Fertility & birth rates in South Korea and Tunisia

Fertility rate in South Korea vs Tunisia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in South Korea was 0.72 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.83 in Tunisia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check South Korea vs Tunisia population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	South Korea	Tunisia
1960	5.99	7.16
1961	5.8	7.16
1962	5.56	7.17
1963	5.33	7.17
1964	5.07	7.17
1965	4.89	7.11
1966	4.78	7.06
1967	4.62	6.95
1968	4.51	6.81
1969	4.45	6.62
1970	4.53	6.43
1971	4.54	6.29
1972	4.12	6.19
1973	4.07	6.12
1974	3.77	6.05
1975	3.43	5.97
1976	3	5.87
1977	2.99	5.68
1978	2.64	5.4
1979	2.9	5.18
1980	2.82	5.03
1981	2.57	5.02
1982	2.39	4.89
1983	2.06	4.77
1984	1.74	4.66
1985	1.66	4.52
1986	1.58	4.36
1987	1.53	4.1
1988	1.55	3.83
1989	1.56	3.57
1990	1.57	3.44
1991	1.71	3.31
1992	1.76	3.19
1993	1.65	3.06
1994	1.66	2.87
1995	1.63	2.67
1996	1.57	2.49
1997	1.54	2.34
1998	1.46	2.2
1999	1.43	2.08
2000	1.48	2.03
2001	1.31	1.98
2002	1.18	1.94
2003	1.19	1.96
2004	1.16	1.95
2005	1.09	1.95
2006	1.13	1.95
2007	1.26	1.96
2008	1.19	1.98
2009	1.15	2
2010	1.23	2.08
2011	1.24	2.19
2012	1.3	2.28
2013	1.19	2.31
2014	1.21	2.32
2015	1.24	2.31
2016	1.17	2.28
2017	1.05	2.21
2018	0.98	2.13
2019	0.92	2.1
2020	0.84	2
2021	0.81	1.8
2022	0.78	1.85
2023	0.72	1.83
2024	0.73	1.82
2025	0.75	1.8
2026	0.76	1.79
2027	0.78	1.78
2028	0.79	1.77
2029	0.8	1.76
2030	0.82	1.76
2031	0.83	1.75
2032	0.84	1.74
2033	0.85	1.74
2034	0.86	1.73
2035	0.88	1.73
2036	0.89	1.73
2037	0.9	1.72
2038	0.91	1.72
2039	0.92	1.72
2040	0.93	1.71
2041	0.95	1.71
2042	0.96	1.71
2043	0.96	1.71
2044	0.97	1.71
2045	0.98	1.71
2046	0.99	1.71
2047	1	1.71
2048	1.01	1.7
2049	1.02	1.7
2050	1.03	1.7

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	South Korea	Tunisia
1960	41.3%	43.2%
1961	41.8%	43.4%
1962	42.3%	43.5%
1963	42.7%	43.8%
1964	43.1%	44%
1965	43.3%	44.2%
1966	43.5%	44.5%
1967	43.3%	44.7%
1968	43.1%	44.8%
1969	42.7%	44.8%
1970	42.1%	44.7%
1971	41.5%	44.6%
1972	41%	44.4%
1973	40.3%	44.3%
1974	39.5%	44.1%
1975	38.5%	43.9%
1976	37.5%	43.7%
1977	36.5%	43.4%
1978	35.6%	43%
1979	34.8%	42.5%
1980	34%	42%
1981	33.3%	41.4%
1982	32.7%	40.8%
1983	32%	40.3%
1984	31.2%	39.9%
1985	30.2%	39.6%
1986	29.2%	39.3%
1987	28.2%	39%
1988	27.3%	38.6%
1989	26.5%	38.2%
1990	25.8%	37.6%
1991	25.2%	37.1%
1992	24.7%	36.4%
1993	24.2%	35.8%
1994	23.7%	35%
1995	23.1%	34.3%
1996	22.5%	33.5%
1997	22%	32.8%
1998	21.6%	32%
1999	21.2%	31.1%
2000	21%	30.2%
2001	20.8%	29.3%
2002	20.5%	28.4%
2003	20.1%	27.5%
2004	19.7%	26.7%
2005	19.2%	26%
2006	18.7%	25.4%
2007	18.1%	25%
2008	17.5%	24.6%
2009	16.9%	24.3%
2010	16.4%	24.2%
2011	15.8%	24.2%
2012	15.2%	24.2%
2013	14.7%	24.4%
2014	14.2%	24.6%
2015	13.8%	24.7%
2016	13.4%	24.9%
2017	13%	25%
2018	12.7%	25.1%
2019	12.4%	25.1%
2020	12.1%	25.1%
2021	11.8%	25%
2022	11.4%	24.7%
2023	11%	24.4%
2024	10.6%	24%
2025	10.2%	23.6%
2026	9.82%	23%
2027	9.42%	22.5%
2028	9.06%	21.8%
2029	8.75%	21.2%
2030	8.43%	20.5%
2031	8.15%	19.9%
2032	7.94%	19.2%
2033	7.79%	18.7%
2034	7.7%	18.2%
2035	7.66%	17.7%
2036	7.65%	17.4%
2037	7.66%	17.2%
2038	7.68%	17%
2039	7.71%	16.8%
2040	7.73%	16.7%
2041	7.75%	16.6%
2042	7.76%	16.5%
2043	7.77%	16.5%
2044	7.78%	16.5%
2045	7.79%	16.6%
2046	7.8%	16.6%
2047	7.81%	16.7%
2048	7.82%	16.7%
2049	7.82%	16.8%
2050	7.83%	16.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 10.6% of the population in South Korea and 24% in Tunisia in 2024, compared to 25.8% and 37.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of South Korea and Tunisia compared.

Natural population change in South Korea vs Tunisia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.06% in South Korea and +1.05% in Tunisia. 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
	South Korea	Tunisia
1960	728,010	109,234
1961	730,173	111,459
1962	712,590	116,887
1963	685,824	120,865
1964	655,501	124,711
1965	641,090	127,673
1966	623,534	131,274
1967	692,169	132,626
1968	684,487	134,246
1969	694,227	135,257
1970	747,987	138,235
1971	789,185	142,296
1972	740,469	147,239
1973	699,115	153,525
1974	673,030	160,200
1975	603,300	166,991
1976	530,558	172,744
1977	578,947	174,539
1978	499,084	173,255
1979	623,068	171,463
1980	583,294	171,094
1981	631,189	176,628
1982	605,626	177,898
1983	514,844	179,878
1984	436,384	182,386
1985	416,219	186,344
1986	395,651	188,107
1987	378,758	184,101
1988	399,297	177,176
1989	403,266	169,221
1990	411,546	168,180
1991	467,594	166,245
1992	494,352	163,978
1993	477,302	160,922
1994	473,200	153,647
1995	468,967	144,345
1996	446,142	135,615
1997	422,773	128,327
1998	393,436	121,332
1999	368,272	114,829
2000	390,167	112,501
2001	312,643	110,146
2002	247,752	109,099
2003	244,251	111,926
2004	225,988	113,322
2005	187,920	115,374
2006	203,441	116,945
2007	248,286	118,920
2008	215,841	121,873
2009	197,231	125,465
2010	213,083	132,809
2011	214,728	143,401
2012	215,859	151,812
2013	166,415	154,687
2014	167,464	154,762
2015	163,248	153,007
2016	122,923	148,870
2017	71,907	140,971
2018	30,951	132,445
2019	10,353	127,312
2020	-31,101	109,431
2021	-56,947	68,087
2022	-124,014	96,531
2023	-77,569	93,663

Maternal mortality chart: South Korea vs Tunisia

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 4 deaths per 100,000 live births in South Korea, compared to 36 deaths in Tunisia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	South Korea	Tunisia
1985	38	132
1986	35	121
1987	34	107
1988	31	96
1989	29	87
1990	28	85
1991	28	83
1992	26	82
1993	24	80
1994	23	77
1995	22	73
1996	20	68
1997	19	64
1998	18	60
1999	17	57
2000	15	56
2001	14	55
2002	13	53
2003	13	52
2004	12	50
2005	11	49
2006	10	48
2007	10	46
2008	9	45
2009	9	44
2010	8	44
2011	8	44
2012	8	43
2013	7	43
2014	7	42
2015	6	40
2016	6	39
2017	6	38
2018	5	38
2019	5	37
2020	12	40
2021	5	65
2022	7	38
2023	4	36

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.28% in South Korea and 1.29% in Tunisia. 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
	South Korea	Tunisia
1960	11.2%	-
1961	10.6%	-
1962	10.1%	27.2%
1963	9.67%	26%
1964	9.18%	24.8%
1965	8.68%	23.6%
1966	8.16%	22.4%
1967	7.62%	21.3%
1968	7.1%	20.2%
1969	6.59%	19.1%
1970	6.12%	18.1%
1971	5.71%	17.1%
1972	5.36%	16.1%
1973	5.07%	15.2%
1974	4.82%	14.3%
1975	4.61%	13.4%
1976	4.42%	12.5%
1977	4.23%	11.7%
1978	4.04%	10.9%
1979	3.84%	10.2%
1980	3.63%	9.52%
1981	3.4%	8.94%
1982	3.17%	8.42%
1983	2.93%	7.94%
1984	2.7%	7.48%
1985	2.46%	7.08%
1986	2.25%	6.69%
1987	2.05%	6.35%
1988	1.87%	6.03%
1989	1.71%	5.76%
1990	1.57%	5.5%
1991	1.44%	5.24%
1992	1.33%	5%
1993	1.23%	4.74%
1994	1.14%	4.48%
1995	1.05%	4.2%
1996	0.98%	3.92%
1997	0.91%	3.65%
1998	0.85%	3.38%
1999	0.8%	3.14%
2000	0.75%	2.92%
2001	0.71%	2.72%
2002	0.68%	2.55%
2003	0.64%	2.4%
2004	0.6%	2.27%
2005	0.56%	2.16%
2006	0.52%	2.07%
2007	0.48%	2%
2008	0.45%	1.94%
2009	0.43%	1.9%
2010	0.41%	1.87%
2011	0.4%	1.85%
2012	0.38%	1.84%
2013	0.37%	1.83%
2014	0.36%	1.83%
2015	0.35%	1.82%
2016	0.34%	1.81%
2017	0.33%	1.79%
2018	0.32%	1.75%
2019	0.31%	1.69%
2020	0.3%	1.6%
2021	0.29%	1.5%
2022	0.28%	1.39%
2023	0.28%	1.29%