Fertility & birth rates in North Korea and Peru

Fertility rate in North Korea vs Peru chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in North Korea was 1.78 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.98 in Peru in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check North Korea vs Peru population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	North Korea	Peru
1960	3.57	6.94
1961	3.26	6.92
1962	3.41	6.9
1963	3.63	6.86
1964	3.55	6.81
1965	3.56	6.75
1966	3.71	6.68
1967	4.05	6.6
1968	3.87	6.51
1969	3.86	6.42
1970	3.85	6.32
1971	3.74	6.21
1972	3.89	6.09
1973	3.35	5.97
1974	3.14	5.84
1975	3.05	5.71
1976	2.84	5.58
1977	2.77	5.44
1978	2.79	5.31
1979	2.85	5.17
1980	2.84	5.04
1981	2.92	4.92
1982	2.85	4.8
1983	2.78	4.68
1984	2.71	4.57
1985	2.65	4.46
1986	2.59	4.35
1987	2.53	4.25
1988	2.47	4.14
1989	2.41	4.03
1990	2.39	3.91
1991	2.35	3.79
1992	2.29	3.67
1993	2.22	3.55
1994	2.18	3.43
1995	2.15	3.32
1996	2.09	3.2
1997	2.03	3.1
1998	1.99	3
1999	1.97	2.92
2000	1.94	2.85
2001	1.94	2.74
2002	1.92	2.69
2003	1.91	2.66
2004	1.9	2.67
2005	1.87	2.64
2006	1.94	2.62
2007	1.94	2.58
2008	1.97	2.53
2009	1.91	2.48
2010	1.89	2.42
2011	1.88	2.41
2012	1.88	2.36
2013	1.88	2.32
2014	1.87	2.27
2015	1.86	2.23
2016	1.86	2.19
2017	1.85	2.15
2018	1.83	2.12
2019	1.83	2.09
2020	1.82	2.06
2021	1.81	2.03
2022	1.8	2
2023	1.78	1.98
2024	1.78	1.96
2025	1.77	1.94
2026	1.75	1.92
2027	1.74	1.91
2028	1.73	1.9
2029	1.73	1.88
2030	1.72	1.87
2031	1.72	1.86
2032	1.71	1.85
2033	1.71	1.84
2034	1.71	1.83
2035	1.7	1.83
2036	1.7	1.82
2037	1.7	1.81
2038	1.69	1.81
2039	1.69	1.8
2040	1.69	1.79
2041	1.69	1.79
2042	1.69	1.78
2043	1.69	1.78
2044	1.68	1.77
2045	1.68	1.77
2046	1.68	1.76
2047	1.68	1.75
2048	1.67	1.75
2049	1.67	1.75
2050	1.67	1.74

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	North Korea	Peru
1960	37.5%	44%
1961	37%	44.2%
1962	36.6%	44.3%
1963	36.5%	44.3%
1964	36.6%	44.3%
1965	36.7%	44.3%
1966	37.3%	44.2%
1967	38.3%	44.2%
1968	39.2%	44.2%
1969	39.8%	44.1%
1970	40.1%	44%
1971	40.3%	43.9%
1972	40.2%	43.8%
1973	39.8%	43.7%
1974	39.3%	43.6%
1975	38.8%	43.5%
1976	38.3%	43.4%
1977	37.7%	43.2%
1978	36.9%	43%
1979	36%	42.8%
1980	35.1%	42.6%
1981	34.2%	42.4%
1982	33.1%	42.1%
1983	32%	41.8%
1984	30.9%	41.5%
1985	29.9%	41.2%
1986	29%	40.8%
1987	28%	40.5%
1988	27.3%	40.2%
1989	26.8%	39.8%
1990	26.5%	39.4%
1991	26.4%	39.1%
1992	26.3%	38.7%
1993	26.4%	38.3%
1994	26.4%	37.9%
1995	26.4%	37.4%
1996	26.3%	36.9%
1997	26.2%	36.4%
1998	26%	35.8%
1999	25.8%	35.3%
2000	25.6%	34.7%
2001	25.3%	34.1%
2002	25%	33.5%
2003	24.6%	32.9%
2004	24.3%	32.3%
2005	23.9%	31.7%
2006	23.4%	31.2%
2007	23%	30.7%
2008	22.5%	30.2%
2009	22.1%	29.7%
2010	21.6%	29.3%
2011	21.2%	28.9%
2012	20.8%	28.5%
2013	20.4%	28.2%
2014	20.1%	27.8%
2015	19.8%	27.5%
2016	19.6%	27.2%
2017	19.4%	26.8%
2018	19.2%	26.4%
2019	19.1%	25.9%
2020	19.1%	25.5%
2021	19.1%	25.1%
2022	19%	24.8%
2023	19%	24.4%
2024	18.9%	24%
2025	18.9%	23.6%
2026	18.9%	23.3%
2027	18.8%	22.9%
2028	18.7%	22.6%
2029	18.6%	22.3%
2030	18.5%	22.1%
2031	18.3%	21.8%
2032	18.1%	21.6%
2033	17.9%	21.3%
2034	17.6%	21%
2035	17.4%	20.8%
2036	17.1%	20.5%
2037	16.8%	20.3%
2038	16.6%	20.1%
2039	16.3%	19.8%
2040	16.1%	19.6%
2041	15.9%	19.4%
2042	15.7%	19.1%
2043	15.5%	18.9%
2044	15.4%	18.7%
2045	15.3%	18.5%
2046	15.2%	18.3%
2047	15.2%	18.1%
2048	15.2%	17.9%
2049	15.2%	17.8%
2050	15.2%	17.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.9% of the population in North Korea and 24% in Peru in 2024, compared to 26.5% and 39.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of North Korea and Peru compared.

Natural population change in North Korea vs Peru by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.42% in North Korea and +1.05% in Peru. 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
	North Korea	Peru
1960	277,717	302,924
1961	257,788	313,385
1962	286,534	321,716
1963	321,805	332,352
1964	323,623	341,570
1965	335,587	349,245
1966	363,882	356,819
1967	414,632	365,224
1968	399,837	372,379
1969	404,189	379,347
1970	406,129	318,022
1971	393,220	391,506
1972	411,997	396,960
1973	338,600	400,752
1974	306,902	408,299
1975	288,966	414,400
1976	255,841	420,284
1977	242,870	425,428
1978	243,533	432,127
1979	251,409	439,110
1980	255,206	445,100
1981	273,800	453,158
1982	276,332	461,107
1983	279,046	469,781
1984	282,987	477,968
1985	287,714	488,887
1986	293,227	496,712
1987	296,030	502,229
1988	299,305	508,429
1989	303,078	512,152
1990	312,460	515,233
1991	320,551	513,867
1992	324,002	514,618
1993	320,880	513,769
1994	320,861	512,735
1995	233,381	507,894
1996	226,095	501,855
1997	211,325	495,348
1998	197,589	489,436
1999	181,613	487,095
2000	161,591	484,222
2001	143,321	470,154
2002	119,504	463,709
2003	178,775	459,243
2004	155,838	459,617
2005	132,765	454,199
2006	129,171	445,884
2007	120,521	435,122
2008	122,015	413,640
2009	111,530	396,522
2010	112,443	382,510
2011	114,798	383,268
2012	118,773	376,501
2013	122,519	372,694
2014	127,078	368,708
2015	127,365	362,781
2016	125,048	355,859
2017	120,181	349,333
2018	113,164	343,123
2019	106,208	346,981
2020	95,920	301,950
2021	99,710	235,440
2022	96,495	327,859
2023	86,203	353,788

Maternal mortality chart: North Korea vs Peru

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 67 deaths per 100,000 live births in North Korea, compared to 51 deaths in Peru.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	North Korea	Peru
1985	76	198
1986	68	193
1987	62	192
1988	55	190
1989	49	190
1990	43	191
1991	38	201
1992	37	195
1993	46	192
1994	57	188
1995	127	179
1996	128	166
1997	128	152
1998	129	139
1999	129	124
2000	129	115
2001	130	109
2002	131	106
2003	76	104
2004	77	107
2005	78	103
2006	80	99
2007	80	94
2008	79	91
2009	78	89
2010	77	86
2011	76	83
2012	76	79
2013	75	75
2014	73	73
2015	72	71
2016	71	69
2017	70	67
2018	69	66
2019	66	60
2020	66	75
2021	72	141
2022	67	81
2023	67	51

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.8% in North Korea and 1.58% in Peru. 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
	North Korea	Peru
1960	11.6%	22.9%
1961	11.2%	22.2%
1962	10.8%	21.6%
1963	10.4%	20.9%
1964	9.92%	20.2%
1965	9.46%	19.4%
1966	8.96%	18.7%
1967	8.45%	18.1%
1968	7.94%	17.5%
1969	7.45%	17%
1970	6.99%	19.7%
1971	6.58%	16.1%
1972	6.2%	15.6%
1973	5.86%	15.1%
1974	5.56%	14.7%
1975	5.28%	14.2%
1976	5.03%	13.8%
1977	4.8%	13.5%
1978	4.59%	13.2%
1979	4.4%	12.9%
1980	4.22%	12.7%
1981	4.05%	12.4%
1982	3.91%	12%
1983	3.8%	11.6%
1984	3.71%	11.1%
1985	3.68%	10.5%
1986	3.68%	9.97%
1987	3.78%	9.43%
1988	3.83%	8.92%
1989	3.95%	8.46%
1990	4.07%	8.04%
1991	4.18%	7.63%
1992	4.25%	7.2%
1993	4.27%	6.75%
1994	4.25%	6.29%
1995	10.8%	5.82%
1996	10.6%	5.36%
1997	10.5%	4.92%
1998	10.3%	4.51%
1999	10.2%	4.13%
2000	10%	3.79%
2001	9.9%	3.49%
2002	9.78%	3.24%
2003	3.45%	3.01%
2004	3.38%	2.82%
2005	3.33%	2.65%
2006	3.28%	2.5%
2007	3.24%	2.37%
2008	3.1%	2.25%
2009	3%	2.14%
2010	2.87%	2.04%
2011	2.72%	1.96%
2012	2.57%	1.89%
2013	2.41%	1.84%
2014	2.26%	1.79%
2015	2.14%	1.76%
2016	2.06%	1.73%
2017	1.91%	1.71%
2018	1.84%	1.69%
2019	1.77%	1.68%
2020	1.74%	1.66%
2021	1.74%	1.64%
2022	1.77%	1.61%
2023	1.8%	1.58%