Chile vs North Korea: Natural population growth rate vs. median age
Chile
0.2%
in 2023
North Korea
0.3%
in 2023
Chile rank
153rd
North Korea rank
149th
Natural population growth rate vs. median age over time
- Chile
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Chile, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.3 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 153rd and North Korea ranks 149th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 5 and North Korea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.4% | 0.8% | 1.6% | Chile |
| 1960s | 2.3% | 2.6% | 0.3% | North Korea |
| 1970s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 0.0% | North Korea |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 0.2% | Chile |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 0.2% | Chile |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Chile |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Chile |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.1% | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth rate vs. median age, Chile or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Chile as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth rate vs. median age between Chile and North Korea?
- 0.1%, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and North Korea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Chile and North Korea rank globally for natural population growth rate vs. median age?
- Chile ranks 153rd and North Korea ranks 149th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate vs. median age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.