Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age was 1.72 children per women in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.72 children per women
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
133rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
3.61 children per women
in 1967
All-time low
1.72 children per women
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1950–2023
Source: Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in children per women.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of stood at 1.72 children per women. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 3.61 children per women in 1967 and was at its lowest, 1.72 children per women, in 2023.
That places Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 133rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | children per women | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.01 children per women | — |
| 1951 | 1.74 children per women | -42.0% |
| 1952 | 1.94 children per women | +11.2% |
| 1953 | 2.39 children per women | +23.3% |
| 1954 | 2.8 children per women | +17.0% |
| 1955 | 2.98 children per women | +6.7% |
| 1956 | 2.89 children per women | -3.3% |
| 1957 | 3.56 children per women | +23.4% |
| 1958 | 3.59 children per women | +0.7% |
| 1959 | 3.01 children per women | -16.0% |
| 1960 | 3.04 children per women | +1.0% |
| 1961 | 2.8 children per women | -8.0% |
| 1962 | 2.94 children per women | +5.3% |
| 1963 | 3.15 children per women | +6.9% |
| 1964 | 3.1 children per women | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 3.13 children per women | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 3.28 children per women | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 3.61 children per women | +9.9% |
| 1968 | 3.47 children per women | -3.8% |
| 1969 | 3.48 children per women | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 3.48 children per women | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 3.4 children per women | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 3.55 children per women | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 3.07 children per women | -13.5% |
| 1974 | 2.89 children per women | -6.0% |
| 1975 | 2.81 children per women | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 2.62 children per women | -6.7% |
| 1977 | 2.57 children per women | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 2.59 children per women | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 2.65 children per women | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 2.64 children per women | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 2.72 children per women | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 2.66 children per women | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 2.59 children per women | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 2.52 children per women | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 2.46 children per women | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 2.41 children per women | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 2.35 children per women | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 2.28 children per women | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 2.22 children per women | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 2.19 children per women | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 2.15 children per women | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 2.08 children per women | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 2.01 children per women | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 1.94 children per women | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 1.86 children per women | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 1.82 children per women | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 1.77 children per women | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 1.75 children per women | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 1.73 children per women | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.72 children per women | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.74 children per women | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.76 children per women | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.8 children per women | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 1.8 children per women | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.77 children per women | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.83 children per women | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 1.84 children per women | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.87 children per women | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 1.81 children per women | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 1.8 children per women | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.8 children per women | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.8 children per women | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.8 children per women | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.8 children per women | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.79 children per women | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.78 children per women | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.78 children per women | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.77 children per women | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.76 children per women | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.76 children per women | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.74 children per women | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.73 children per women | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.72 children per women | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.79 children per women | 1.74 children per women | 3.59 children per women | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.2 children per women | 2.8 children per women | 3.61 children per women | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.96 children per women | 2.57 children per women | 3.55 children per women | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.49 children per women | 2.22 children per women | 2.72 children per women | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.93 children per women | 1.73 children per women | 2.19 children per women | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.8 children per women | 1.72 children per women | 1.87 children per women | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.79 children per women | 1.76 children per women | 1.8 children per women | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.74 children per women | 1.72 children per women | 1.76 children per women | 4 |
Countries ranked near Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 1.72 children per women in 2023, according to Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 3.61 children per women in 1967.
- What is the lowest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.72 children per women in 2023.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 133rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).