North Korea vs Montenegro: Fertility rate: births per woman
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 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?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed 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
Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.