Democratic People's Republic of Korea vs Eastern and South-Eastern Asia: Proportion of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have

Democratic People's Republic of Korea
89.6%
in 2017
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
86.3%
in 2025
Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank
1st
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia rank
2nd

Proportion of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have over time

  • Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  • Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
020406080200020122025

How they compare

Democratic People's Republic of Korea currently reports 89.6% against 86.3% in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, a difference of 3.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ahead.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 1st and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 2nd of 32 countries.

Eastern and South-Eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic People's Republic of Korea Eastern and South-Eastern Asia Difference Ahead
2000s 68.6% 86.8% 18.2% Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
2010s 85.4% 86.8% 1.4% Eastern and South-Eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have, Democratic People's Republic of Korea or Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea, at 89.6% against 86.3% in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia as of 2017.
What is the difference in proportion of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have between Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
3.3%, with Democratic People's Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
5 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2017.
How do Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia rank globally for proportion of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 1st and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 2nd of 32 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern methods (% of women aged 15-49 years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Proportion of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern methods (% of women aged 15-49 years)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
52 places, 765 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed