Fertility & birth rates in North Korea and Saint Lucia

Fertility rate in North Korea vs Saint Lucia 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 1.38 in Saint Lucia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check North Korea vs Saint Lucia 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 Lucia
1960	3.57	6.77
1961	3.26	6.84
1962	3.41	6.82
1963	3.63	6.72
1964	3.55	6.76
1965	3.56	6.69
1966	3.71	6.61
1967	4.05	6.51
1968	3.87	6.39
1969	3.86	6.25
1970	3.85	6.1
1971	3.74	5.95
1972	3.89	5.81
1973	3.35	5.69
1974	3.14	5.57
1975	3.05	5.36
1976	2.84	5.16
1977	2.77	4.97
1978	2.79	4.83
1979	2.85	4.58
1980	2.84	4.41
1981	2.92	4.28
1982	2.85	4.17
1983	2.78	4.08
1984	2.71	4.02
1985	2.65	3.97
1986	2.59	3.8
1987	2.53	3.61
1988	2.47	3.44
1989	2.41	3.31
1990	2.39	3.24
1991	2.35	3.19
1992	2.29	3.11
1993	2.22	3
1994	2.18	3.03
1995	2.15	3.03
1996	2.09	2.71
1997	2.03	2.74
1998	1.99	2.4
1999	1.97	2.5
2000	1.94	2.21
2001	1.94	2.13
2002	1.92	2.03
2003	1.91	1.94
2004	1.9	1.86
2005	1.87	1.81
2006	1.94	1.77
2007	1.94	1.7
2008	1.97	1.7
2009	1.91	1.74
2010	1.89	1.67
2011	1.88	1.5
2012	1.88	1.5
2013	1.88	1.5
2014	1.87	1.49
2015	1.86	1.47
2016	1.86	1.46
2017	1.85	1.45
2018	1.83	1.44
2019	1.83	1.42
2020	1.82	1.41
2021	1.81	1.4
2022	1.8	1.39
2023	1.78	1.38
2024	1.78	1.38
2025	1.77	1.38
2026	1.75	1.37
2027	1.74	1.37
2028	1.73	1.36
2029	1.73	1.36
2030	1.72	1.37
2031	1.72	1.37
2032	1.71	1.37
2033	1.71	1.37
2034	1.71	1.37
2035	1.7	1.38
2036	1.7	1.38
2037	1.7	1.38
2038	1.69	1.38
2039	1.69	1.38
2040	1.69	1.39
2041	1.69	1.39
2042	1.69	1.4
2043	1.69	1.4
2044	1.68	1.4
2045	1.68	1.41
2046	1.68	1.41
2047	1.68	1.41
2048	1.67	1.41
2049	1.67	1.42
2050	1.67	1.42

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	North Korea	Saint Lucia
1960	37.5%	47.1%
1961	37%	48.1%
1962	36.6%	48.9%
1963	36.5%	49.6%
1964	36.6%	50.1%
1965	36.7%	50.5%
1966	37.3%	50.4%
1967	38.3%	50%
1968	39.2%	49.8%
1969	39.8%	50%
1970	40.1%	50.2%
1971	40.3%	50.4%
1972	40.2%	50.4%
1973	39.8%	50.2%
1974	39.3%	49.9%
1975	38.8%	49.5%
1976	38.3%	48.9%
1977	37.7%	47.9%
1978	36.9%	46.6%
1979	36%	45.5%
1980	35.1%	44.8%
1981	34.2%	44.3%
1982	33.1%	43.9%
1983	32%	43.5%
1984	30.9%	43.3%
1985	29.9%	43.1%
1986	29%	42.8%
1987	28%	42.6%
1988	27.3%	41.7%
1989	26.8%	40.2%
1990	26.5%	38.9%
1991	26.4%	38.1%
1992	26.3%	37.7%
1993	26.4%	37.3%
1994	26.4%	37%
1995	26.4%	36.7%
1996	26.3%	36.2%
1997	26.2%	35.7%
1998	26%	34.7%
1999	25.8%	33.5%
2000	25.6%	32.4%
2001	25.3%	31.4%
2002	25%	30.7%
2003	24.6%	30%
2004	24.3%	29.2%
2005	23.9%	28.4%
2006	23.4%	27.6%
2007	23%	26.8%
2008	22.5%	25.9%
2009	22.1%	25.1%
2010	21.6%	24.3%
2011	21.2%	23.5%
2012	20.8%	22.7%
2013	20.4%	22.1%
2014	20.1%	21.5%
2015	19.8%	20.9%
2016	19.6%	20.3%
2017	19.4%	19.9%
2018	19.2%	19.5%
2019	19.1%	19.1%
2020	19.1%	18.7%
2021	19.1%	18.5%
2022	19%	18.2%
2023	19%	17.9%
2024	18.9%	17.5%
2025	18.9%	17.2%
2026	18.9%	17.1%
2027	18.8%	16.9%
2028	18.7%	16.8%
2029	18.6%	16.6%
2030	18.5%	16.5%
2031	18.3%	16.3%
2032	18.1%	16.1%
2033	17.9%	15.9%
2034	17.6%	15.7%
2035	17.4%	15.6%
2036	17.1%	15.4%
2037	16.8%	15.2%
2038	16.6%	15%
2039	16.3%	14.8%
2040	16.1%	14.6%
2041	15.9%	14.4%
2042	15.7%	14.2%
2043	15.5%	14.1%
2044	15.4%	13.9%
2045	15.3%	13.7%
2046	15.2%	13.6%
2047	15.2%	13.4%
2048	15.2%	13.3%
2049	15.2%	13.1%
2050	15.2%	13%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.9% of the population in North Korea and 17.5% in Saint Lucia in 2024, compared to 26.5% and 38.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of North Korea and Saint Lucia compared.

Natural population change in North Korea vs Saint Lucia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.42% in North Korea and +0.34% in Saint Lucia. 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 Lucia
1960	277,717	3,202
1961	257,788	3,173
1962	286,534	3,124
1963	321,805	3,048
1964	323,623	3,074
1965	335,587	3,042
1966	363,882	3,028
1967	414,632	3,113
1968	399,837	3,154
1969	404,189	3,143
1970	406,129	3,093
1971	393,220	3,046
1972	411,997	3,028
1973	338,600	3,033
1974	306,902	3,106
1975	288,966	3,126
1976	255,841	3,166
1977	242,870	3,240
1978	243,533	3,340
1979	251,409	3,301
1980	255,206	3,275
1981	273,800	3,306
1982	276,332	3,360
1983	279,046	3,443
1984	282,987	3,526
1985	287,714	3,591
1986	293,227	3,496
1987	296,030	3,351
1988	299,305	3,229
1989	303,078	3,146
1990	312,460	3,061
1991	320,551	3,009
1992	324,002	2,981
1993	320,880	2,899
1994	320,861	2,976
1995	233,381	3,019
1996	226,095	2,649
1997	211,325	2,709
1998	197,589	2,294
1999	181,613	2,389
2000	161,591	1,967
2001	143,321	1,860
2002	119,504	1,774
2003	178,775	1,694
2004	155,838	1,615
2005	132,765	1,553
2006	129,171	1,511
2007	120,521	1,422
2008	122,015	1,369
2009	111,530	1,349
2010	112,443	1,176
2011	114,798	934
2012	118,773	916
2013	122,519	892
2014	127,078	852
2015	127,365	841
2016	125,048	767
2017	120,181	724
2018	113,164	694
2019	106,208	609
2020	95,920	562
2021	99,710	-15
2022	96,495	530
2023	86,203	475

Maternal mortality chart: North Korea vs Saint Lucia

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 44 deaths in Saint Lucia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	North Korea	Saint Lucia
1985	76	56
1986	68	57
1987	62	69
1988	55	71
1989	49	66
1990	43	72
1991	38	71
1992	37	58
1993	46	58
1994	57	60
1995	127	60
1996	128	72
1997	128	89
1998	129	89
1999	129	88
2000	129	83
2001	130	70
2002	131	62
2003	76	56
2004	77	54
2005	78	55
2006	80	53
2007	80	55
2008	79	55
2009	78	51
2010	77	56
2011	76	56
2012	76	55
2013	75	53
2014	73	49
2015	72	46
2016	71	46
2017	70	43
2018	69	41
2019	66	43
2020	66	43
2021	72	94
2022	67	48
2023	67	44

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.8% in North Korea and 1.55% in Saint Lucia. 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 Lucia
1960	11.6%	13.4%
1961	11.2%	12.9%
1962	10.8%	12.3%
1963	10.4%	11.6%
1964	9.92%	11%
1965	9.46%	10.3%
1966	8.96%	9.62%
1967	8.45%	8.96%
1968	7.94%	8.32%
1969	7.45%	7.7%
1970	6.99%	7.1%
1971	6.58%	6.54%
1972	6.2%	6.02%
1973	5.86%	5.53%
1974	5.56%	5.08%
1975	5.28%	4.67%
1976	5.03%	4.3%
1977	4.8%	3.97%
1978	4.59%	3.68%
1979	4.4%	3.42%
1980	4.22%	3.2%
1981	4.05%	3%
1982	3.91%	2.83%
1983	3.8%	2.68%
1984	3.71%	2.55%
1985	3.68%	2.44%
1986	3.68%	2.35%
1987	3.78%	2.27%
1988	3.83%	2.2%
1989	3.95%	2.14%
1990	4.07%	2.09%
1991	4.18%	2.05%
1992	4.25%	2.01%
1993	4.27%	1.98%
1994	4.25%	1.95%
1995	10.8%	1.92%
1996	10.6%	1.9%
1997	10.5%	1.88%
1998	10.3%	1.87%
1999	10.2%	1.86%
2000	10%	1.85%
2001	9.9%	1.84%
2002	9.78%	1.83%
2003	3.45%	1.83%
2004	3.38%	1.83%
2005	3.33%	1.83%
2006	3.28%	1.82%
2007	3.24%	1.82%
2008	3.1%	1.82%
2009	3%	1.81%
2010	2.87%	1.8%
2011	2.72%	1.79%
2012	2.57%	1.78%
2013	2.41%	1.77%
2014	2.26%	1.75%
2015	2.14%	1.74%
2016	2.06%	1.72%
2017	1.91%	1.7%
2018	1.84%	1.67%
2019	1.77%	1.65%
2020	1.74%	1.63%
2021	1.74%	1.6%
2022	1.77%	1.58%
2023	1.8%	1.55%