Fertility & birth rates in North Korea and San Marino

Fertility rate in North Korea vs San Marino 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 1.15 in San Marino in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check North Korea vs San Marino 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	San Marino
1960	3.57	2.43
1961	3.26	2.68
1962	3.41	2.43
1963	3.63	2.4
1964	3.55	2.37
1965	3.56	2.33
1966	3.71	2.33
1967	4.05	2.31
1968	3.87	2.3
1969	3.86	2.31
1970	3.85	2.32
1971	3.74	2.33
1972	3.89	2.29
1973	3.35	2.23
1974	3.14	2.13
1975	3.05	2.05
1976	2.84	1.95
1977	2.77	1.87
1978	2.79	1.77
1979	2.85	1.63
1980	2.84	1.53
1981	2.92	1.41
1982	2.85	1.3
1983	2.78	1.25
1984	2.71	1.2
1985	2.65	1.17
1986	2.59	1.15
1987	2.53	1.14
1988	2.47	1.14
1989	2.41	1.15
1990	2.39	1.16
1991	2.35	1.17
1992	2.29	1.15
1993	2.22	1.12
1994	2.18	1.14
1995	2.15	1.17
1996	2.09	1.21
1997	2.03	1.24
1998	1.99	1.26
1999	1.97	1.29
2000	1.94	1.4
2001	1.94	1.52
2002	1.92	1.43
2003	1.91	1.3
2004	1.9	1.3
2005	1.87	1.2
2006	1.94	1.24
2007	1.94	1.26
2008	1.97	1.52
2009	1.91	1.36
2010	1.89	1.46
2011	1.88	1.46
2012	1.88	1.29
2013	1.88	1.48
2014	1.87	1.26
2015	1.86	1.2
2016	1.86	1.13
2017	1.85	1.05
2018	1.83	1.08
2019	1.83	1.1
2020	1.82	1.11
2021	1.81	1.13
2022	1.8	1.14
2023	1.78	1.15
2024	1.78	1.16
2025	1.77	1.16
2026	1.75	1.17
2027	1.74	1.18
2028	1.73	1.18
2029	1.73	1.19
2030	1.72	1.2
2031	1.72	1.2
2032	1.71	1.21
2033	1.71	1.21
2034	1.71	1.22
2035	1.7	1.23
2036	1.7	1.23
2037	1.7	1.24
2038	1.69	1.24
2039	1.69	1.25
2040	1.69	1.25
2041	1.69	1.25
2042	1.69	1.26
2043	1.69	1.26
2044	1.68	1.27
2045	1.68	1.27
2046	1.68	1.28
2047	1.68	1.28
2048	1.67	1.29
2049	1.67	1.29
2050	1.67	1.29

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	North Korea	San Marino
1960	37.5%	25%
1961	37%	25%
1962	36.6%	25%
1963	36.5%	24.8%
1964	36.6%	24.5%
1965	36.7%	24.3%
1966	37.3%	24.5%
1967	38.3%	24.9%
1968	39.2%	25.3%
1969	39.8%	25.6%
1970	40.1%	25.9%
1971	40.3%	26%
1972	40.2%	25.9%
1973	39.8%	25.7%
1974	39.3%	25.4%
1975	38.8%	25.1%
1976	38.3%	24.7%
1977	37.7%	23.9%
1978	36.9%	23%
1979	36%	22.4%
1980	35.1%	21.7%
1981	34.2%	21%
1982	33.1%	20.3%
1983	32%	19.7%
1984	30.9%	19.1%
1985	29.9%	18.6%
1986	29%	18%
1987	28%	17.5%
1988	27.3%	17%
1989	26.8%	16.5%
1990	26.5%	16.1%
1991	26.4%	15.8%
1992	26.3%	15.4%
1993	26.4%	15.2%
1994	26.4%	15%
1995	26.4%	14.9%
1996	26.3%	14.9%
1997	26.2%	14.9%
1998	26%	14.9%
1999	25.8%	14.9%
2000	25.6%	14.9%
2001	25.3%	15%
2002	25%	15.1%
2003	24.6%	15.2%
2004	24.3%	15.2%
2005	23.9%	15.3%
2006	23.4%	15.3%
2007	23%	15.3%
2008	22.5%	15.4%
2009	22.1%	15.4%
2010	21.6%	15.4%
2011	21.2%	15.3%
2012	20.8%	15.2%
2013	20.4%	15.1%
2014	20.1%	15.1%
2015	19.8%	14.9%
2016	19.6%	14.7%
2017	19.4%	14.4%
2018	19.2%	14%
2019	19.1%	13.7%
2020	19.1%	13.4%
2021	19.1%	13.2%
2022	19%	13%
2023	19%	12.7%
2024	18.9%	12.3%
2025	18.9%	11.9%
2026	18.9%	11.4%
2027	18.8%	11.1%
2028	18.7%	10.8%
2029	18.6%	10.5%
2030	18.5%	10.3%
2031	18.3%	10.1%
2032	18.1%	10%
2033	17.9%	9.97%
2034	17.6%	9.92%
2035	17.4%	9.9%
2036	17.1%	9.92%
2037	16.8%	9.98%
2038	16.6%	10.1%
2039	16.3%	10.2%
2040	16.1%	10.4%
2041	15.9%	10.6%
2042	15.7%	10.7%
2043	15.5%	10.9%
2044	15.4%	11%
2045	15.3%	11.2%
2046	15.2%	11.3%
2047	15.2%	11.4%
2048	15.2%	11.5%
2049	15.2%	11.6%
2050	15.2%	11.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.9% of the population in North Korea and 12.3% in San Marino in 2024, compared to 26.5% and 16.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of North Korea and San Marino compared.

Natural population change in North Korea vs San Marino by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.42% in North Korea and -0.1% in San Marino. 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	San Marino
1960	277,717	139
1961	257,788	174
1962	286,534	155
1963	321,805	158
1964	323,623	163
1965	335,587	169
1966	363,882	173
1967	414,632	171
1968	399,837	171
1969	404,189	173
1970	406,129	173
1971	393,220	174
1972	411,997	173
1973	338,600	167
1974	306,902	153
1975	288,966	141
1976	255,841	126
1977	242,870	117
1978	243,533	121
1979	251,409	104
1980	255,206	90
1981	273,800	76
1982	276,332	61
1983	279,046	54
1984	282,987	46
1985	287,714	44
1986	293,227	40
1987	296,030	31
1988	299,305	34
1989	303,078	36
1990	312,460	41
1991	320,551	45
1992	324,002	42
1993	320,880	38
1994	320,861	43
1995	233,381	51
1996	226,095	63
1997	211,325	71
1998	197,589	74
1999	181,613	80
2000	161,591	107
2001	143,321	132
2002	119,504	112
2003	178,775	79
2004	155,838	121
2005	132,765	66
2006	129,171	75
2007	120,521	69
2008	122,015	159
2009	111,530	145
2010	112,443	126
2011	114,798	105
2012	118,773	54
2013	122,519	73
2014	127,078	46
2015	127,365	36
2016	125,048	10
2017	120,181	-51
2018	113,164	-11
2019	106,208	-17
2020	95,920	-122
2021	99,710	-99
2022	96,495	-58
2023	86,203	-92

Maternal mortality chart: North Korea vs San Marino

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 8 deaths in San Marino.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	North Korea	San Marino
1985	76	12
1986	68	12
1987	62	12
1988	55	12
1989	49	12
1990	43	11
1991	38	11
1992	37	11
1993	46	11
1994	57	10
1995	127	10
1996	128	10
1997	128	10
1998	129	9
1999	129	9
2000	129	14
2001	130	14
2002	131	14
2003	76	13
2004	77	13
2005	78	12
2006	80	12
2007	80	8
2008	79	8
2009	78	8
2010	77	8
2011	76	8
2012	76	8
2013	75	8
2014	73	8
2015	72	8
2016	71	7
2017	70	7
2018	69	7
2019	66	7
2020	66	46
2021	72	35
2022	67	22
2023	67	8

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.8% in North Korea and 0.14% in San Marino. 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	San Marino
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	3.68%	1.99%
1986	3.68%	1.82%
1987	3.78%	1.66%
1988	3.83%	1.52%
1989	3.95%	1.39%
1990	4.07%	1.27%
1991	4.18%	1.16%
1992	4.25%	1.06%
1993	4.27%	0.97%
1994	4.25%	0.89%
1995	10.8%	0.81%
1996	10.6%	0.75%
1997	10.5%	0.69%
1998	10.3%	0.63%
1999	10.2%	0.58%
2000	10%	0.54%
2001	9.9%	0.5%
2002	9.78%	0.46%
2003	3.45%	0.42%
2004	3.38%	0.39%
2005	3.33%	0.37%
2006	3.28%	0.34%
2007	3.24%	0.32%
2008	3.1%	0.3%
2009	3%	0.28%
2010	2.87%	0.27%
2011	2.72%	0.25%
2012	2.57%	0.24%
2013	2.41%	0.23%
2014	2.26%	0.21%
2015	2.14%	0.2%
2016	2.06%	0.19%
2017	1.91%	0.18%
2018	1.84%	0.17%
2019	1.77%	0.17%
2020	1.74%	0.16%
2021	1.74%	0.15%
2022	1.77%	0.15%
2023	1.8%	0.14%