Fertility & birth rates in Nauru and North Korea

Fertility rate in Nauru vs North Korea chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Nauru was 3.33 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 Nauru 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
	Nauru	North Korea
1960	5.34	3.57
1961	5.38	3.26
1962	5.42	3.41
1963	5.44	3.63
1964	5.47	3.55
1965	5.48	3.56
1966	5.41	3.71
1967	5.29	4.05
1968	5.14	3.87
1969	4.94	3.86
1970	4.74	3.85
1971	4.54	3.74
1972	4.36	3.89
1973	4.19	3.35
1974	4.07	3.14
1975	3.97	3.05
1976	3.9	2.84
1977	3.86	2.77
1978	3.84	2.79
1979	3.85	2.85
1980	3.88	2.84
1981	3.94	2.92
1982	3.99	2.85
1983	4.06	2.78
1984	4.11	2.71
1985	4.14	2.65
1986	4.15	2.59
1987	4.14	2.53
1988	4.11	2.47
1989	4.07	2.41
1990	4.02	2.39
1991	3.99	2.35
1992	3.95	2.29
1993	3.89	2.22
1994	3.84	2.18
1995	3.81	2.15
1996	3.78	2.09
1997	3.74	2.03
1998	3.68	1.99
1999	3.64	1.97
2000	3.54	1.94
2001	3.46	1.94
2002	3.4	1.92
2003	3.39	1.91
2004	3.38	1.9
2005	3.38	1.87
2006	3.4	1.94
2007	3.5	1.94
2008	3.67	1.97
2009	3.85	1.91
2010	4.02	1.89
2011	4.12	1.88
2012	4.12	1.88
2013	4.1	1.88
2014	4.09	1.87
2015	4.08	1.86
2016	4.03	1.86
2017	3.88	1.85
2018	3.68	1.83
2019	3.53	1.83
2020	3.47	1.82
2021	3.43	1.81
2022	3.38	1.8
2023	3.33	1.78
2024	3.29	1.78
2025	3.25	1.77
2026	3.2	1.75
2027	3.16	1.74
2028	3.12	1.73
2029	3.09	1.73
2030	3.05	1.72
2031	3.01	1.72
2032	2.98	1.71
2033	2.95	1.71
2034	2.92	1.71
2035	2.89	1.7
2036	2.86	1.7
2037	2.83	1.7
2038	2.8	1.69
2039	2.77	1.69
2040	2.75	1.69
2041	2.72	1.69
2042	2.7	1.69
2043	2.67	1.69
2044	2.65	1.68
2045	2.63	1.68
2046	2.61	1.68
2047	2.58	1.68
2048	2.56	1.67
2049	2.55	1.67
2050	2.53	1.67

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Nauru	North Korea
1960	34.8%	37.5%
1961	35.2%	37%
1962	35.7%	36.6%
1963	36.5%	36.5%
1964	37.5%	36.6%
1965	38.6%	36.7%
1966	39.4%	37.3%
1967	39.5%	38.3%
1968	41.3%	39.2%
1969	43.4%	39.8%
1970	42.9%	40.1%
1971	41.3%	40.3%
1972	39.7%	40.2%
1973	38.1%	39.8%
1974	36.4%	39.3%
1975	34.9%	38.8%
1976	33.4%	38.3%
1977	31.9%	37.7%
1978	30.9%	36.9%
1979	30.6%	36%
1980	30.9%	35.1%
1981	31.9%	34.2%
1982	33.2%	33.1%
1983	34.6%	32%
1984	35.7%	30.9%
1985	36.5%	29.9%
1986	37.5%	29%
1987	38.3%	28%
1988	39.2%	27.3%
1989	40.2%	26.8%
1990	41.2%	26.5%
1991	42.1%	26.4%
1992	42.5%	26.3%
1993	42.5%	26.4%
1994	42.1%	26.4%
1995	41.7%	26.4%
1996	41.1%	26.3%
1997	40.5%	26.2%
1998	39.9%	26%
1999	39.4%	25.8%
2000	38.9%	25.6%
2001	38.5%	25.3%
2002	38.2%	25%
2003	37.7%	24.6%
2004	37.1%	24.3%
2005	36.6%	23.9%
2006	36.1%	23.4%
2007	35.7%	23%
2008	35.6%	22.5%
2009	35.8%	22.1%
2010	36.3%	21.6%
2011	37.1%	21.2%
2012	37.7%	20.8%
2013	38%	20.4%
2014	38.2%	20.1%
2015	38.2%	19.8%
2016	38.2%	19.6%
2017	38%	19.4%
2018	37.6%	19.2%
2019	37.6%	19.1%
2020	38%	19.1%
2021	38.3%	19.1%
2022	38.3%	19%
2023	38.2%	19%
2024	37.8%	18.9%
2025	37.1%	18.9%
2026	36.4%	18.9%
2027	35.7%	18.8%
2028	35%	18.7%
2029	34.3%	18.6%
2030	33.7%	18.5%
2031	33.1%	18.3%
2032	32.7%	18.1%
2033	32.4%	17.9%
2034	32.1%	17.6%
2035	31.9%	17.4%
2036	31.6%	17.1%
2037	31.3%	16.8%
2038	31.1%	16.6%
2039	31%	16.3%
2040	31%	16.1%
2041	30.9%	15.9%
2042	30.9%	15.7%
2043	30.9%	15.5%
2044	30.9%	15.4%
2045	30.8%	15.3%
2046	30.7%	15.2%
2047	30.6%	15.2%
2048	30.4%	15.2%
2049	30.2%	15.2%
2050	30%	15.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 37.8% of the population in Nauru and 18.9% in North Korea in 2024, compared to 41.2% and 26.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Nauru and North Korea compared.

Natural population change in Nauru vs North Korea by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.28% in Nauru 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
	Nauru	North Korea
1960	72	277,717
1961	70	257,788
1962	75	286,534
1963	88	321,805
1964	100	323,623
1965	113	335,587
1966	123	363,882
1967	117	414,632
1968	116	399,837
1969	71	404,189
1970	49	406,129
1971	50	393,220
1972	53	411,997
1973	57	338,600
1974	63	306,902
1975	70	288,966
1976	79	255,841
1977	89	242,870
1978	111	243,533
1979	130	251,409
1980	145	255,206
1981	157	273,800
1982	162	276,332
1983	163	279,046
1984	166	282,987
1985	171	287,714
1986	178	293,227
1987	186	296,030
1988	195	299,305
1989	204	303,078
1990	214	312,460
1991	225	320,551
1992	237	324,002
1993	235	320,880
1994	229	320,861
1995	225	233,381
1996	221	226,095
1997	218	211,325
1998	214	197,589
1999	212	181,613
2000	207	161,591
2001	203	143,321
2002	200	119,504
2003	201	178,775
2004	202	155,838
2005	204	132,765
2006	209	129,171
2007	222	120,521
2008	240	122,015
2009	261	111,530
2010	281	112,443
2011	291	114,798
2012	292	118,773
2013	291	122,519
2014	290	127,078
2015	291	127,365
2016	289	125,048
2017	279	120,181
2018	265	113,164
2019	255	106,208
2020	246	95,920
2021	236	99,710
2022	226	96,495
2023	213	86,203

Maternal mortality chart: Nauru vs North Korea

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 273 deaths per 100,000 live births in Nauru, compared to 67 deaths in North Korea.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Nauru	North Korea
1985	191	76
1986	209	68
1987	206	62
1988	202	55
1989	198	49
1990	195	43
1991	216	38
1992	217	37
1993	219	46
1994	220	57
1995	219	127
1996	218	128
1997	218	128
1998	257	129
1999	277	129
2000	278	129
2001	299	130
2002	321	131
2003	323	76
2004	324	77
2005	328	78
2006	304	80
2007	303	80
2008	302	79
2009	300	78
2010	297	77
2011	260	76
2012	255	76
2013	247	75
2014	240	73
2015	253	72
2016	248	71
2017	259	70
2018	269	69
2019	267	66
2020	309	66
2021	266	72
2022	317	67
2023	273	67

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.89% in Nauru 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
	Nauru	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	-	3.71%
1985	8.62%	3.68%
1986	8.2%	3.68%
1987	7.81%	3.78%
1988	7.43%	3.83%
1989	7.08%	3.95%
1990	6.74%	4.07%
1991	6.41%	4.18%
1992	6.09%	4.25%
1993	5.78%	4.27%
1994	5.49%	4.25%
1995	5.22%	10.8%
1996	4.97%	10.6%
1997	4.74%	10.5%
1998	4.52%	10.3%
1999	4.32%	10.2%
2000	4.13%	10%
2001	3.96%	9.9%
2002	3.81%	9.78%
2003	3.66%	3.45%
2004	3.53%	3.38%
2005	3.41%	3.33%
2006	3.29%	3.28%
2007	3.15%	3.24%
2008	3%	3.1%
2009	2.84%	3%
2010	2.66%	2.87%
2011	2.48%	2.72%
2012	2.29%	2.57%
2013	2.11%	2.41%
2014	1.93%	2.26%
2015	1.76%	2.14%
2016	1.61%	2.06%
2017	1.47%	1.91%
2018	1.34%	1.84%
2019	1.22%	1.77%
2020	1.11%	1.74%
2021	1.02%	1.74%
2022	0.95%	1.77%
2023	0.89%	1.8%