Democratic People’s Republic of Korea vs Korea: Fertility rate by age group

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
0.512
in 2023
Korea
0.537
in 2023
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea rank
228th
Korea rank
227th

Fertility rate by age group over time

  • Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
  • Korea
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 0.537 against 0.512 in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.025.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ahead.

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ranks 228th and Korea ranks 227th of 229 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea averaged higher in 2 and Korea in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Korea Difference Ahead
1950s 43.67 30.78 12.89 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
1960s 23.34 19.99 3.34 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
1970s 9.79 12.73 2.94 Korea
1980s 4.8 10.44 5.65 Korea
1990s 1.98 3.69 1.7 Korea
2000s 0.8472 2.27 1.42 Korea
2010s 0.6038 1.52 0.9204 Korea
2020s 0.532 0.6315 0.0995 Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate by age group, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea or Korea?
Korea, at 0.537 against 0.512 in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate by age group between Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and Korea?
0.025, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and Korea?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and Korea rank globally for fertility rate by age group?
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ranks 228th and Korea ranks 227th of 229 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fertility rate by age group
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed