Denmark vs South Korea: Birth rate by women's age group
Denmark
1.14 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
in 2023
South Korea
0.537 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
in 2023
Denmark rank
232nd
South Korea rank
234th
Birth rate by women's age group over time
- Denmark
- South Korea
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 1.14 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 against 0.537 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in South Korea, a difference of 0.603 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19.
That makes Denmark's figure about 2.1 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 232nd and South Korea ranks 234th of 236 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 39.64 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 30.78 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 8.86 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Denmark |
| 1960s | 44.55 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 19.99 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 24.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Denmark |
| 1970s | 24.86 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 12.73 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 12.13 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Denmark |
| 1980s | 11.1 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10.44 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 0.6536 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Denmark |
| 1990s | 9.18 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 3.69 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 5.5 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Denmark |
| 2000s | 6.07 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 2.27 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 3.8 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Denmark |
| 2010s | 3.63 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 1.52 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 2.11 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Denmark |
| 2020s | 1.35 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 0.6315 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 0.7232 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate by women's age group, Denmark or South Korea?
- Denmark, at 1.14 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 against 0.537 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in South Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate by women's age group between Denmark and South Korea?
- 0.603 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and South Korea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and South Korea rank globally for birth rate by women's age group?
- Denmark ranks 232nd and South Korea ranks 234th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate by women's age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The age-specific fertility rate for girls aged 15 to 19: the annual number of live births in this age group per 1,000 girls.