Fertility & birth rates in North Korea and Suriname

Fertility rate in North Korea vs Suriname 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 2.25 in Suriname in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check North Korea vs Suriname 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	Suriname
1960	3.57	6.59
1961	3.26	6.58
1962	3.41	6.57
1963	3.63	6.51
1964	3.55	6.43
1965	3.56	6.32
1966	3.71	6.2
1967	4.05	6.04
1968	3.87	5.86
1969	3.86	5.7
1970	3.85	5.53
1971	3.74	5.36
1972	3.89	5.18
1973	3.35	5.01
1974	3.14	4.81
1975	3.05	4.63
1976	2.84	4.45
1977	2.77	4.26
1978	2.79	4.08
1979	2.85	3.93
1980	2.84	3.79
1981	2.92	3.75
1982	2.85	3.82
1983	2.78	3.87
1984	2.71	3.8
1985	2.65	3.71
1986	2.59	3.61
1987	2.53	3.53
1988	2.47	3.46
1989	2.41	3.39
1990	2.39	3.23
1991	2.35	3.09
1992	2.29	3.01
1993	2.22	2.94
1994	2.18	2.9
1995	2.15	2.9
1996	2.09	2.92
1997	2.03	2.95
1998	1.99	2.99
1999	1.97	3.02
2000	1.94	3.05
2001	1.94	3.06
2002	1.92	2.96
2003	1.91	2.84
2004	1.9	2.74
2005	1.87	2.71
2006	1.94	2.73
2007	1.94	2.74
2008	1.97	2.73
2009	1.91	2.71
2010	1.89	2.69
2011	1.88	2.67
2012	1.88	2.67
2013	1.88	2.65
2014	1.87	2.62
2015	1.86	2.57
2016	1.86	2.5
2017	1.85	2.43
2018	1.83	2.38
2019	1.83	2.35
2020	1.82	2.31
2021	1.81	2.3
2022	1.8	2.27
2023	1.78	2.25
2024	1.78	2.23
2025	1.77	2.21
2026	1.75	2.19
2027	1.74	2.16
2028	1.73	2.14
2029	1.73	2.13
2030	1.72	2.11
2031	1.72	2.09
2032	1.71	2.08
2033	1.71	2.06
2034	1.71	2.05
2035	1.7	2.04
2036	1.7	2.02
2037	1.7	2.01
2038	1.69	2
2039	1.69	1.99
2040	1.69	1.98
2041	1.69	1.97
2042	1.69	1.96
2043	1.69	1.95
2044	1.68	1.94
2045	1.68	1.93
2046	1.68	1.92
2047	1.68	1.91
2048	1.67	1.9
2049	1.67	1.9
2050	1.67	1.89

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	North Korea	Suriname
1960	37.5%	44.5%
1961	37%	44.6%
1962	36.6%	45.1%
1963	36.5%	46.1%
1964	36.6%	46.8%
1965	36.7%	47.4%
1966	37.3%	48%
1967	38.3%	48.5%
1968	39.2%	48.8%
1969	39.8%	48.9%
1970	40.1%	48.8%
1971	40.3%	48.5%
1972	40.2%	47.8%
1973	39.8%	46.8%
1974	39.3%	46%
1975	38.8%	45.1%
1976	38.3%	44.3%
1977	37.7%	43.4%
1978	36.9%	42.6%
1979	36%	41.8%
1980	35.1%	41%
1981	34.2%	40.1%
1982	33.1%	39.5%
1983	32%	39%
1984	30.9%	38.6%
1985	29.9%	38.3%
1986	29%	38%
1987	28%	37.8%
1988	27.3%	37.7%
1989	26.8%	37.5%
1990	26.5%	37.4%
1991	26.4%	37.3%
1992	26.3%	37.2%
1993	26.4%	37.1%
1994	26.4%	37%
1995	26.4%	36.7%
1996	26.3%	36.1%
1997	26.2%	35.3%
1998	26%	34.5%
1999	25.8%	33.7%
2000	25.6%	33%
2001	25.3%	32.3%
2002	25%	31.8%
2003	24.6%	31.3%
2004	24.3%	31%
2005	23.9%	30.9%
2006	23.4%	30.8%
2007	23%	30.7%
2008	22.5%	30.6%
2009	22.1%	30.5%
2010	21.6%	30.3%
2011	21.2%	30%
2012	20.8%	29.8%
2013	20.4%	29.4%
2014	20.1%	29.1%
2015	19.8%	28.7%
2016	19.6%	28.3%
2017	19.4%	27.9%
2018	19.2%	27.5%
2019	19.1%	27.2%
2020	19.1%	26.8%
2021	19.1%	26.5%
2022	19%	26.3%
2023	19%	25.9%
2024	18.9%	25.6%
2025	18.9%	25.3%
2026	18.9%	25%
2027	18.8%	24.8%
2028	18.7%	24.5%
2029	18.6%	24.2%
2030	18.5%	23.9%
2031	18.3%	23.6%
2032	18.1%	23.4%
2033	17.9%	23.2%
2034	17.6%	23%
2035	17.4%	22.8%
2036	17.1%	22.6%
2037	16.8%	22.4%
2038	16.6%	22.2%
2039	16.3%	22%
2040	16.1%	21.8%
2041	15.9%	21.6%
2042	15.7%	21.4%
2043	15.5%	21.3%
2044	15.4%	21.1%
2045	15.3%	20.9%
2046	15.2%	20.7%
2047	15.2%	20.5%
2048	15.2%	20.3%
2049	15.2%	20.1%
2050	15.2%	19.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.9% of the population in North Korea and 25.6% in Suriname in 2024, compared to 26.5% and 37.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of North Korea and Suriname compared.

Natural population change in North Korea vs Suriname by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.42% in North Korea and +1.11% in Suriname. 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	Suriname
1960	277,717	8,170
1961	257,788	8,361
1962	286,534	8,529
1963	321,805	8,838
1964	323,623	9,174
1965	335,587	9,270
1966	363,882	9,243
1967	414,632	9,104
1968	399,837	8,980
1969	404,189	8,880
1970	406,129	8,823
1971	393,220	8,814
1972	411,997	8,893
1973	338,600	8,877
1974	306,902	8,751
1975	288,966	8,587
1976	255,841	8,327
1977	242,870	7,998
1978	243,533	7,650
1979	251,409	7,312
1980	255,206	7,002
1981	273,800	7,541
1982	276,332	8,197
1983	279,046	8,797
1984	282,987	9,031
1985	287,714	9,177
1986	293,227	9,222
1987	296,030	9,319
1988	299,305	9,347
1989	303,078	9,441
1990	312,460	9,047
1991	320,551	8,637
1992	324,002	8,355
1993	320,880	8,127
1994	320,861	7,929
1995	233,381	7,968
1996	226,095	8,031
1997	211,325	8,106
1998	197,589	8,173
1999	181,613	8,236
2000	161,591	8,323
2001	143,321	8,349
2002	119,504	7,916
2003	178,775	7,396
2004	155,838	6,948
2005	132,765	7,037
2006	129,171	7,278
2007	120,521	7,468
2008	122,015	7,552
2009	111,530	7,559
2010	112,443	7,489
2011	114,798	7,401
2012	118,773	7,405
2013	122,519	7,350
2014	127,078	7,284
2015	127,365	7,150
2016	125,048	6,979
2017	120,181	6,772
2018	113,164	6,613
2019	106,208	6,564
2020	95,920	6,640
2021	99,710	5,291
2022	96,495	6,719
2023	86,203	6,697

Maternal mortality chart: North Korea vs Suriname

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 84 deaths in Suriname.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	North Korea	Suriname
1985	76	386
1986	68	377
1987	62	372
1988	55	364
1989	49	360
1990	43	350
1991	38	347
1992	37	346
1993	46	343
1994	57	334
1995	127	331
1996	128	323
1997	128	312
1998	129	302
1999	129	291
2000	129	282
2001	130	270
2002	131	253
2003	76	238
2004	77	219
2005	78	202
2006	80	187
2007	80	173
2008	79	161
2009	78	147
2010	77	134
2011	76	126
2012	76	122
2013	75	121
2014	73	120
2015	72	115
2016	71	109
2017	70	105
2018	69	101
2019	66	97
2020	66	94
2021	72	144
2022	67	88
2023	67	84

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.8% in North Korea and 1.62% in Suriname. 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	Suriname
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%	5.67%
1984	3.71%	5.49%
1985	3.68%	5.31%
1986	3.68%	5.13%
1987	3.78%	4.97%
1988	3.83%	4.81%
1989	3.95%	4.65%
1990	4.07%	4.49%
1991	4.18%	4.34%
1992	4.25%	4.19%
1993	4.27%	4.03%
1994	4.25%	3.88%
1995	10.8%	3.74%
1996	10.6%	3.6%
1997	10.5%	3.47%
1998	10.3%	3.34%
1999	10.2%	3.22%
2000	10%	3.11%
2001	9.9%	3%
2002	9.78%	2.9%
2003	3.45%	2.81%
2004	3.38%	2.72%
2005	3.33%	2.64%
2006	3.28%	2.57%
2007	3.24%	2.5%
2008	3.1%	2.44%
2009	3%	2.38%
2010	2.87%	2.32%
2011	2.72%	2.26%
2012	2.57%	2.21%
2013	2.41%	2.16%
2014	2.26%	2.11%
2015	2.14%	2.05%
2016	2.06%	2%
2017	1.91%	1.95%
2018	1.84%	1.9%
2019	1.77%	1.84%
2020	1.74%	1.78%
2021	1.74%	1.73%
2022	1.77%	1.68%
2023	1.8%	1.62%