North Korea vs Montenegro: Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious
North Korea
1.78 live births per woman
in 2023
Montenegro
1.8 live births per woman
in 2023
North Korea rank
130th
Montenegro rank
129th
Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious over time
- North Korea
- Montenegro
How they compare
Montenegro currently reports 1.8 live births per woman against 1.78 live births per woman in North Korea, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 130th and Montenegro ranks 129th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 6 and Montenegro in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Montenegro | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.61 live births per woman | 4.21 live births per woman | 0.5988 live births per woman | Montenegro |
| 1960s | 3.65 live births per woman | 3.19 live births per woman | 0.4561 live births per woman | North Korea |
| 1970s | 3.23 live births per woman | 2.44 live births per woman | 0.7866 live births per woman | North Korea |
| 1980s | 2.67 live births per woman | 2.11 live births per woman | 0.5618 live births per woman | North Korea |
| 1990s | 2.17 live births per woman | 1.94 live births per woman | 0.2243 live births per woman | North Korea |
| 2000s | 1.92 live births per woman | 1.82 live births per woman | 0.1028 live births per woman | North Korea |
| 2010s | 1.86 live births per woman | 1.76 live births per woman | 0.1056 live births per woman | North Korea |
| 2020s | 1.8 live births per woman | 1.84 live births per woman | 0.0403 live births per woman | Montenegro |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious, North Korea or Montenegro?
- Montenegro, at 1.8 live births per woman against 1.78 live births per woman in North Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious between North Korea and Montenegro?
- 0.02 live births per woman, with Montenegro ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Montenegro?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do North Korea and Montenegro rank globally for fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious?
- North Korea ranks 130th and Montenegro ranks 129th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.