Fertility & birth rates in Montenegro and North Korea

Fertility rate in Montenegro vs North Korea chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Montenegro was 1.74 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 Montenegro 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
	Montenegro	North Korea
1960	3.53	3.57
1961	3.49	3.26
1962	3.44	3.41
1963	3.38	3.63
1964	3.28	3.55
1965	3.19	3.56
1966	3.09	3.71
1967	2.91	4.05
1968	2.8	3.87
1969	2.79	3.86
1970	2.69	3.85
1971	2.67	3.74
1972	2.61	3.89
1973	2.51	3.35
1974	2.43	3.14
1975	2.38	3.05
1976	2.35	2.84
1977	2.31	2.77
1978	2.25	2.79
1979	2.2	2.85
1980	2.22	2.84
1981	2.19	2.92
1982	2.19	2.85
1983	2.17	2.78
1984	2.14	2.71
1985	2.13	2.65
1986	2.09	2.59
1987	2.07	2.53
1988	2.01	2.47
1989	1.94	2.41
1990	1.95	2.39
1991	2.02	2.35
1992	2.01	2.29
1993	1.96	2.22
1994	1.94	2.18
1995	1.96	2.15
1996	1.92	2.09
1997	1.89	2.03
1998	1.89	1.99
1999	1.88	1.97
2000	1.9	1.94
2001	1.86	1.94
2002	1.81	1.92
2003	1.8	1.91
2004	1.73	1.9
2005	1.69	1.87
2006	1.73	1.94
2007	1.8	1.94
2008	1.89	1.97
2009	1.98	1.91
2010	1.7	1.89
2011	1.65	1.88
2012	1.72	1.88
2013	1.73	1.88
2014	1.75	1.87
2015	1.7	1.86
2016	1.8	1.86
2017	1.8	1.85
2018	1.8	1.83
2019	1.8	1.83
2020	1.75	1.82
2021	1.75	1.81
2022	1.8	1.8
2023	1.74	1.78
2024	1.74	1.78
2025	1.73	1.77
2026	1.73	1.75
2027	1.73	1.74
2028	1.73	1.73
2029	1.72	1.73
2030	1.72	1.72
2031	1.72	1.72
2032	1.71	1.71
2033	1.71	1.71
2034	1.71	1.71
2035	1.7	1.7
2036	1.7	1.7
2037	1.7	1.7
2038	1.69	1.69
2039	1.69	1.69
2040	1.69	1.69
2041	1.69	1.69
2042	1.68	1.69
2043	1.68	1.69
2044	1.68	1.68
2045	1.68	1.68
2046	1.68	1.68
2047	1.67	1.68
2048	1.67	1.67
2049	1.67	1.67
2050	1.67	1.67

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Montenegro	North Korea
1960	36.1%	37.5%
1961	36.3%	37%
1962	36.4%	36.6%
1963	36.2%	36.5%
1964	35.9%	36.6%
1965	35.5%	36.7%
1966	35.1%	37.3%
1967	34.5%	38.3%
1968	33.9%	39.2%
1969	33.3%	39.8%
1970	32.6%	40.1%
1971	32%	40.3%
1972	31.4%	40.2%
1973	30.9%	39.8%
1974	30.4%	39.3%
1975	29.9%	38.8%
1976	29.5%	38.3%
1977	29%	37.7%
1978	28.5%	36.9%
1979	28.1%	36%
1980	27.8%	35.1%
1981	27.5%	34.2%
1982	27.1%	33.1%
1983	26.9%	32%
1984	26.6%	30.9%
1985	26.4%	29.9%
1986	26.2%	29%
1987	26%	28%
1988	25.9%	27.3%
1989	25.7%	26.8%
1990	25.6%	26.5%
1991	25.4%	26.4%
1992	25.1%	26.3%
1993	24.7%	26.4%
1994	24.4%	26.4%
1995	24%	26.4%
1996	23.6%	26.3%
1997	23.2%	26.2%
1998	22.8%	26%
1999	22.4%	25.8%
2000	21.9%	25.6%
2001	21.5%	25.3%
2002	21.2%	25%
2003	20.9%	24.6%
2004	20.6%	24.3%
2005	20.4%	23.9%
2006	20.1%	23.4%
2007	19.9%	23%
2008	19.6%	22.5%
2009	19.4%	22.1%
2010	19.2%	21.6%
2011	19%	21.2%
2012	18.8%	20.8%
2013	18.7%	20.4%
2014	18.6%	20.1%
2015	18.6%	19.8%
2016	18.6%	19.6%
2017	18.5%	19.4%
2018	18.4%	19.2%
2019	18.4%	19.1%
2020	18.4%	19.1%
2021	18.5%	19.1%
2022	18.5%	19%
2023	18.3%	19%
2024	18.1%	18.9%
2025	17.9%	18.9%
2026	17.7%	18.9%
2027	17.5%	18.8%
2028	17.2%	18.7%
2029	17%	18.6%
2030	16.8%	18.5%
2031	16.6%	18.3%
2032	16.3%	18.1%
2033	16.2%	17.9%
2034	16%	17.6%
2035	15.8%	17.4%
2036	15.7%	17.1%
2037	15.5%	16.8%
2038	15.4%	16.6%
2039	15.3%	16.3%
2040	15.2%	16.1%
2041	15.1%	15.9%
2042	15.1%	15.7%
2043	15%	15.5%
2044	15%	15.4%
2045	15%	15.3%
2046	14.9%	15.2%
2047	14.9%	15.2%
2048	14.9%	15.2%
2049	14.9%	15.2%
2050	14.8%	15.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.1% of the population in Montenegro and 18.9% in North Korea in 2024, compared to 25.6% and 26.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Montenegro and North Korea compared.

Natural population change in Montenegro vs North Korea by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.07% in Montenegro 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
	Montenegro	North Korea
1960	9,144	277,717
1961	9,278	257,788
1962	9,402	286,534
1963	9,449	321,805
1964	9,227	323,623
1965	9,010	335,587
1966	8,661	363,882
1967	7,961	414,632
1968	7,497	399,837
1969	7,449	404,189
1970	7,069	406,129
1971	7,168	393,220
1972	7,252	411,997
1973	7,096	338,600
1974	6,919	306,902
1975	6,878	288,966
1976	6,845	255,841
1977	6,650	242,870
1978	6,408	243,533
1979	6,139	251,409
1980	6,383	255,206
1981	6,275	273,800
1982	6,419	276,332
1983	6,482	279,046
1984	6,337	282,987
1985	6,283	287,714
1986	6,097	293,227
1987	5,958	296,030
1988	5,529	299,305
1989	5,129	303,078
1990	5,010	312,460
1991	5,191	320,551
1992	5,015	324,002
1993	4,638	320,880
1994	4,381	320,861
1995	4,527	233,381
1996	4,155	226,095
1997	3,597	211,325
1998	3,889	197,589
1999	3,454	181,613
2000	3,751	161,591
2001	3,462	143,321
2002	2,988	119,504
2003	2,632	178,775
2004	2,146	155,838
2005	1,536	132,765
2006	1,599	129,171
2007	1,848	120,521
2008	2,530	122,015
2009	2,783	111,530
2010	1,797	112,443
2011	1,365	114,798
2012	1,554	118,773
2013	1,557	122,519
2014	1,560	127,078
2015	1,062	127,365
2016	1,125	125,048
2017	939	120,181
2018	752	113,164
2019	627	106,208
2020	-188	95,920
2021	-2,062	99,710
2022	0	96,495
2023	686	86,203

Maternal mortality chart: Montenegro vs North Korea

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 6 deaths per 100,000 live births in Montenegro, compared to 67 deaths in North Korea.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Montenegro	North Korea
1985	11	76
1986	11	68
1987	10	62
1988	10	55
1989	10	49
1990	10	43
1991	11	38
1992	11	37
1993	11	46
1994	11	57
1995	11	127
1996	12	128
1997	12	128
1998	12	129
1999	12	129
2000	11	129
2001	11	130
2002	10	131
2003	10	76
2004	9	77
2005	8	78
2006	8	80
2007	8	80
2008	8	79
2009	8	78
2010	7	77
2011	7	76
2012	7	76
2013	7	75
2014	7	73
2015	7	72
2016	6	71
2017	7	70
2018	7	69
2019	6	66
2020	15	66
2021	15	72
2022	13	67
2023	6	67

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.26% in Montenegro 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
	Montenegro	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	-	7.94%
1969	-	7.45%
1970	-	6.99%
1971	-	6.58%
1972	-	6.2%
1973	-	5.86%
1974	-	5.56%
1975	-	5.28%
1976	-	5.03%
1977	-	4.8%
1978	-	4.59%
1979	-	4.4%
1980	-	4.22%
1981	-	4.05%
1982	-	3.91%
1983	-	3.8%
1984	2.72%	3.71%
1985	2.48%	3.68%
1986	2.25%	3.68%
1987	2.05%	3.78%
1988	1.89%	3.83%
1989	1.75%	3.95%
1990	1.65%	4.07%
1991	1.58%	4.18%
1992	1.54%	4.25%
1993	1.52%	4.27%
1994	1.51%	4.25%
1995	1.51%	10.8%
1996	1.51%	10.6%
1997	1.51%	10.5%
1998	1.49%	10.3%
1999	1.46%	10.2%
2000	1.42%	10%
2001	1.37%	9.9%
2002	1.3%	9.78%
2003	1.22%	3.45%
2004	1.14%	3.38%
2005	1.06%	3.33%
2006	0.97%	3.28%
2007	0.89%	3.24%
2008	0.8%	3.1%
2009	0.73%	3%
2010	0.66%	2.87%
2011	0.59%	2.72%
2012	0.54%	2.57%
2013	0.49%	2.41%
2014	0.45%	2.26%
2015	0.41%	2.14%
2016	0.38%	2.06%
2017	0.36%	1.91%
2018	0.33%	1.84%
2019	0.32%	1.77%
2020	0.3%	1.74%
2021	0.28%	1.74%
2022	0.27%	1.77%
2023	0.26%	1.8%