Brunei vs North Korea: Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected

Brunei
1.71
in 2023
North Korea
1.72
in 2023
Brunei rank
135th
North Korea rank
133rd

Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected over time

  • Brunei
  • North Korea
23456195019862023

How they compare

North Korea currently reports 1.72 against 1.71 in Brunei, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brunei ahead.

Brunei ranks 135th and North Korea ranks 133rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 7 and North Korea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei North Korea Difference Ahead
1950s 6.04 2.79 3.25 Brunei
1960s 6.05 3.2 2.85 Brunei
1970s 4.76 2.96 1.79 Brunei
1980s 3.55 2.49 1.06 Brunei
1990s 2.78 1.93 0.8484 Brunei
2000s 2.06 1.8 0.2599 Brunei
2010s 1.88 1.79 0.094 Brunei
2020s 1.74 1.74 0.002 North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to, Brunei or North Korea?
North Korea, at 1.72 against 1.71 in Brunei as of 2023.
What is the difference in effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to between Brunei and North Korea?
0.01, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and North Korea?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Brunei and North Korea rank globally for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
Brunei ranks 135th and North Korea ranks 133rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed