Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in North Korea
North Korea: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling was 1.78 live births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.78 live births per woman
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
130th
of 236 countries
All-time high
4.99 live births per woman
in 1950
All-time low
1.78 live births per woman
in 2023
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in North Korea, 1950–2024
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 1.78 live births per woman for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in North Korea peaked at 4.99 live births per woman in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.78 live births per woman, in 2023.
That places North Korea 130th out of 236 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in North Korea, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.99 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 2.6 live births per woman | -48.0% |
| 1952 | 2.61 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 3.08 live births per woman | +18.0% |
| 1954 | 3.5 live births per woman | +13.4% |
| 1955 | 3.67 live births per woman | +5.1% |
| 1956 | 3.51 live births per woman | -4.5% |
| 1957 | 4.28 live births per woman | +22.0% |
| 1958 | 4.27 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1959 | 3.56 live births per woman | -16.7% |
| 1960 | 3.57 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 3.26 live births per woman | -8.6% |
| 1962 | 3.41 live births per woman | +4.6% |
| 1963 | 3.63 live births per woman | +6.3% |
| 1964 | 3.55 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 3.56 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 3.71 live births per woman | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 4.05 live births per woman | +9.2% |
| 1968 | 3.87 live births per woman | -4.4% |
| 1969 | 3.86 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 3.85 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 3.74 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 3.89 live births per woman | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 3.35 live births per woman | -13.8% |
| 1974 | 3.14 live births per woman | -6.3% |
| 1975 | 3.05 live births per woman | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 2.84 live births per woman | -6.9% |
| 1977 | 2.77 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 2.79 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 2.85 live births per woman | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 2.84 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 2.92 live births per woman | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 2.85 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 2.78 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 2.71 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 2.65 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 2.59 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 2.53 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 2.47 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 2.41 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 2.39 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 2.35 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 2.29 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 2.22 live births per woman | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 2.18 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 2.15 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 2.09 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 2.03 live births per woman | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 1.99 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 1.97 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 1.94 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 1.94 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.92 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.91 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.9 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.87 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.94 live births per woman | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 1.94 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.97 live births per woman | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.91 live births per woman | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 1.89 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.88 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.88 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.88 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.87 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.86 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.86 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.85 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.83 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.82 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.82 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.81 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.8 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.78 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 1.78 live births per woman | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.61 live births per woman | 2.6 live births per woman | 4.99 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.65 live births per woman | 3.26 live births per woman | 4.05 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.23 live births per woman | 2.77 live births per woman | 3.89 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.67 live births per woman | 2.41 live births per woman | 2.92 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.17 live births per woman | 1.97 live births per woman | 2.39 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.92 live births per woman | 1.87 live births per woman | 1.97 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.86 live births per woman | 1.82 live births per woman | 1.89 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8 live births per woman | 1.78 live births per woman | 1.82 live births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 127 Bahrain 1.8 live births per woman compare
- 128 Georgia 1.8 live births per woman compare
- 129 Montenegro 1.8 live births per woman compare
- 131 El Salvador 1.77 live births per woman compare
- 132 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.76 live births per woman compare
- 133 Bulgaria 1.75 live births per woman compare
More education data for North Korea
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in North Korea?
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in North Korea was 1.78 live births per woman in 2024, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 4.99 live births per woman in 1950.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.78 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does North Korea rank for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- North Korea ranks 130th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.