Democratic People's Republic of Korea vs Northern America: Proportion of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
89.6%
in 2017
Northern America
81.6%
in 2025
Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank
1st
Northern America rank
4th
Proportion of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have over time
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Northern America
How they compare
Democratic People's Republic of Korea currently reports 89.6% against 81.6% in Northern America, a difference of 8.0%.
That makes Democratic People's Republic of Korea's figure about 1.1 times Northern America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Northern America ahead.
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 1st and Northern America ranks 4th of 32 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Democratic People's Republic of Korea averaged higher in 1 and Northern America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.6% | 80.6% | 12.0% | Northern America |
| 2010s | 85.4% | 80.8% | 4.5% | Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
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 Northern America?
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea, at 89.6% against 81.6% in Northern America 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 Northern America?
- 8.0%, with Democratic People's Republic of Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Northern America?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2017.
- How do Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Northern America rank globally for proportion of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have?
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 1st and Northern America ranks 4th 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.