Fertility & birth rates in North Korea and Saint Kitts and Nevis

Fertility rate in North Korea vs Saint Kitts and Nevis 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 1.51 in Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check North Korea vs Saint Kitts and Nevis 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	Saint Kitts
1960	3.57	6.54
1961	3.26	6.27
1962	3.41	6.06
1963	3.63	6.12
1964	3.55	6.08
1965	3.56	6.01
1966	3.71	5.78
1967	4.05	5.46
1968	3.87	5.17
1969	3.86	4.97
1970	3.85	4.73
1971	3.74	4.51
1972	3.89	4.16
1973	3.35	3.97
1974	3.14	3.81
1975	3.05	3.68
1976	2.84	3.59
1977	2.77	3.48
1978	2.79	3.29
1979	2.85	3.23
1980	2.84	3.26
1981	2.92	3.3
1982	2.85	3.18
1983	2.78	3.1
1984	2.71	2.88
1985	2.65	2.82
1986	2.59	2.68
1987	2.53	2.62
1988	2.47	2.62
1989	2.41	2.69
1990	2.39	2.73
1991	2.35	2.6
1992	2.29	2.43
1993	2.22	2.38
1994	2.18	2.31
1995	2.15	2.3
1996	2.09	2.26
1997	2.03	2.3
1998	1.99	2.31
1999	1.97	2.26
2000	1.94	2.13
2001	1.94	2.08
2002	1.92	2.04
2003	1.91	2
2004	1.9	1.96
2005	1.87	1.93
2006	1.94	1.9
2007	1.94	1.87
2008	1.97	1.83
2009	1.91	1.8
2010	1.89	1.76
2011	1.88	1.74
2012	1.88	1.71
2013	1.88	1.68
2014	1.87	1.67
2015	1.86	1.64
2016	1.86	1.63
2017	1.85	1.61
2018	1.83	1.59
2019	1.83	1.57
2020	1.82	1.55
2021	1.81	1.53
2022	1.8	1.51
2023	1.78	1.51
2024	1.78	1.53
2025	1.77	1.51
2026	1.75	1.5
2027	1.74	1.49
2028	1.73	1.49
2029	1.73	1.49
2030	1.72	1.48
2031	1.72	1.48
2032	1.71	1.48
2033	1.71	1.48
2034	1.71	1.48
2035	1.7	1.48
2036	1.7	1.48
2037	1.7	1.49
2038	1.69	1.49
2039	1.69	1.49
2040	1.69	1.49
2041	1.69	1.49
2042	1.69	1.49
2043	1.69	1.5
2044	1.68	1.5
2045	1.68	1.5
2046	1.68	1.5
2047	1.68	1.5
2048	1.67	1.5
2049	1.67	1.5
2050	1.67	1.5

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	North Korea	Saint Kitts
1960	37.5%	45.6%
1961	37%	45.7%
1962	36.6%	45.8%
1963	36.5%	46%
1964	36.6%	46.1%
1965	36.7%	46.3%
1966	37.3%	46.6%
1967	38.3%	47%
1968	39.2%	47.4%
1969	39.8%	47.7%
1970	40.1%	47.2%
1971	40.3%	45.8%
1972	40.2%	44.3%
1973	39.8%	42.9%
1974	39.3%	41.6%
1975	38.8%	40.5%
1976	38.3%	39.6%
1977	37.7%	38.8%
1978	36.9%	38.2%
1979	36%	37.6%
1980	35.1%	36.9%
1981	34.2%	36.2%
1982	33.1%	35.6%
1983	32%	35.1%
1984	30.9%	34.7%
1985	29.9%	34.5%
1986	29%	34.3%
1987	28%	34.2%
1988	27.3%	34.1%
1989	26.8%	34.1%
1990	26.5%	34.2%
1991	26.4%	34.1%
1992	26.3%	33.6%
1993	26.4%	32.9%
1994	26.4%	32.3%
1995	26.4%	31.7%
1996	26.3%	31.1%
1997	26.2%	30.6%
1998	26%	30.1%
1999	25.8%	29.7%
2000	25.6%	29.3%
2001	25.3%	28.8%
2002	25%	28.1%
2003	24.6%	27.4%
2004	24.3%	26.6%
2005	23.9%	26%
2006	23.4%	25.3%
2007	23%	24.8%
2008	22.5%	24.4%
2009	22.1%	24%
2010	21.6%	23.3%
2011	21.2%	22.7%
2012	20.8%	22.2%
2013	20.4%	21.7%
2014	20.1%	21.1%
2015	19.8%	20.6%
2016	19.6%	20.2%
2017	19.4%	19.9%
2018	19.2%	19.6%
2019	19.1%	19.3%
2020	19.1%	19.1%
2021	19.1%	18.8%
2022	19%	18.6%
2023	19%	18.3%
2024	18.9%	18.2%
2025	18.9%	18.3%
2026	18.9%	18.4%
2027	18.8%	18.2%
2028	18.7%	17.9%
2029	18.6%	17.7%
2030	18.5%	17.5%
2031	18.3%	17.2%
2032	18.1%	17%
2033	17.9%	16.8%
2034	17.6%	16.5%
2035	17.4%	16.3%
2036	17.1%	16.1%
2037	16.8%	15.9%
2038	16.6%	15.7%
2039	16.3%	15.5%
2040	16.1%	15.4%
2041	15.9%	15.2%
2042	15.7%	15.1%
2043	15.5%	15%
2044	15.4%	14.8%
2045	15.3%	14.7%
2046	15.2%	14.6%
2047	15.2%	14.5%
2048	15.2%	14.5%
2049	15.2%	14.4%
2050	15.2%	14.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.9% of the population in North Korea and 18.2% in Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2024, compared to 26.5% and 34.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of North Korea and Saint Kitts and Nevis compared.

Natural population change in North Korea vs Saint Kitts and Nevis by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.42% in North Korea and +0.26% in Saint Kitts and Nevis. 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	Saint Kitts
1960	277,717	1,562
1961	257,788	1,466
1962	286,534	1,373
1963	321,805	1,360
1964	323,623	1,305
1965	335,587	1,228
1966	363,882	1,103
1967	414,632	951
1968	399,837	812
1969	404,189	708
1970	406,129	611
1971	393,220	615
1972	411,997	619
1973	338,600	646
1974	306,902	670
1975	288,966	688
1976	255,841	703
1977	242,870	697
1978	243,533	654
1979	251,409	643
1980	255,206	652
1981	273,800	684
1982	276,332	672
1983	279,046	664
1984	282,987	598
1985	287,714	574
1986	293,227	520
1987	296,030	486
1988	299,305	471
1989	303,078	476
1990	312,460	471
1991	320,551	411
1992	324,002	369
1993	320,880	373
1994	320,861	370
1995	233,381	382
1996	226,095	379
1997	211,325	405
1998	197,589	415
1999	181,613	413
2000	161,591	376
2001	143,321	369
2002	119,504	365
2003	178,775	369
2004	155,838	365
2005	132,765	361
2006	129,171	355
2007	120,521	341
2008	122,015	322
2009	111,530	300
2010	112,443	274
2011	114,798	250
2012	118,773	246
2013	122,519	227
2014	127,078	213
2015	127,365	197
2016	125,048	185
2017	120,181	169
2018	113,164	150
2019	106,208	135
2020	95,920	98
2021	99,710	-20
2022	96,495	14
2023	86,203	84

Maternal mortality chart: North Korea vs Saint Kitts and Nevis

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 74 deaths in Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	North Korea	Saint Kitts
1985	76	290
1986	68	285
1987	62	302
1988	55	308
1989	49	316
1990	43	302
1991	38	280
1992	37	255
1993	46	225
1994	57	205
1995	127	204
1996	128	194
1997	128	194
1998	129	193
1999	129	164
2000	129	143
2001	130	131
2002	131	115
2003	76	111
2004	77	104
2005	78	102
2006	80	99
2007	80	96
2008	79	95
2009	78	93
2010	77	92
2011	76	90
2012	76	88
2013	75	82
2014	73	82
2015	72	76
2016	71	75
2017	70	74
2018	69	78
2019	66	74
2020	66	80
2021	72	111
2022	67	99
2023	67	74

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.8% in North Korea and 1.63% in Saint Kitts and Nevis. 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	Saint Kitts
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%	6.16%
1974	5.56%	6.03%
1975	5.28%	5.91%
1976	5.03%	5.78%
1977	4.8%	5.64%
1978	4.59%	5.48%
1979	4.4%	5.29%
1980	4.22%	5.06%
1981	4.05%	4.81%
1982	3.91%	4.53%
1983	3.8%	4.26%
1984	3.71%	4%
1985	3.68%	3.76%
1986	3.68%	3.56%
1987	3.78%	3.39%
1988	3.83%	3.24%
1989	3.95%	3.12%
1990	4.07%	3.03%
1991	4.18%	2.96%
1992	4.25%	2.9%
1993	4.27%	2.85%
1994	4.25%	2.8%
1995	10.8%	2.76%
1996	10.6%	2.7%
1997	10.5%	2.64%
1998	10.3%	2.56%
1999	10.2%	2.48%
2000	10%	2.39%
2001	9.9%	2.29%
2002	9.78%	2.2%
2003	3.45%	2.11%
2004	3.38%	2.03%
2005	3.33%	1.97%
2006	3.28%	1.92%
2007	3.24%	1.89%
2008	3.1%	1.88%
2009	3%	1.87%
2010	2.87%	1.88%
2011	2.72%	1.89%
2012	2.57%	1.91%
2013	2.41%	1.93%
2014	2.26%	1.95%
2015	2.14%	1.94%
2016	2.06%	1.93%
2017	1.91%	1.9%
2018	1.84%	1.86%
2019	1.77%	1.82%
2020	1.74%	1.77%
2021	1.74%	1.72%
2022	1.77%	1.68%
2023	1.8%	1.63%