In 1900, the crude birth rate in the area of modern-day North Korea was estimated to be approximately 42 births per thousand people, meaning just over 4.2% of the population was born in that year. This rate would remain largely unchanged for the first few decades of the 20th century, but would fluctuate greatly in the between the 1940s and 1970s, due to the impact of the Second World War in the 1930s and 1940s, followed by the devastating Korean War in the early 1950s, and then the period of instability and adjustment that followed the war. After falling to just under 21 births per thousand people by 1980, the crude birth rate would remain largely stable until the turn of the century, before falling below 14 births per thousand people.
Crude birth rate in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea from 1900 to 2020*
Characteristic
Live births per thousand people
2020
13.9
2015
13.9
2010
14.5
2005
16.8
2000
19
1995
20.7
1990
20.5
1985
21.7
1980
20.8
1975
32.6
1970
38.6
1965
32.5
1960
40.2
1955
25.3
1950
22.76
1945
39.72
1940
42.82
1935
42.3
1930
41.3
1925
42.48
1920
42.7
1915
42.58
1910
42.5
1905
42.46
1900
42.4
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UN DESA, & Gapminder. (August 31, 2019). Crude birth rate in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea from 1900 to 2020* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1070606/crude-birth-rate-north-korea-historical/
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UN DESA, Gapminder. (2019). Crude birth rate in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea from 1900 to 2020*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1070606/crude-birth-rate-north-korea-historical/
UN DESA, and Gapminder. "Crude Birth Rate in The Democratic People's Republic of Korea from 1900 to 2020*." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1070606/crude-birth-rate-north-korea-historical/
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Crude birth rate in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea from 1900 to 2020* [Graph], UN DESA, & Gapminder, August 31, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1070606/crude-birth-rate-north-korea-historical/