Fertility & birth rates in South Korea and Ukraine

Fertility rate in South Korea vs Ukraine 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 0.98 in Ukraine in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check South Korea vs Ukraine 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	Ukraine
1960	5.99	2.29
1961	5.8	2.2
1962	5.56	2.15
1963	5.33	2.11
1964	5.07	2.01
1965	4.89	1.94
1966	4.78	2.04
1967	4.62	2.04
1968	4.51	2.03
1969	4.45	2.01
1970	4.53	2.08
1971	4.54	2.11
1972	4.12	2.13
1973	4.07	2.04
1974	3.77	2.06
1975	3.43	2.05
1976	3	2.04
1977	2.99	1.98
1978	2.64	1.97
1979	2.9	1.96
1980	2.82	1.95
1981	2.57	1.92
1982	2.39	1.95
1983	2.06	2.1
1984	1.74	2.08
1985	1.66	2.03
1986	1.58	2.12
1987	1.53	2.07
1988	1.55	2.04
1989	1.56	1.93
1990	1.57	1.85
1991	1.71	1.77
1992	1.76	1.67
1993	1.65	1.56
1994	1.66	1.47
1995	1.63	1.4
1996	1.57	1.33
1997	1.54	1.27
1998	1.46	1.21
1999	1.43	1.13
2000	1.48	1.11
2001	1.31	1.09
2002	1.18	1.13
2003	1.19	1.17
2004	1.16	1.22
2005	1.09	1.22
2006	1.13	1.3
2007	1.26	1.34
2008	1.19	1.44
2009	1.15	1.47
2010	1.23	1.44
2011	1.24	1.46
2012	1.3	1.53
2013	1.19	1.52
2014	1.21	1.47
2015	1.24	1.39
2016	1.17	1.39
2017	1.05	1.3
2018	0.98	1.23
2019	0.92	1.22
2020	0.84	1.21
2021	0.81	1.15
2022	0.78	0.9
2023	0.72	0.98
2024	0.73	0.99
2025	0.75	1
2026	0.76	1
2027	0.78	1.01
2028	0.79	1.02
2029	0.8	1.02
2030	0.82	1.03
2031	0.83	1.04
2032	0.84	1.04
2033	0.85	1.05
2034	0.86	1.05
2035	0.88	1.06
2036	0.89	1.06
2037	0.9	1.07
2038	0.91	1.07
2039	0.92	1.08
2040	0.93	1.09
2041	0.95	1.09
2042	0.96	1.1
2043	0.96	1.1
2044	0.97	1.11
2045	0.98	1.11
2046	0.99	1.12
2047	1	1.13
2048	1.01	1.13
2049	1.02	1.14
2050	1.03	1.14

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	South Korea	Ukraine
1960	41.3%	26.7%
1961	41.8%	27%
1962	42.3%	27.1%
1963	42.7%	27.1%
1964	43.1%	26.8%
1965	43.3%	26.4%
1966	43.5%	26.1%
1967	43.3%	25.8%
1968	43.1%	25.5%
1969	42.7%	25.1%
1970	42.1%	24.8%
1971	41.5%	24.4%
1972	41%	24%
1973	40.3%	23.6%
1974	39.5%	23.2%
1975	38.5%	22.8%
1976	37.5%	22.4%
1977	36.5%	22.1%
1978	35.6%	21.7%
1979	34.8%	21.5%
1980	34%	21.4%
1981	33.3%	21.4%
1982	32.7%	21.4%
1983	32%	21.5%
1984	31.2%	21.6%
1985	30.2%	21.7%
1986	29.2%	21.7%
1987	28.2%	21.7%
1988	27.3%	21.7%
1989	26.5%	21.7%
1990	25.8%	21.6%
1991	25.2%	21.5%
1992	24.7%	21.4%
1993	24.2%	21.2%
1994	23.7%	21%
1995	23.1%	20.6%
1996	22.5%	20.2%
1997	22%	19.7%
1998	21.6%	19.2%
1999	21.2%	18.5%
2000	21%	17.9%
2001	20.8%	17.1%
2002	20.5%	16.3%
2003	20.1%	15.7%
2004	19.7%	15.1%
2005	19.2%	14.7%
2006	18.7%	14.3%
2007	18.1%	14.1%
2008	17.5%	14%
2009	16.9%	14%
2010	16.4%	14.1%
2011	15.8%	14.2%
2012	15.2%	14.4%
2013	14.7%	14.6%
2014	14.2%	14.9%
2015	13.8%	15.1%
2016	13.4%	15.3%
2017	13%	15.4%
2018	12.7%	15.4%
2019	12.4%	15.4%
2020	12.1%	15.3%
2021	11.8%	15.1%
2022	11.4%	14.8%
2023	11%	14.3%
2024	10.6%	13.9%
2025	10.2%	13.7%
2026	9.82%	13.4%
2027	9.42%	12.9%
2028	9.06%	12.4%
2029	8.75%	12%
2030	8.43%	11.6%
2031	8.15%	11.2%
2032	7.94%	10.9%
2033	7.79%	10.6%
2034	7.7%	10.4%
2035	7.66%	10.2%
2036	7.65%	10%
2037	7.66%	9.95%
2038	7.68%	9.95%
2039	7.71%	9.92%
2040	7.73%	9.9%
2041	7.75%	9.92%
2042	7.76%	9.97%
2043	7.77%	10%
2044	7.78%	10.1%
2045	7.79%	10.1%
2046	7.8%	10.2%
2047	7.81%	10.2%
2048	7.82%	10.2%
2049	7.82%	10.2%
2050	7.83%	10.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 10.6% of the population in South Korea and 13.9% in Ukraine in 2024, compared to 25.8% and 21.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of South Korea and Ukraine compared.

Natural population change in South Korea vs Ukraine by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.06% in South Korea and -0.56% in Ukraine. 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	Ukraine
1960	728,010	538,812
1961	730,173	508,602
1962	712,590	481,887
1963	685,824	449,648
1964	655,501	391,120
1965	641,090	334,365
1966	623,534	337,794
1967	692,169	313,899
1968	684,487	295,162
1969	694,227	274,858
1970	747,987	291,839
1971	789,185	305,849
1972	740,469	309,785
1973	699,115	274,938
1974	673,030	273,486
1975	603,300	256,787
1976	530,558	247,323
1977	578,947	216,932
1978	499,084	206,554
1979	623,068	197,294
1980	583,294	197,223
1981	631,189	182,839
1982	605,626	194,101
1983	514,844	241,741
1984	436,384	222,430
1985	416,219	201,011
1986	395,651	225,751
1987	378,758	198,850
1988	399,297	162,002
1989	403,266	106,431
1990	411,546	48,463
1991	467,594	-16,486
1992	494,352	-95,857
1993	477,302	-169,405
1994	473,200	-238,820
1995	468,967	-281,629
1996	446,142	-305,154
1997	422,773	-306,549
1998	393,436	-318,299
1999	368,272	-348,286
2000	390,167	-364,143
2001	312,643	-374,734
2002	247,752	-364,544
2003	244,251	-351,299
2004	225,988	-344,157
2005	187,920	-337,857
2006	203,441	-300,787
2007	248,286	-282,659
2008	215,841	-229,086
2009	197,231	-197,918
2010	213,083	-180,388
2011	214,728	-158,372
2012	215,859	-130,451
2013	166,415	-129,662
2014	167,464	-140,216
2015	163,248	-147,107
2016	122,923	-135,710
2017	71,907	-158,390
2018	30,951	-227,491
2019	10,353	-236,296
2020	-31,101	-307,533
2021	-56,947	-449,941
2022	-124,014	-349,284
2023	-77,569	-283,185

Maternal mortality chart: South Korea vs Ukraine

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 15 deaths in Ukraine.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	South Korea	Ukraine
1985	38	53
1986	35	50
1987	34	46
1988	31	44
1989	29	42
1990	28	40
1991	28	40
1992	26	40
1993	24	42
1994	23	45
1995	22	46
1996	20	45
1997	19	41
1998	18	37
1999	17	34
2000	15	32
2001	14	30
2002	13	28
2003	13	28
2004	12	27
2005	11	27
2006	10	27
2007	10	27
2008	9	26
2009	9	24
2010	8	21
2011	8	20
2012	8	20
2013	7	20
2014	7	19
2015	6	17
2016	6	17
2017	6	16
2018	5	16
2019	5	16
2020	12	18
2021	5	26
2022	7	16
2023	4	15

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.28% in South Korea and 0.81% in Ukraine. 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	Ukraine
1960	11.2%	-
1961	10.6%	-
1962	10.1%	-
1963	9.67%	-
1964	9.18%	-
1965	8.68%	-
1966	8.16%	-
1967	7.62%	-
1968	7.1%	-
1969	6.59%	-
1970	6.12%	-
1971	5.71%	3.23%
1972	5.36%	3.13%
1973	5.07%	3.04%
1974	4.82%	2.96%
1975	4.61%	2.89%
1976	4.42%	2.84%
1977	4.23%	2.78%
1978	4.04%	2.74%
1979	3.84%	2.69%
1980	3.63%	2.62%
1981	3.4%	2.55%
1982	3.17%	2.47%
1983	2.93%	2.39%
1984	2.7%	2.29%
1985	2.46%	2.21%
1986	2.25%	2.13%
1987	2.05%	2.05%
1988	1.87%	1.99%
1989	1.71%	1.95%
1990	1.57%	1.92%
1991	1.44%	1.92%
1992	1.33%	1.94%
1993	1.23%	1.97%
1994	1.14%	2%
1995	1.05%	2.02%
1996	0.98%	2.03%
1997	0.91%	2.01%
1998	0.85%	1.97%
1999	0.8%	1.9%
2000	0.75%	1.83%
2001	0.71%	1.75%
2002	0.68%	1.66%
2003	0.64%	1.58%
2004	0.6%	1.51%
2005	0.56%	1.45%
2006	0.52%	1.4%
2007	0.48%	1.34%
2008	0.45%	1.29%
2009	0.43%	1.23%
2010	0.41%	1.17%
2011	0.4%	1.12%
2012	0.38%	1.07%
2013	0.37%	1.02%
2014	0.36%	0.98%
2015	0.35%	0.94%
2016	0.34%	0.91%
2017	0.33%	0.89%
2018	0.32%	0.87%
2019	0.31%	0.85%
2020	0.3%	0.84%
2021	0.29%	0.82%
2022	0.28%	0.85%
2023	0.28%	0.81%