Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of - Fertility Rate 1977
2.77
−0.07 from 1976
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of's fertility rate was 2.77 in 1977, decreased +0.07 from 2.84 in 1976. This was the 67th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1977▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Macao SAR, China | 1.39 | -2.7% |
| 2nd | Germany | 1.40 | -3.4% |
| 3rd | Channel Islands | 1.47 | 2.1% |
| 4th | Luxembourg | 1.50 | 1.4% |
| 5th | Switzerland | 1.53 | -1.3% |
| 6th | Netherlands | 1.58 | -3.1% |
| 7th | Austria | 1.63 | -3.6% |
| 8th | Sweden | 1.64 | -2.4% |
| 9th | Denmark | 1.66 | -5.1% |
| 10th | Finland | 1.68 | -1.2% |
| 11th | Bermuda | 1.69 | -9.4% |
| 12th | United Kingdom | 1.69 | -2.9% |
| 13th | Belgium | 1.71 | -1.2% |
| 14th | Norway | 1.75 | -5.9% |
| 15th | Canada | 1.78 | -0.8% |
| 16th | United States | 1.79 | 3.0% |
| 17th | Japan | 1.80 | -2.7% |
| 18th | Singapore | 1.82 | -13.7% |
| 19th | San Marino | 1.87 | -4.1% |
| 20th | Latvia | 1.89 | -2.1% |
| 21st | Serbia | 1.90 | -0.6% |
| 22nd | Liechtenstein | 1.92 | 0.6% |
| 23rd | Italy | 1.93 | -5.4% |
| 24th | France | 1.94 | -3.5% |
| 25th | Croatia | 1.95 | 0.6% |
| 26th | Russian Federation | 1.95 | -1.0% |
| 27th | Ukraine | 1.98 | -3.0% |
| 28th | European Union | 1.99 | -3.2% |
| 29th | Australia | 2.01 | -2.6% |
| 30th | Isle of Man | 2.02 | -2.9% |
| 31st | Andorra | 2.03 | -8.1% |
| 32nd | Estonia | 2.06 | -0.5% |
| 33rd | Belarus | 2.08 | -1.9% |
| 34th | Cyprus | 2.09 | -10.2% |
| 35th | Lithuania | 2.14 | -1.8% |
| 36th | Malta | 2.14 | -3.2% |
| 37th | Hungary | 2.15 | -3.6% |
| 38th | Slovenia | 2.17 | -1.6% |
| 39th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.20 | -5.1% |
| 40th | Barbados | 2.20 | -1.8% |
| 41st | Cuba | 2.21 | -11.9% |
| 42nd | Bulgaria | 2.21 | -1.3% |
| 43rd | New Zealand | 2.21 | -2.6% |
| 44th | Poland | 2.23 | -3.0% |
| 45th | Greece | 2.27 | -3.4% |
| 46th | Monaco | 2.31 | -0.9% |
| 47th | Montenegro | 2.31 | -1.9% |
| 48th | Iceland | 2.31 | -8.3% |
| 49th | Czechia | 2.34 | -2.1% |
| 50th | Greenland | 2.35 | 4.2% |
| 51st | Aruba | 2.37 | -2.5% |
| 52nd | Hong Kong SAR, China | 2.38 | -4.2% |
| 53rd | Cayman Islands | 2.41 | -4.6% |
| 54th | Moldova | 2.42 | -1.9% |
| 55th | Georgia | 2.44 | -2.7% |
| 56th | Curaçao | 2.46 | -3.6% |
| 57th | Gibraltar | 2.47 | -0.4% |
| 58th | North Macedonia | 2.49 | -5.1% |
| 59th | Slovak Republic | 2.49 | -2.4% |
| 60th | Romania | 2.57 | 1.2% |
| 61st | Spain | 2.65 | -4.3% |
| 62nd | Faroe Islands | 2.68 | -2.0% |
| 63rd | Portugal | 2.69 | -4.6% |
| 64th | Cambodia | 2.72 | -20.3% |
| 65th | Armenia | 2.74 | -3.7% |
| 66th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 2.75 | -2.9% |
| 67th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 2.77 | -2.3% |
| 68th | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.78 | 0.1% |
| 69th | China | 2.84 | -12.1% |
| 70th | Uruguay | 2.90 | -3.5% |
| 71st | Puerto Rico (US) | 2.92 | 2.1% |
| 72nd | Chile | 2.98 | -3.2% |
| 73rd | Korea | 2.99 | -0.3% |
| 74th | Dominica | 3.02 | -5.4% |
| 75th | Mauritius | 3.07 | -1.9% |
| 76th | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.12 | -0.5% |
| 77th | British Virgin Islands | 3.15 | -1.6% |
| 78th | Bahamas, The | 3.17 | -3.9% |
| 79th | Ireland | 3.24 | -1.5% |
| 80th | Kazakhstan | 3.26 | -2.3% |
| 81st | Virgin Islands (US) | 3.26 | -3.9% |
| 82nd | Argentina | 3.36 | 1.3% |
| 83rd | Guam | 3.36 | -4.8% |
| 84th | Israel | 3.41 | -2.1% |
| 85th | Grenada | 3.46 | -3.9% |
| 86th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 3.48 | -3.1% |
| 87th | Tuvalu | 3.56 | 0.0% |
| 88th | Costa Rica | 3.70 | -1.2% |
| 89th | Sri Lanka | 3.74 | -1.1% |
| 90th | Seychelles | 3.75 | -8.1% |
| 91st | Nauru | 3.86 | -1.1% |
| 92nd | Thailand | 3.87 | -6.2% |
| 93rd | Azerbaijan | 3.87 | -3.7% |
| 94th | Jamaica | 4.00 | -5.0% |
| 95th | New Caledonia | 4.05 | -4.2% |
| 96th | Palau | 4.09 | -9.6% |
| 97th | Fiji | 4.11 | -0.4% |
| 98th | Guyana | 4.12 | -3.8% |
| 99th | Panama | 4.12 | -3.4% |
| 100th | Colombia | 4.16 | -2.8% |
| 101st | Albania | 4.20 | -3.9% |
| 102nd | Suriname | 4.26 | -4.3% |
| 103rd | Brazil | 4.27 | -1.7% |
| 104th | Lebanon | 4.28 | -2.6% |
| 105th | Malaysia | 4.28 | -2.6% |
| 106th | French Polynesia | 4.37 | -3.2% |
| 107th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 4.55 | -1.5% |
| 108th | St. Martin (French part) | 4.58 | -5.4% |
| 109th | Brunei Darussalam | 4.58 | -4.3% |
| 110th | Kyrgyz Republic | 4.59 | -1.8% |
| 111th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.75 | -4.1% |
| 112th | Türkiye | 4.78 | -3.0% |
| 113th | Indonesia | 4.81 | -2.3% |
| 114th | Northern Mariana Islands | 4.83 | -7.7% |
| 115th | Dominican Republic | 4.84 | -4.0% |
| 116th | South Africa | 4.94 | -2.5% |
| 117th | American Samoa | 4.95 | 0.4% |
| 118th | Kiribati | 4.96 | -0.1% |
| 119th | St. Lucia | 4.97 | -3.8% |
| 120th | India | 5.01 | -2.4% |
| 121st | Kosovo | 5.01 | -3.3% |
| 122nd | Myanmar | 5.07 | -1.7% |
| 123rd | Paraguay | 5.08 | -0.8% |
| 124th | Timor-Leste | 5.09 | -0.7% |
| 125th | Ecuador | 5.13 | -2.8% |
| 126th | Bahrain | 5.29 | -3.1% |
| 127th | Viet Nam | 5.29 | -3.1% |
| 128th | Mexico | 5.36 | -3.3% |
| 129th | Peru | 5.44 | -2.4% |
| 130th | Philippines | 5.44 | -1.1% |
| 131st | El Salvador | 5.47 | -2.1% |
| 132nd | Gabon | 5.52 | 1.1% |
| 133rd | Uzbekistan | 5.54 | -3.6% |
| 134th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 5.67 | -1.2% |
| 135th | Haiti | 5.67 | -0.6% |
| 136th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 5.68 | -0.9% |
| 137th | Tunisia | 5.68 | -3.3% |
| 138th | Nepal | 5.69 | -0.5% |
| 139th | Qatar | 5.69 | -1.6% |
| 140th | Tonga | 5.70 | -0.5% |
| 141st | Kuwait | 5.71 | -3.1% |
| 142nd | Turkmenistan | 5.77 | -2.2% |
| 143rd | Equatorial Guinea | 5.80 | 0.1% |
| 144th | Vanuatu | 5.81 | -1.3% |
| 145th | Lesotho | 5.85 | -0.4% |
| 146th | Papua New Guinea | 5.96 | -1.0% |
| 147th | Central African Republic | 5.99 | 0.8% |
| 148th | Morocco | 6.04 | -2.3% |
| 149th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 6.18 | 1.9% |
| 150th | Belize | 6.20 | -0.9% |
| 151st | United Arab Emirates | 6.22 | -1.1% |
| 152nd | Guinea-Bissau | 6.25 | 0.9% |
| 153rd | Congo, Republic of | 6.27 | -0.7% |
| 154th | Nicaragua | 6.28 | -1.4% |
| 155th | Lao PDR | 6.29 | 0.1% |
| 156th | Samoa | 6.31 | -2.5% |
| 157th | Guatemala | 6.32 | -0.8% |
| 158th | Gambia, The | 6.43 | 0.0% |
| 159th | Guinea | 6.43 | 0.5% |
| 160th | Namibia | 6.44 | -0.8% |
| 161st | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 6.45 | 0.2% |
| 162nd | Tajikistan | 6.49 | -1.6% |
| 163rd | São Tomé and Principe | 6.50 | -0.3% |
| 164th | Cameroon | 6.51 | 0.9% |
| 165th | Botswana | 6.54 | -0.8% |
| 166th | Sierra Leone | 6.57 | 0.2% |
| 167th | Bangladesh | 6.58 | -1.2% |
| 168th | Bhutan | 6.61 | -0.2% |
| 169th | Eritrea | 6.61 | 0.1% |
| 170th | Mozambique | 6.62 | -0.4% |
| 171st | Ghana | 6.64 | -1.0% |
| 172nd | Djibouti | 6.64 | -0.8% |
| 173rd | Cabo Verde | 6.65 | -1.0% |
| 174th | Eswatini | 6.68 | -0.4% |
| 175th | Zimbabwe | 6.71 | -0.9% |
| 176th | Honduras | 6.73 | -1.2% |
| 177th | Mauritania | 6.74 | 0.1% |
| 178th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 6.74 | -1.1% |
| 179th | Sudan | 6.78 | -0.7% |
| 180th | Mongolia | 6.79 | -2.0% |
| 181st | Iraq | 6.80 | -0.9% |
| 182nd | Pakistan | 6.80 | -0.1% |
| 183rd | Benin | 6.83 | 0.0% |
| 184th | Liberia | 6.84 | 0.7% |
| 185th | Nigeria | 6.86 | 0.8% |
| 186th | Chad | 6.90 | 0.0% |
| 187th | Solomon Islands | 6.92 | -0.6% |
| 188th | Madagascar | 6.93 | -0.4% |
| 189th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 7.00 | -0.2% |
| 190th | Togo | 7.03 | -0.5% |
| 191st | Burkina Faso | 7.05 | 1.4% |
| 192nd | Tanzania | 7.07 | -0.2% |
| 193rd | Comoros | 7.15 | -0.1% |
| 194th | Uganda | 7.18 | -0.2% |
| 195th | Burundi | 7.25 | 0.0% |
| 196th | Maldives | 7.27 | -0.4% |
| 197th | Senegal | 7.27 | 0.1% |
| 198th | Saudi Arabia | 7.30 | -0.5% |
| 199th | Mali | 7.30 | 0.4% |
| 200th | Algeria | 7.31 | -1.3% |
| 201st | South Sudan | 7.33 | -0.1% |
| 202nd | Zambia | 7.35 | -0.5% |
| 203rd | Malawi | 7.41 | 0.3% |
| 204th | Syrian Arab Republic | 7.42 | -0.4% |
| 205th | Angola | 7.48 | -0.1% |
| 206th | Afghanistan | 7.59 | 0.4% |
| 207th | Niger | 7.60 | 0.4% |
| 208th | Marshall Islands | 7.67 | -1.1% |
| 209th | Jordan | 7.72 | -1.4% |
| 210th | Kenya | 7.73 | -0.5% |
| 211th | Oman | 7.78 | 0.5% |
| 212th | Côte d'Ivoire | 7.83 | -0.6% |
| 213th | Libya | 7.87 | -0.8% |
| 214th | Rwanda | 8.14 | 0.2% |
| 215th | Yemen, Republic of | 8.47 | 0.5% |
FAQ
What was Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of's fertility rate in 1977?▾
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of's fertility rate in 1977 was 2.77. This ranked 67th globally.
How did Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of's fertility rate change in 1977?▾
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of's fertility rate decreased by 2.3% in 1977 compared to 1976.
Which country had the highest fertility rate in 1977?▾
Yemen, Republic of had the highest fertility rate in 1977 at 8.47.
What is the fertility rate of Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of in 1977?▾
The fertility rate of Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of in 1977 was 2.77. This ranked 67th globally.
How does 1977 compare to 1976 for Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of's fertility rate?▾
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of's fertility rate went from 2.84 in 1976 to 2.77 in 1977, a 2.3% decrease.
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