Brunei vs North Korea: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Brunei
1.73 births per woman
in 2024
North Korea
1.78 births per woman
in 2024
Brunei rank
123rd
North Korea rank
120th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Brunei
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 1.78 births per woman against 1.73 births per woman in Brunei, a difference of 0.05 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Brunei ahead.
Brunei ranks 123rd and North Korea ranks 120th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 6 and North Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.69 births per woman | 3.65 births per woman | 3.05 births per woman | Brunei |
| 1970s | 5.04 births per woman | 3.23 births per woman | 1.82 births per woman | Brunei |
| 1980s | 3.67 births per woman | 2.67 births per woman | 0.9983 births per woman | Brunei |
| 1990s | 2.86 births per woman | 2.17 births per woman | 0.6927 births per woman | Brunei |
| 2000s | 2.11 births per woman | 1.92 births per woman | 0.1819 births per woman | Brunei |
| 2010s | 1.92 births per woman | 1.86 births per woman | 0.0592 births per woman | Brunei |
| 2020s | 1.76 births per woman | 1.8 births per woman | 0.0344 births per woman | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Brunei or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 1.78 births per woman against 1.73 births per woman in Brunei as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Brunei and North Korea?
- 0.05 births per woman, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and North Korea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Brunei and North Korea rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Brunei ranks 123rd and North Korea ranks 120th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception. 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, in a given year. The unmet need for contraception shows the estimated share of married fertile women of reproductive age who do not want to become pregnant and are not using contraception.