North Korea vs Montenegro: Fertility rate: births per woman (Human Fertility)
North Korea
1.78 live births per woman
in 2023
Montenegro
1.8 live births per woman
in 2023
North Korea rank
130th
Montenegro rank
129th
Fertility rate: births per woman (Human Fertility) over time
- North Korea
- Montenegro
How they compare
Montenegro currently reports 1.8 live births per woman against 1.78 live births per woman in North Korea, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 130th and Montenegro ranks 129th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 6 and Montenegro in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Montenegro | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.61 live births per woman | 4.21 live births per woman | 0.5988 live births per woman | Montenegro |
| 1960s | 3.65 live births per woman | 3.19 live births per woman | 0.4561 live births per woman | North Korea |
| 1970s | 3.23 live births per woman | 2.44 live births per woman | 0.7866 live births per woman | North Korea |
| 1980s | 2.67 live births per woman | 2.11 live births per woman | 0.5618 live births per woman | North Korea |
| 1990s | 2.17 live births per woman | 1.94 live births per woman | 0.2243 live births per woman | North Korea |
| 2000s | 1.92 live births per woman | 1.82 live births per woman | 0.1028 live births per woman | North Korea |
| 2010s | 1.86 live births per woman | 1.76 live births per woman | 0.1056 live births per woman | North Korea |
| 2020s | 1.8 live births per woman | 1.84 live births per woman | 0.0403 live births per woman | Montenegro |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, North Korea or Montenegro?
- Montenegro, at 1.8 live births per woman against 1.78 live births per woman in North Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between North Korea and Montenegro?
- 0.02 live births per woman, with Montenegro ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Montenegro?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do North Korea and Montenegro rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- North Korea ranks 130th and Montenegro ranks 129th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.