Fertility & birth rates in Namibia and North Korea

Fertility rate in Namibia vs North Korea chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Namibia was 3.21 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 Namibia 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
	Namibia	North Korea
1960	6.24	3.57
1961	6.29	3.26
1962	6.35	3.41
1963	6.41	3.63
1964	6.43	3.55
1965	6.45	3.56
1966	6.47	3.71
1967	6.49	4.05
1968	6.5	3.87
1969	6.51	3.86
1970	6.52	3.85
1971	6.52	3.74
1972	6.53	3.89
1973	6.54	3.35
1974	6.55	3.14
1975	6.53	3.05
1976	6.49	2.84
1977	6.44	2.77
1978	6.38	2.79
1979	6.31	2.85
1980	6.24	2.84
1981	6.16	2.92
1982	6.08	2.85
1983	6	2.78
1984	5.94	2.71
1985	5.88	2.65
1986	5.79	2.59
1987	5.7	2.53
1988	5.61	2.47
1989	5.52	2.41
1990	5.4	2.39
1991	5.29	2.35
1992	5.11	2.29
1993	4.91	2.22
1994	4.68	2.18
1995	4.42	2.15
1996	4.2	2.09
1997	4.17	2.03
1998	4.18	1.99
1999	4.14	1.97
2000	3.99	1.94
2001	3.83	1.94
2002	3.69	1.92
2003	3.58	1.91
2004	3.55	1.9
2005	3.57	1.87
2006	3.6	1.94
2007	3.61	1.94
2008	3.62	1.97
2009	3.63	1.91
2010	3.66	1.89
2011	3.66	1.88
2012	3.68	1.88
2013	3.65	1.88
2014	3.64	1.87
2015	3.6	1.86
2016	3.57	1.86
2017	3.51	1.85
2018	3.46	1.83
2019	3.4	1.83
2020	3.35	1.82
2021	3.3	1.81
2022	3.25	1.8
2023	3.21	1.78
2024	3.21	1.78
2025	3.17	1.77
2026	3.13	1.75
2027	3.09	1.74
2028	3.06	1.73
2029	3.02	1.73
2030	2.98	1.72
2031	2.94	1.72
2032	2.91	1.71
2033	2.88	1.71
2034	2.84	1.71
2035	2.81	1.7
2036	2.78	1.7
2037	2.75	1.7
2038	2.72	1.69
2039	2.68	1.69
2040	2.66	1.69
2041	2.63	1.69
2042	2.6	1.69
2043	2.58	1.69
2044	2.56	1.68
2045	2.53	1.68
2046	2.51	1.68
2047	2.49	1.68
2048	2.47	1.67
2049	2.45	1.67
2050	2.43	1.67

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Namibia	North Korea
1960	42.2%	37.5%
1961	42.4%	37%
1962	42.6%	36.6%
1963	42.7%	36.5%
1964	42.9%	36.6%
1965	43%	36.7%
1966	43.2%	37.3%
1967	43.3%	38.3%
1968	43.5%	39.2%
1969	43.6%	39.8%
1970	43.8%	40.1%
1971	43.9%	40.3%
1972	44.1%	40.2%
1973	44.3%	39.8%
1974	44.6%	39.3%
1975	44.8%	38.8%
1976	45%	38.3%
1977	45.3%	37.7%
1978	45.9%	36.9%
1979	46.3%	36%
1980	46.6%	35.1%
1981	47.1%	34.2%
1982	47.2%	33.1%
1983	46.9%	32%
1984	46.6%	30.9%
1985	46.2%	29.9%
1986	45.8%	29%
1987	45.3%	28%
1988	44.8%	27.3%
1989	43.4%	26.8%
1990	42.3%	26.5%
1991	42.2%	26.4%
1992	42.2%	26.3%
1993	42.2%	26.4%
1994	42.2%	26.4%
1995	42.1%	26.4%
1996	42%	26.3%
1997	41.9%	26.2%
1998	41.8%	26%
1999	41.7%	25.8%
2000	41.5%	25.6%
2001	41.3%	25.3%
2002	41%	25%
2003	40.5%	24.6%
2004	40%	24.3%
2005	39.4%	23.9%
2006	38.7%	23.4%
2007	38.1%	23%
2008	37.5%	22.5%
2009	37.1%	22.1%
2010	36.8%	21.6%
2011	36.7%	21.2%
2012	36.6%	20.8%
2013	36.6%	20.4%
2014	36.5%	20.1%
2015	36.5%	19.8%
2016	36.5%	19.6%
2017	36.7%	19.4%
2018	36.8%	19.2%
2019	37%	19.1%
2020	37.1%	19.1%
2021	37.4%	19.1%
2022	37.5%	19%
2023	37.3%	19%
2024	37%	18.9%
2025	36.7%	18.9%
2026	36.3%	18.9%
2027	35.9%	18.8%
2028	35.5%	18.7%
2029	35.1%	18.6%
2030	34.6%	18.5%
2031	34%	18.3%
2032	33.5%	18.1%
2033	32.9%	17.9%
2034	32.4%	17.6%
2035	31.8%	17.4%
2036	31.1%	17.1%
2037	30.6%	16.8%
2038	30.3%	16.6%
2039	30%	16.3%
2040	29.7%	16.1%
2041	29.5%	15.9%
2042	29.2%	15.7%
2043	29%	15.5%
2044	28.8%	15.4%
2045	28.5%	15.3%
2046	28.3%	15.2%
2047	28.1%	15.2%
2048	27.9%	15.2%
2049	27.7%	15.2%
2050	27.5%	15.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 37% of the population in Namibia and 18.9% in North Korea in 2024, compared to 42.3% and 26.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Namibia and North Korea compared.

Natural population change in Namibia vs North Korea by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.04% in Namibia 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
	Namibia	North Korea
1960	14,307	277,717
1961	14,936	257,788
1962	15,656	286,534
1963	16,430	321,805
1964	17,134	323,623
1965	17,902	335,587
1966	18,635	363,882
1967	19,498	414,632
1968	20,470	399,837
1969	21,387	404,189
1970	22,414	406,129
1971	23,467	393,220
1972	24,606	411,997
1973	25,754	338,600
1974	26,844	306,902
1975	27,882	288,966
1976	28,785	255,841
1977	29,241	242,870
1978	29,821	243,533
1979	28,930	251,409
1980	28,142	255,206
1981	27,938	273,800
1982	27,474	276,332
1983	28,307	279,046
1984	29,395	282,987
1985	30,575	287,714
1986	31,764	293,227
1987	33,340	296,030
1988	34,798	299,305
1989	37,715	303,078
1990	43,956	312,460
1991	44,523	320,551
1992	43,945	324,002
1993	42,861	320,880
1994	41,316	320,861
1995	39,119	233,381
1996	37,177	226,095
1997	37,256	211,325
1998	37,500	197,589
1999	37,233	181,613
2000	35,280	161,591
2001	32,942	143,321
2002	31,947	119,504
2003	31,115	178,775
2004	31,478	155,838
2005	32,909	132,765
2006	34,690	129,171
2007	36,430	120,521
2008	38,147	122,015
2009	39,942	111,530
2010	42,046	112,443
2011	43,557	114,798
2012	46,204	118,773
2013	47,801	122,519
2014	49,581	127,078
2015	50,846	127,365
2016	52,228	125,048
2017	52,975	120,181
2018	53,970	113,164
2019	54,769	106,208
2020	55,034	95,920
2021	50,160	99,710
2022	54,534	96,495
2023	58,435	86,203

Maternal mortality chart: Namibia vs North Korea

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 139 deaths per 100,000 live births in Namibia, compared to 67 deaths in North Korea.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Namibia	North Korea
1985	354	76
1986	348	68
1987	336	62
1988	342	55
1989	306	49
1990	325	43
1991	337	38
1992	346	37
1993	354	46
1994	367	57
1995	369	127
1996	387	128
1997	383	128
1998	396	129
1999	371	129
2000	384	129
2001	376	130
2002	313	131
2003	290	76
2004	282	77
2005	344	78
2006	408	80
2007	489	80
2008	537	79
2009	547	78
2010	531	77
2011	498	76
2012	439	76
2013	402	75
2014	369	73
2015	307	72
2016	250	71
2017	213	70
2018	198	69
2019	175	66
2020	143	66
2021	254	72
2022	127	67
2023	139	67

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 4.07% in Namibia 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
	Namibia	North Korea
1960	-	11.6%
1961	-	11.2%
1962	-	10.8%
1963	-	10.4%
1964	-	9.92%
1965	-	9.46%
1966	-	8.96%
1967	9.66%	8.45%
1968	9.64%	7.94%
1969	9.65%	7.45%
1970	9.65%	6.99%
1971	9.67%	6.58%
1972	9.68%	6.2%
1973	9.73%	5.86%
1974	9.79%	5.56%
1975	9.89%	5.28%
1976	10%	5.03%
1977	10.2%	4.8%
1978	10.3%	4.59%
1979	10.3%	4.4%
1980	10.3%	4.22%
1981	10.2%	4.05%
1982	9.93%	3.91%
1983	9.61%	3.8%
1984	9.22%	3.71%
1985	8.81%	3.68%
1986	8.43%	3.68%
1987	8.09%	3.78%
1988	7.81%	3.83%
1989	7.57%	3.95%
1990	7.39%	4.07%
1991	7.24%	4.18%
1992	7.14%	4.25%
1993	7.1%	4.27%
1994	7.13%	4.25%
1995	7.24%	10.8%
1996	7.39%	10.6%
1997	7.56%	10.5%
1998	7.7%	10.3%
1999	7.79%	10.2%
2000	7.79%	10%
2001	7.71%	9.9%
2002	7.61%	9.78%
2003	7.51%	3.45%
2004	7.41%	3.38%
2005	7.05%	3.33%
2006	6.49%	3.28%
2007	6.06%	3.24%
2008	5.64%	3.1%
2009	5.29%	3%
2010	5.08%	2.87%
2011	5.16%	2.72%
2012	5.51%	2.57%
2013	5.4%	2.41%
2014	5.31%	2.26%
2015	5.5%	2.14%
2016	5.42%	2.06%
2017	5.19%	1.91%
2018	5.01%	1.84%
2019	4.78%	1.77%
2020	4.57%	1.74%
2021	4.38%	1.74%
2022	4.2%	1.77%
2023	4.07%	1.8%