	29.1%	15.2%
2048	29%	15.2%
2049	28.8%	15.2%
2050	28.5%	15.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 34.5% of the population in the Marshall Islands and 18.9% in North Korea in 2024, compared to 50.2% and 26.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Marshall Islands and North Korea compared.

Natural population change in Marshall Islands vs North Korea by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.69% in the Marshall Islands 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
	Marshall Islands	North Korea
1960	452	277,717
1961	469	257,788
1962	488	286,534
1963	509	321,805
1964	536	323,623
1965	566	335,587
1966	603	363,882
1967	636	414,632
1968	685	399,837
1969	747	404,189
1970	819	406,129
1971	877	393,220
1972	913	411,997
1973	954	338,600
1974	1,000	306,902
1975	1,055	288,966
1976	1,109	255,841
1977	1,160	242,870
1978	1,207	243,533
1979	1,250	251,409
1980	1,287	255,206
1981	1,328	273,800
1982	1,375	276,332
1983	1,422	279,046
1984	1,470	282,987
1985	1,511	287,714
1986	1,544	293,227
1987	1,566	296,030
1988	1,575	299,305
1989	1,574	303,078
1990	1,556	312,460
1991	1,540	320,551
1992	1,525	324,002
1993	1,524	320,880
1994	1,524	320,861
1995	1,522	233,381
1996	1,542	226,095
1997	1,564	211,325
1998	1,576	197,589
1999	1,590	181,613
2000	1,592	161,591
2001	1,596	143,321
2002	1,594	119,504
2003	1,600	178,775
2004	1,595	155,838
2005	1,586	132,765
2006	1,556	129,171
2007	1,507	120,521
2008	1,443	122,015
2009	1,365	111,530
2010	1,273	112,443
2011	1,185	114,798
2012	1,097	118,773
2013	1,014	122,519
2014	959	127,078
2015	912	127,365
2016	866	125,048
2017	826	120,181
2018	785	113,164
2019	746	106,208
2020	689	95,920
2021	653	99,710
2022	606	96,495
2023	550	86,203

Maternal mortality chart: Marshall Islands vs North Korea

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 155 deaths per 100,000 live births in the Marshall Islands, compared to 67 deaths in North Korea.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Marshall Islands	North Korea
1985	254	76
1986	274	68
1987	282	62
1988	276	55
1989	299	49
1990	311	43
1991	297	38
1992	322	37
1993	320	46
1994	303	57
1995	303	127
1996	292	128
1997	274	128
1998	259	129
1999	250	129
2000	251	129
2001	231	130
2002	223	131
2003	221	76
2004	238	77
2005	234	78
2006	233	80
2007	229	80
2008	226	79
2009	224	78
2010	212	77
2011	209	76
2012	207	76
2013	201	75
2014	199	73
2015	184	72
2016	183	71
2017	179	70
2018	167	69
2019	168	66
2020	178	66
2021	206	72
2022	174	67
2023	155	67

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.82% in the Marshall Islands 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
	Marshall Islands	North Korea
1960	12.2%	11.6%
1961	11.6%	11.2%
1962	11%	10.8%
1963	10.5%	10.4%
1964	10.1%	9.92%
1965	9.64%	9.46%
1966	9.25%	8.96%
1967	8.88%	8.45%
1968	8.53%	7.94%
1969	8.19%	7.45%
1970	7.87%	6.99%
1971	7.58%	6.58%
1972	7.33%	6.2%
1973	7.13%	5.86%
1974	6.97%	5.56%
1975	6.86%	5.28%
1976	6.77%	5.03%
1977	6.69%	4.8%
1978	6.61%	4.59%
1979	6.52%	4.4%
1980	6.42%	4.22%
1981	6.29%	4.05%
1982	6.15%	3.91%
1983	6%	3.8%
1984	5.83%	3.71%
1985	5.66%	3.68%
1986	5.49%	3.68%
1987	5.31%	3.78%
1988	5.13%	3.83%
1989	4.95%	3.95%
1990	4.76%	4.07%
1991	4.59%	4.18%
1992	4.43%	4.25%
1993	4.29%	4.27%
1994	4.2%	4.25%
1995	4.15%	10.8%
1996	4.14%	10.6%
1997	4.15%	10.5%
1998	4.19%	10.3%
1999	4.23%	10.2%
2000	4.25%	10%
2001	4.25%	9.9%
2002	4.24%	9.78%
2003	4.21%	3.45%
2004	4.18%	3.38%
2005	4.14%	3.33%
2006	4.1%	3.28%
2007	4.06%	3.24%
2008	4.02%	3.1%
2009	3.97%	3%
2010	3.94%	2.87%
2011	3.89%	2.72%
2012	3.82%	2.57%
2013	3.75%	2.41%
2014	3.66%	2.26%
2015	3.57%	2.14%
2016	3.48%	2.06%
2017	3.38%	1.91%
2018	3.29%	1.84%
2019	3.19%	1.77%
2020	3.1%	1.74%
2021	3%	1.74%
2022	2.91%	1.77%
2023	2.82%	1.8%