North Korea vs Papua New Guinea: Fertility rate

Fertility rate in 2023: 1.78 births per woman in North Korea and 3.1 births per woman in Papua New Guinea, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Papua New Guinea, by 1.32 births per woman, or 1.74 times that in North Korea.

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births per woman · UN

North KoreaPapua New GuineaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

Papua New Guinea has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, North Korea ranked 123 and Papua New Guinea ranked 55 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts North Korea at 1.64 births per woman and Papua New Guinea at 1.88 births per woman in 2100.
The world as a whole: 2.25 births per woman in 2023.

Every year

births per woman · UN

Year	North Korea	Papua New Guinea	World
2023	1.78	3.1	2.25
2022	1.8	3.16	2.27
2021	1.81	3.22	2.29
2020	1.82	3.27	2.32
2019	1.83	3.32	2.4
2018	1.83	3.38	2.44
2017	1.85	3.43	2.5
2016	1.86	3.5	2.54
2015	1.86	3.56	2.54
2014	1.87	3.63	2.56
2013	1.88	3.68	2.57
2012	1.88	3.75	2.61
2011	1.88	3.82	2.59
2010	1.89	3.88	2.6
2009	1.91	3.94	2.62
2008	1.97	4.02	2.63
2007	1.94	4.08	2.62
2006	1.94	4.15	2.63
2005	1.87	4.22	2.63
2004	1.9	4.28	2.65
2003	1.91	4.36	2.66
2002	1.92	4.42	2.68
2001	1.94	4.47	2.71
2000	1.94	4.53	2.75
1999	1.97	4.59	2.75
1998	1.99	4.63	2.78
1997	2.03	4.68	2.81
1996	2.09	4.73	2.85
1995	2.15	4.78	2.89
1994	2.18	4.87	2.93
1993	2.22	4.96	2.98
1992	2.29	5.03	3.04
1991	2.35	5.11	3.13
1990	2.39	5.18	3.31
1989	2.41	5.24	3.35
1988	2.47	5.3	3.39
1987	2.53	5.36	3.48
1986	2.59	5.42	3.5
1985	2.65	5.47	3.51
1984	2.71	5.51	3.55
1983	2.78	5.56	3.58
1982	2.85	5.59	3.71
1981	2.92	5.65	3.71
1980	2.84	5.71	3.74
1979	2.85	5.79	3.77
1978	2.79	5.88	3.79
1977	2.77	5.96	3.85
1976	2.84	6.02	3.97
1975	3.05	6.06	4.08
1974	3.14	6.11	4.26
1973	3.35	6.16	4.42
1972	3.89	6.2	4.55
1971	3.74	6.23	4.68
1970	3.85	6.25	4.83
1969	3.86	6.26	4.87
1968	3.87	6.25	4.96
1967	4.05	6.24	4.85
1966	3.71	6.23	4.96
1965	3.56	6.2	5.07
1964	3.55	6.19	5.12
1963	3.63	6.15	5.31
1962	3.41	6.14	5.02
1961	3.26	6.07	4.57
1960	3.57	6.02	4.7
1959	3.56	5.96	4.74
1958	4.27	5.93	4.93
1957	4.28	5.89	5.07
1956	3.51	5.84	4.93
1955	3.67	5.82	5
1954	3.5	5.78	5
1953	3.08	5.79	4.92
1952	2.61	5.76	5
1951	2.6	5.74	4.82
1950	4.99	5.71	4.85

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	North Korea	Papua New Guinea	World
2024	1.781.2–2.41	3.072.16–4.04	2.25
2025	1.771.19–2.4	3.032.09–4.06	2.24
2026	1.751.15–2.41	2.992.03–4.08	2.23
2027	1.741.12–2.42	2.952–4.03	2.22
2028	1.731.1–2.41	2.921.96–4.01	2.21
2029	1.731.07–2.4	2.881.92–3.97	2.2
2030	1.721.03–2.42	2.841.85–3.95	2.2
2031	1.721.04–2.43	2.811.81–3.89	2.19
2032	1.711.03–2.44	2.781.77–3.89	2.18
2033	1.711.01–2.43	2.761.73–3.89	2.17
2034	1.710.99–2.46	2.731.7–3.87	2.16
2035	1.71–2.43	2.71.67–3.86	2.15
2036	1.70.99–2.42	2.671.64–3.86	2.15
2037	1.70.98–2.4	2.641.63–3.83	2.14
2038	1.690.99–2.41	2.611.59–3.8	2.13
2039	1.691.01–2.42	2.591.58–3.8	2.13
2040	1.690.98–2.42	2.561.56–3.79	2.13
2041	1.691.02–2.41	2.541.54–3.75	2.12
2042	1.691.03–2.41	2.511.52–3.75	2.12
2043	1.691.01–2.43	2.51.49–3.7	2.12
2044	1.681–2.45	2.481.48–3.66	2.12
2045	1.681–2.42	2.461.46–3.67	2.12
2046	1.681–2.39	2.441.43–3.69	2.11
2047	1.681.01–2.39	2.421.42–3.69	2.11
2048	1.670.99–2.44	2.41.43–3.67	2.11
2049	1.670.98–2.42	2.381.42–3.66	2.1
2050	1.670.97–2.44	2.371.41–3.65	2.1
2051	1.670.98–2.41	2.351.38–3.62	2.09
2052	1.670.98–2.39	2.331.37–3.61	2.09
2053	1.670.99–2.38	2.321.36–3.6	2.08
2054	1.670.99–2.39	2.31.36–3.59	2.07
2055	1.670.99–2.37	2.281.36–3.58	2.07
2056	1.670.98–2.37	2.271.35–3.53	2.06
2057	1.670.97–2.36	2.261.33–3.53	2.05
2058	1.670.99–2.37	2.241.31–3.49	2.04
2059	1.670.97–2.38	2.231.32–3.45	2.04
2060	1.660.96–2.37	2.211.3–3.42	2.03
2061	1.660.98–2.36	2.21.28–3.44	2.02
2062	1.660.97–2.37	2.191.28–3.39	2.02
2063	1.660.97–2.36	2.171.28–3.4	2.01
2064	1.660.98–2.37	2.161.28–3.4	2
2065	1.660.99–2.38	2.151.29–3.38	2
2066	1.660.98–2.38	2.141.28–3.39	1.99
2067	1.660.98–2.38	2.131.28–3.35	1.98
2068	1.660.97–2.36	2.121.25–3.33	1.98
2069	1.660.98–2.37	2.111.23–3.37	1.97
2070	1.660.97–2.37	2.11.22–3.31	1.97
2071	1.650.96–2.37	2.091.22–3.29	1.96
2072	1.660.97–2.38	2.081.22–3.3	1.96
2073	1.650.95–2.37	2.061.2–3.31	1.95
2074	1.650.96–2.37	2.051.2–3.28	1.95
2075	1.650.96–2.39	2.041.17–3.27	1.94
2076	1.650.95–2.39	2.041.16–3.31	1.94
2077	1.650.95–2.38	2.031.15–3.26	1.94
2078	1.650.95–2.4	2.021.15–3.27	1.93
2079	1.650.96–2.36	2.021.17–3.25	1.93
2080	1.650.95–2.37	2.011.16–3.25	1.92
2081	1.650.95–2.38	21.17–3.23	1.92
2082	1.650.97–2.36	21.16–3.21	1.91
2083	1.650.96–2.38	1.991.17–3.22	1.91
2084	1.650.96–2.38	1.981.17–3.2	1.91
2085	1.650.97–2.41	1.981.15–3.18	1.9
2086	1.650.95–2.41	1.971.13–3.17	1.9
2087	1.650.95–2.44	1.971.14–3.18	1.89
2088	1.650.94–2.41	1.961.17–3.18	1.89
2089	1.650.93–2.44	1.951.15–3.19	1.88
2090	1.650.94–2.41	1.941.15–3.17	1.88
2091	1.650.95–2.4	1.941.14–3.15	1.88
2092	1.650.93–2.39	1.931.13–3.08	1.87
2093	1.650.92–2.39	1.921.12–3.06	1.87
2094	1.650.92–2.4	1.921.11–3.09	1.86
2095	1.650.93–2.38	1.911.13–3.13	1.86
2096	1.650.92–2.39	1.911.15–3.08	1.85
2097	1.650.93–2.42	1.91.12–3.04	1.85
2098	1.650.92–2.41	1.91.12–3.04	1.85
2099	1.640.9–2.4	1.891.08–3.03	1.84
2100	1.640.89–2.4	1.881.11–3.01	1.84

Each country on its own

Good to know

The children a woman would have over her life at the year’s birth rates for each age.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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