North Korea vs Northern Mariana Islands: Birth rate

North Korea
12.95 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Northern Mariana Islands
12.92 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
North Korea rank
122nd
Northern Mariana Islands rank
123rd

Birth rate over time

  • North Korea
  • Northern Mariana Islands
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How they compare

North Korea currently reports 12.95 births per 1,000 people against 12.92 births per 1,000 people in Northern Mariana Islands, a difference of 0.03 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Northern Mariana Islands ahead.

North Korea ranks 122nd and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 123rd of 236 countries.

Northern Mariana Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Northern Mariana Islands Difference Ahead
1950s 32.97 births per 1,000 people 40.33 births per 1,000 people 7.36 births per 1,000 people Northern Mariana Islands
1960s 35.72 births per 1,000 people 36.06 births per 1,000 people 0.3387 births per 1,000 people Northern Mariana Islands
1970s 26.22 births per 1,000 people 38.06 births per 1,000 people 11.84 births per 1,000 people Northern Mariana Islands
1980s 20.4 births per 1,000 people 24.5 births per 1,000 people 4.11 births per 1,000 people Northern Mariana Islands
1990s 19.92 births per 1,000 people 28.26 births per 1,000 people 8.33 births per 1,000 people Northern Mariana Islands
2000s 14.95 births per 1,000 people 22.67 births per 1,000 people 7.73 births per 1,000 people Northern Mariana Islands
2010s 13.38 births per 1,000 people 19.62 births per 1,000 people 6.23 births per 1,000 people Northern Mariana Islands
2020s 13.19 births per 1,000 people 14.26 births per 1,000 people 1.07 births per 1,000 people Northern Mariana Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, North Korea or Northern Mariana Islands?
North Korea, at 12.95 births per 1,000 people against 12.92 births per 1,000 people in Northern Mariana Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate between North Korea and Northern Mariana Islands?
0.03 births per 1,000 people, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Northern Mariana Islands?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do North Korea and Northern Mariana Islands rank globally for birth rate?
North Korea ranks 122nd and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 123rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Birth rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
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Total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.