Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of - Fertility Rate 1973
3.35
−0.54 from 1972
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of's fertility rate was 3.35 in 1973, decreased +0.54 from 3.89 in 1972. This was the 69th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1973▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Finland | 1.49 | -5.7% |
| 2nd | Germany | 1.54 | -9.9% |
| 3rd | Luxembourg | 1.58 | -9.7% |
| 4th | Malta | 1.65 | -17.9% |
| 5th | Channel Islands | 1.66 | -5.7% |
| 6th | Switzerland | 1.81 | -5.2% |
| 7th | Macao SAR, China | 1.84 | -5.0% |
| 8th | Sweden | 1.87 | -2.1% |
| 9th | United States | 1.88 | -6.5% |
| 10th | Canada | 1.89 | -4.5% |
| 11th | Netherlands | 1.90 | -11.6% |
| 12th | Denmark | 1.92 | -5.4% |
| 13th | Hungary | 1.93 | 0.0% |
| 14th | Liechtenstein | 1.94 | -2.4% |
| 15th | Austria | 1.94 | -6.7% |
| 16th | Serbia | 1.94 | -0.6% |
| 17th | Belgium | 1.95 | -6.7% |
| 18th | Latvia | 1.98 | -1.0% |
| 19th | Russian Federation | 2.01 | -1.5% |
| 20th | Croatia | 2.01 | 0.3% |
| 21st | United Kingdom | 2.04 | -7.3% |
| 22nd | Ukraine | 2.04 | -3.9% |
| 23rd | Estonia | 2.06 | -3.3% |
| 24th | Japan | 2.14 | 0.0% |
| 25th | Bermuda | 2.14 | -3.7% |
| 26th | Bulgaria | 2.15 | 5.9% |
| 27th | European Union | 2.15 | -3.3% |
| 28th | Slovenia | 2.20 | 1.8% |
| 29th | Lithuania | 2.22 | -5.1% |
| 30th | San Marino | 2.23 | -2.6% |
| 31st | Norway | 2.23 | -6.3% |
| 32nd | Belarus | 2.25 | -1.3% |
| 33rd | Poland | 2.26 | 0.9% |
| 34th | Greece | 2.27 | -2.2% |
| 35th | France | 2.28 | -4.2% |
| 36th | Italy | 2.30 | -2.1% |
| 37th | Czechia | 2.31 | 10.5% |
| 38th | Isle of Man | 2.36 | -3.7% |
| 39th | Cyprus | 2.40 | -19.6% |
| 40th | Monaco | 2.41 | -1.3% |
| 41st | Romania | 2.44 | -4.3% |
| 42nd | Australia | 2.49 | -9.2% |
| 43rd | Montenegro | 2.51 | -3.8% |
| 44th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.54 | -5.0% |
| 45th | Slovak Republic | 2.56 | 2.8% |
| 46th | Moldova | 2.57 | 0.1% |
| 47th | Georgia | 2.62 | -2.1% |
| 48th | Aruba | 2.66 | -3.6% |
| 49th | Gibraltar | 2.67 | -4.2% |
| 50th | North Macedonia | 2.72 | -5.1% |
| 51st | Greenland | 2.74 | -9.1% |
| 52nd | New Zealand | 2.76 | -8.0% |
| 53rd | Portugal | 2.77 | -3.1% |
| 54th | Singapore | 2.79 | -8.2% |
| 55th | Andorra | 2.83 | -2.7% |
| 56th | Spain | 2.84 | -1.0% |
| 57th | Uruguay | 2.86 | 2.6% |
| 58th | Barbados | 2.87 | -9.1% |
| 59th | Curaçao | 2.87 | -4.0% |
| 60th | Puerto Rico (US) | 2.93 | -4.2% |
| 61st | Iceland | 2.94 | -4.9% |
| 62nd | Mauritius | 3.07 | -9.9% |
| 63rd | Armenia | 3.08 | -3.7% |
| 64th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 3.11 | -3.8% |
| 65th | Antigua and Barbuda | 3.13 | -4.9% |
| 66th | Argentina | 3.17 | 1.1% |
| 67th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 3.18 | -4.2% |
| 68th | Faroe Islands | 3.22 | -1.1% |
| 69th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 3.35 | -13.8% |
| 70th | Cuba | 3.40 | -5.8% |
| 71st | Chile | 3.41 | -3.4% |
| 72nd | British Virgin Islands | 3.43 | -3.2% |
| 73rd | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.47 | -2.4% |
| 74th | Kazakhstan | 3.51 | -1.3% |
| 75th | Cayman Islands | 3.56 | -27.1% |
| 76th | Israel | 3.70 | -1.9% |
| 77th | Ireland | 3.71 | -3.4% |
| 78th | Tuvalu | 3.71 | -2.5% |
| 79th | Bahamas, The | 3.73 | -4.1% |
| 80th | Guam | 3.89 | -3.9% |
| 81st | St. Kitts and Nevis | 3.97 | -4.7% |
| 82nd | Costa Rica | 3.99 | -4.0% |
| 83rd | Sri Lanka | 4.00 | -3.7% |
| 84th | Grenada | 4.05 | -3.1% |
| 85th | Korea | 4.07 | -1.2% |
| 86th | Fiji | 4.16 | -3.7% |
| 87th | Nauru | 4.19 | -3.7% |
| 88th | Virgin Islands (US) | 4.23 | -11.5% |
| 89th | Dominica | 4.28 | -8.5% |
| 90th | Azerbaijan | 4.45 | -3.6% |
| 91st | Brazil | 4.64 | -2.0% |
| 92nd | Colombia | 4.68 | -3.6% |
| 93rd | China | 4.73 | -7.6% |
| 94th | Malaysia | 4.73 | -2.0% |
| 95th | Panama | 4.74 | -3.4% |
| 96th | Seychelles | 4.78 | -7.2% |
| 97th | Lebanon | 4.79 | -2.5% |
| 98th | Albania | 4.83 | -3.0% |
| 99th | Thailand | 4.85 | -4.6% |
| 100th | Guyana | 4.87 | -4.2% |
| 101st | Turks and Caicos Islands | 4.91 | -2.3% |
| 102nd | New Caledonia | 4.93 | -2.3% |
| 103rd | Jamaica | 5.00 | -1.3% |
| 104th | Suriname | 5.01 | -3.3% |
| 105th | Kyrgyz Republic | 5.02 | -2.2% |
| 106th | French Polynesia | 5.09 | -3.4% |
| 107th | Kiribati | 5.20 | -3.3% |
| 108th | Indonesia | 5.25 | -1.3% |
| 109th | Gabon | 5.29 | 1.0% |
| 110th | American Samoa | 5.30 | -4.0% |
| 111th | Paraguay | 5.35 | -2.0% |
| 112th | Brunei Darussalam | 5.36 | -2.6% |
| 113th | Timor-Leste | 5.39 | -1.8% |
| 114th | India | 5.40 | -1.5% |
| 115th | Türkiye | 5.41 | -2.5% |
| 116th | South Africa | 5.41 | -1.4% |
| 117th | Kosovo | 5.42 | -1.3% |
| 118th | Myanmar | 5.44 | -1.7% |
| 119th | Cambodia | 5.56 | -6.5% |
| 120th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 5.59 | -3.2% |
| 121st | Palau | 5.59 | -5.2% |
| 122nd | St. Martin (French part) | 5.64 | -3.4% |
| 123rd | Dominican Republic | 5.67 | -3.0% |
| 124th | St. Lucia | 5.69 | -2.2% |
| 125th | Lesotho | 5.69 | -0.1% |
| 126th | Nepal | 5.70 | -1.7% |
| 127th | Ecuador | 5.73 | -2.5% |
| 128th | Philippines | 5.79 | -2.5% |
| 129th | Equatorial Guinea | 5.80 | -0.1% |
| 130th | Tonga | 5.80 | -1.0% |
| 131st | Haiti | 5.81 | -0.6% |
| 132nd | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 5.84 | -1.5% |
| 133rd | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 5.85 | -0.6% |
| 134th | Central African Republic | 5.93 | -0.6% |
| 135th | El Salvador | 5.93 | -1.7% |
| 136th | Bahrain | 5.97 | -2.8% |
| 137th | Peru | 5.97 | -2.0% |
| 138th | Qatar | 6.01 | -1.1% |
| 139th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 6.06 | -3.1% |
| 140th | Guinea-Bissau | 6.10 | 0.3% |
| 141st | Viet Nam | 6.11 | 0.1% |
| 142nd | Tunisia | 6.12 | -1.1% |
| 143rd | Mexico | 6.12 | -2.5% |
| 144th | Vanuatu | 6.15 | -1.2% |
| 145th | Turkmenistan | 6.15 | -0.8% |
| 146th | Papua New Guinea | 6.16 | -0.6% |
| 147th | Uzbekistan | 6.16 | -1.3% |
| 148th | Lao PDR | 6.28 | 0.0% |
| 149th | Belize | 6.29 | 0.0% |
| 150th | Guinea | 6.31 | 0.4% |
| 151st | Cameroon | 6.33 | 0.5% |
| 152nd | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 6.39 | 0.3% |
| 153rd | Northern Mariana Islands | 6.40 | -5.6% |
| 154th | Gambia, The | 6.41 | 0.6% |
| 155th | Congo, Republic of | 6.42 | -0.4% |
| 156th | Kuwait | 6.43 | -3.1% |
| 157th | United Arab Emirates | 6.46 | -0.6% |
| 158th | Sierra Leone | 6.47 | 0.4% |
| 159th | Morocco | 6.48 | -1.0% |
| 160th | Guatemala | 6.49 | -0.4% |
| 161st | São Tomé and Principe | 6.53 | 0.2% |
| 162nd | Namibia | 6.54 | 0.1% |
| 163rd | Eritrea | 6.55 | 0.2% |
| 164th | Nicaragua | 6.59 | -1.0% |
| 165th | Botswana | 6.59 | 0.4% |
| 166th | Bhutan | 6.63 | -0.1% |
| 167th | Nigeria | 6.63 | 0.8% |
| 168th | Liberia | 6.65 | 0.8% |
| 169th | Mozambique | 6.70 | 0.0% |
| 170th | Eswatini | 6.72 | -0.1% |
| 171st | Mauritania | 6.72 | 0.2% |
| 172nd | Burkina Faso | 6.77 | 0.8% |
| 173rd | Bangladesh | 6.80 | -0.2% |
| 174th | Pakistan | 6.81 | 0.0% |
| 175th | Benin | 6.81 | 0.1% |
| 176th | Djibouti | 6.82 | -0.5% |
| 177th | Tajikistan | 6.84 | -0.8% |
| 178th | Cabo Verde | 6.86 | -0.5% |
| 179th | Chad | 6.87 | 0.3% |
| 180th | Ghana | 6.87 | -0.6% |
| 181st | Samoa | 6.91 | -2.3% |
| 182nd | Sudan | 6.94 | -0.6% |
| 183rd | Zimbabwe | 6.94 | 0.0% |
| 184th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 6.97 | 0.1% |
| 185th | Honduras | 6.99 | -1.0% |
| 186th | Iraq | 6.99 | -0.5% |
| 187th | Solomon Islands | 7.00 | 0.1% |
| 188th | Madagascar | 7.01 | -0.4% |
| 189th | Tanzania | 7.06 | 0.1% |
| 190th | Togo | 7.08 | 0.2% |
| 191st | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 7.09 | -0.4% |
| 192nd | Comoros | 7.17 | 0.3% |
| 193rd | Uganda | 7.19 | 0.1% |
| 194th | Burundi | 7.22 | 0.1% |
| 195th | Mali | 7.22 | 0.1% |
| 196th | Mongolia | 7.24 | -0.5% |
| 197th | Senegal | 7.26 | 0.0% |
| 198th | South Sudan | 7.31 | 0.0% |
| 199th | Malawi | 7.34 | 0.2% |
| 200th | Zambia | 7.34 | 0.5% |
| 201st | Maldives | 7.40 | 0.3% |
| 202nd | Saudi Arabia | 7.48 | -0.7% |
| 203rd | Afghanistan | 7.49 | 0.5% |
| 204th | Angola | 7.50 | 0.1% |
| 205th | Niger | 7.53 | 0.1% |
| 206th | Syrian Arab Republic | 7.55 | -0.3% |
| 207th | Algeria | 7.59 | -0.6% |
| 208th | Oman | 7.63 | 0.5% |
| 209th | Kenya | 7.86 | -0.4% |
| 210th | Côte d'Ivoire | 7.94 | 0.0% |
| 211th | Marshall Islands | 7.95 | -0.5% |
| 212th | Libya | 8.05 | -0.3% |
| 213th | Jordan | 8.06 | -0.7% |
| 214th | Rwanda | 8.09 | 0.0% |
| 215th | Yemen, Republic of | 8.29 | 0.2% |
FAQ
What was Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of's fertility rate in 1973?▾
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of's fertility rate in 1973 was 3.35. This ranked 69th globally.
How did Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of's fertility rate change in 1973?▾
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of's fertility rate decreased by 13.8% in 1973 compared to 1972.
Which country had the highest fertility rate in 1973?▾
Yemen, Republic of had the highest fertility rate in 1973 at 8.29.
What is the fertility rate of Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of in 1973?▾
The fertility rate of Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of in 1973 was 3.35. This ranked 69th globally.
How does 1973 compare to 1972 for Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of's fertility rate?▾
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of's fertility rate went from 3.89 in 1972 to 3.35 in 1973, a 13.8% decrease.
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