North Korea vs Montenegro: Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate over time
- North Korea
- Montenegro
How they compare
Montenegro currently reports 1.8 births per woman against 1.78 births per woman in North Korea, a difference of 0.02 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 120th and Montenegro ranks 119th of 215 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Montenegro | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.65 births per woman | 3.19 births per woman | 0.4561 births per woman | North Korea |
| 1970s | 3.23 births per woman | 2.44 births per woman | 0.7866 births per woman | North Korea |
| 1980s | 2.67 births per woman | 2.11 births per woman | 0.5618 births per woman | North Korea |
| 1990s | 2.17 births per woman | 1.94 births per woman | 0.2243 births per woman | North Korea |
| 2000s | 1.92 births per woman | 1.82 births per woman | 0.1035 births per woman | North Korea |
| 2010s | 1.86 births per woman | 1.74 births per woman | 0.1182 births per woman | North Korea |
| 2020s | 1.8 births per woman | 1.77 births per woman | 0.0296 births per woman | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate, North Korea or Montenegro?
- Montenegro, at 1.8 births per woman against 1.78 births per woman in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate between North Korea and Montenegro?
- 0.02 births per woman, with Montenegro ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Montenegro?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Montenegro rank globally for total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate?
- North Korea ranks 120th and Montenegro ranks 119th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total fertility rate summarizes the total number of births a woman would have, if she experienced the birth rates seen in women of each age group in one particular year across her childbearing years. The wanted fertility is an estimate of what the total fertility rate would be if all unwanted births were avoided, based on survey data.